Bill and Lois Wilson

Bill and Lois Wilson

Bill Wilson pouring his coffee

Bill Wilson pouring his coffee

Bill Wilson writing at his desk

Bill Wilson writing at his desk

Dr. Bob

Dr. Bob

Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob together

Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob together

Stepping Stones (Bill Wilson's home)

Stepping Stones (Bill Wilson's home)

Father Edward Dowling

Father Edward Dowling

Bill Wilson gives a speech

Bill Wilson gives a speech

Bill Wilson visits a hospital patient

Bill Wilson visits a hospital patient

Stepping Stones: The Table Where it Began

Stepping Stones: The Table Where it Began

The table where Bill Wilson and Ebby Thacher had their life-changing conversation to later give birth to the foundation of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Credit: Brian Marshhauser

Bill Wilson at the Bedford Train Station

Bill Wilson at the Bedford Train Station

Bill Wilson commuted frequently from Bedford to the AA offices in the New York City.

Bill Loading Coca-Cola for AA Picnic

Bill Loading Coca-Cola for AA Picnic

Bill Wilson and Lois hosted an annual picnic at their home in Bedford Hills beginning in the 1950s.

Marty Mann

Marty Mann

Marty Mann was a founding female member of Alcoholics Anonymous and author of the chapter "Women Suffer Too" in the second through fourth editions of the Big Book of AA.

Henry G. (Hank) Parkhurst. (1895-1954)

Henry G. (Hank) Parkhurst. (1895-1954)

Hank Parkhurst was a business dynamo who was the first alcoholic to recover in New York, following Bill Wilson. Thus, Hank was New York’s AA#2. His was a vital contribution to AA: without Hank Parkhurst the Big Book might never have been published.

New Castle Tribune - 1948

New Castle Tribune - 1948

An invitation to the public to come to open meetings to hear how Alcoholics Anonymous works.

Alcoholics Anonymous - Chapter 5 HOW IT WORKS read by Bill Wilson

Alcoholics Anonymous - Chapter 5 HOW IT WORKS read by Bill Wilson

Are you an alcoholic?

Have you or a family member exhibited signs that alcohol might be having a negative impact on your life and that things have become unmanageable?