Where did Lois and Bill Wilson live and is their home still there?
A. In 1939, Lois lost her home at Clinton Street, Brooklyn where she had been born and where she had lived with her husband during his battle with alcoholism and then finally his recovery. Then, with no money, they lost the house. For almost two years they lived out of suit case’s, moving fifty one times, living mainly with generous AA friends and in a room above old AA clubhouse on 24th Street in New York City. Finally in 1941, as the result of royalties he received from the book he wrote he called, “Alcoholics Anonymous,” they moved into their home in Bedford Hills, New York in the heart of Westchester County, which Lois aptly named “Stepping Stones.” This home is still maintained today by Stepping Stones Foundation, which she created. It has been designated as an official landmark site by the state of New York and is open to visitation by the public. For further information call: 914-232-4822.
