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| Lois Burnham Wilson was born in a lovely brownstone at 182 Clinton Street, Brooklyn, New York on March 4, 1891 "pink, bright eyed and healthy." Here she is at the age of two, posing in the living room for a family photographer. |
| Here we see Army Lieutenant William G. Wilson and his bride, Lois, in her simple white wedding dress before putting on the veil. With the outbreak of World War I, the young couple decided to marry just before Bill shipped out for France. The wedding was held on January 24, 1918. |
| Lois is seen here re-visiting the Clinton Street brownstone where she was born and raised. This is also the house where she later lived through the torment of her husband's alcoholism for more than 17 years before he finally recovered and founded Alcoholics Anonymous with Dr. Robert Smith of Akron, Ohio. |
| In 1941, through what they called "the providence of our Higher Power," Lois and Bill bought this comfortable country home in Bedford Hills, New York where they lived out the rest of their lives together. Cared for today by The Stepping Stones Foundation which Lois created, the house is open to visitors who will find the peaceful haven exactly the way these wonderful people left it. |
| Lois and Bill Wilson relaxing in their lovely gardens surrounding their country home in Bedford Hills, New York which Lois aptly named "Stepping Stones". The historic home remains exactly the same today due to her creating The Stepping Stones Foundation which manages the estate and continues to promulgate her message. |