Saturday, August 13, 2011

Note on Documentation of Boyhood of Dr. Robert H. Smith of Alcoholics Anonymous

The definitive work on Dr. Bob’s Christian upbringing in St. Johnsbury, Vermont is Dick B. and Ken B., Dr. Bob of Alcoholics Anonymous: His Excellent Training in the Good Book as a Youngster in Vermont. www.dickb.com/drbobofaa.shtml.

Complete data on St. Johnsbury and Robert Smith:

The Great Awakening of 1875
Dr. Bob’s parents Judge Walter P. Smith and Susan Holbrook Smith
The boyhood home on 20 Summer Street
The nearby elementary school on Summer Street
North Congregational Church of St. Johnsbury—in which the entire Smith family were participants
Dr. Bob’s Core Library, located in North Congregation Church of St. Johnsbury on Main Street (thousands of pages, papers, books, manuscripts telling the Smith-St. Johnsbury story)
Fairbanks Museum across the street from the church
YMCA building (now demolished) where Dr. Bob’s father was a President
Courthouse where Judge Walter P. Smith, Dr. Bob’s father, served as Probate Judge
St. Johnsbury Academy, where Judge Smith was an examiner; where Mrs. Smith had been a student and teacher
As well as school historian and member of Alumni Executive Committee

Other Dick B. books on Dr. Bob:
Dr. Bob and His Library, 3rd ed. www.dickb.com/drbob.shtml
The Akron Genesis of Alcoholics Anonymous www.dickb.com/Akron.sthml
The Books Early AAs Read for Spiritual Growth, 7th ed. www.dickb.com/titles.shtml

God bless,

Dick B.
Author, 42 titles & over 500 articles on A.A. History
Exec. Dir., International Christian Recovery Coalition
Christian Recovery Resource Centers - Worldwide
www.DickB.com
DickB@DickB.com
(808) 874-4876
PO Box 837, Kihei, HI 96753-0837

No comments: