Among our greatest resources are the words and wisdom of those who have gone before us.
Contact us if you have tapes you'd like to share. We'll arrange for the conversion, preserving your original and pass your gift on to the world through the Akron Archives' “Voices From the Past”.
The words of A.A.'s Twelve Steps are known to all of us but, how many of us are confidant of their precise meaning?
More Than Words was taken from a 1991 Big Book study hand-out. The original author's unknown to us but, the idea was just too good not to pass on.
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A.A.'s Twelve Traditions were first written in early 1946 as tentative guides to help us hang together and function. The short form used today was condensed with the help of Chicago group founder Earl T. in 1949 and unanimously adopted by standing vote at the first International Convention in Cleveland, OH in July of 1950.
Traditions Definitions explores the meaning of the text used for the short form.
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It's believed Bill was the first black man to come into the program here in Akron. He worked with Sister Ignatia at St. Thomas Hospital in Akron and at Rosary Hall Solarium after her move there in 1952.
The beginning of this talk is missing but, his message of hope and recovery comes through loud and clear.