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Around the Christmas of 1943, the group purchased a Fifth printing of the First edition of our beloved Big Book. It was sent to our co-founder Bill Wilson, for inscribing.…

Bill Wilson’s 1st Talk In Detroit “Ex-Drunks Toast Freedom with Jokes And Ginger Ale”-Detroit News      “Religious Cure For Alcoholism Told by Wilson”-Detroit Free Press “Mix science and religion,…

SARAH KLEIN-“ANGEL OF A.A.” There are many myths and urban legends about a non-alcoholic “member” of Alcoholics Anonymous in the metro-Detroit area. We hope this clears up many views. Sarah…

MARCH ROUNDUP Many unknown facts about the convention we now know as the March Roundup The March Roundup as we know it today had roots that go back to the…

THE DETROIT PRAYER Our Heavenly Father, We ask Thy Blessings on this meeting. Please Bless the Spirit and purpose of this group. Give us strength to follow this program according…

Westside>Northwest>Plymouth-Ilene Group #0003 The North-West Group of Alcoholics Anonymous of the City of Detroit was formed in 1941. It was the outgrowth of a separation. The original single group, then…

The First News Article About the Success of AA in Detroit On August 3, 1941 a 2nd article about Alcoholics Anonymous appears in the Detroit Free Press. It has been…

The Saturday Evening Post The History of How the Article Came To Be Jack Alexander of Saturday Evening Post Fame Thought A.A.s Were Pulling His Leg AA Grapevine, May, 1945…

December 31, 1940 New Year’s Gala This event would be the beginning of many sobriety celebrations. The very first major event held in Detroit was a New Year’s celebration on…

First Public Announcement of Alcoholics Anonymous in Detroit Before this date little or nothing as known about this recovery program for drunks in Detroit. A dawn of a new era…