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Archives Committee Video 2021
Welcome to Area 33 Archive’s video world. As we acquire additional historical videos we will be posting them, so please stay…
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Wed June 2, 2021
The History and Evolution of Today’s March Roundup
MARCH ROUNDUP Many unknown facts about the convention we now know as the March Roundup The March Roundup as we know…
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Fri March 2, 1962
H.R. (Mike) Eshleman’s Open Talk
H.R. Mike Eshleman’s Open Talk Henry R. (Mike) Eshleman came up the hard way. A newlywed, looking for a job as…
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Thu September 27, 1951
Archie T’s Open Talk
Ladies and gentlemen, in the words of that great Galilean who lived almost two thousand years ago and whose birth we…
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Sat December 25, 1948
10th Anniversary Celebration
June 1, 1945 Detroit Celebrates 10 Years of AA It was decided by local (Detroit) members of AA that they would…
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Fri June 1, 1945
The Country Celebrates Ten Years Of Sobriety
June 1, 1945 Detroit Celebrates 10 Years of AA It was decided by local (Detroit) members of AA that they would…
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Fri June 1, 1945
The Prayer Used to Open Major Events
THE DETROIT PRAYER Our Heavenly Father, We ask Thy Blessings on this meeting.Please Bless the Spirit andpurpose of this group.Give us…
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Mon January 1, 1945
1943-12-25 Northwest Group Celebration
Around the Christmas of 1943, the group purchased a Fifth printing of the First edition of our beloved Big Book. It…
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Sat December 25, 1943
Westside > Northwest > Plymouth-Ilene Group #0003
Westside > Northwest > Plymouth-Ilene Group #0003 The North-West Group of Alcoholics Anonymous of the City of Detroit was formed in…
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Thu October 16, 1941
Bill Wilson’s 1st Talk In Detroit
Bill Wilson’s 1st Talk In Detroit “Ex-Drunks Toast Freedom with Jokes And Ginger Ale”-Detroit News “Religious Cure For Alcoholism…
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Thu October 16, 1941
The First News Article About the Success of AA in Detroit
The First News Article About the Success of AA in Detroit On August 3, 1941 a 2nd article about Alcoholics Anonymous…
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Sun August 3, 1941
Metropolitan Area Groups
The 1st Inter-Group The first mention of the Metropolitan Area Groups in our files was June 1, 1941. This entity was…
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Sun June 1, 1941
The Saturday Evening Post
The Saturday Evening Post The History of How the Article Came To Be Jack Alexander of Saturday Evening Post Fame Thought…
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Sat March 1, 1941
East > Eastside > Manistique Group #0002
East>Eastside>Manistique Group #0002 The archive’s has many small notes and information on this group, much of it appeared to be inaccurate…
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Sat February 1, 1941
The First of Many New Year’s Celebrations
December 31, 1940 New Year’s Gala This event would be the beginning of many sobriety celebrations. The very first major event…
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Tue December 31, 1940
A Dawn of A New Era
First Public Announcement of Alcoholics Anonymous in Detroit Before this date little or nothing as known about this recovery program for…
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Sat June 22, 1940
Detroit > Downtown > Central Group #0001
Detroit>Downtown>Central Group #0001 We were at first confused by the many names of groups that we were “digging” up, but finally…
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Wed February 14, 1940
Ypsilanti State Hospital -“First Treatment Center”
Mutual Aid Organization-for Alcoholics There are many myths and urban legends about the treatment center that help start AA in the…
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Fri December 1, 1939
The First Pamphlet
The Articles from the “Plain Dealer” Considered the 1st Pamphlet These articles appeared in the main Cleveland newspaper, the Plain Dealer,…
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Sat October 21, 1939
Salvation Army > Cap’t Tom > Harbor Light
CAP’T TOM CROCKER>BIRTH OF HARBOR LIGHT There are many myths and urban legends about Harbor Light in the metro-Detroit area. We…
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Sat October 7, 1939
The Bensons-“Friends of AA”
THE BENSONS-“FRIENDS OF AA” There are many myths and urban legends about the non-alcoholics who helped start AA in the metro-Detroit…
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Sun October 1, 1939
“Alcoholics and God”
“Alcoholics And God” by Morris Markey Charles Towns, owner of Towns’ Hospital where Bill Wilson had sobered up, tried to get…
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Sat September 30, 1939
An Auto Executive Spirals Out of Control
H.R. “Mike” Eshleman-“AN INDUSTRIALIST” There are many myths and urban legends about the “second” sober member of Alcoholics Anonymous in the…
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Fri September 1, 1939
Tom Morrissey-Among The 1st Five Members
Among the First Five Sober Tom Morrissey, who’s sobriety date was July 29, 1939, was a very humble member. Tom did…
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Sat July 29, 1939

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