Photo Courtesy of Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens
Henrietta Seiberling: The Spark for a Movement
Henrietta Seiberling: The Spark for a Movement
In this Documentary interview, Mary Seiberling Huhn, daughter of Henrietta Seiberling, recalls in vivid detail the life events that lead her mother to introduce Bill Wilson to Dr. Bob Smith in the Stan Hywet’s Gate Lodge on May 12, 1935.
As a result of this introduction and meeting, Bill W. and Dr. Bob formed a lasting relationship and founded Alcoholics Anonymous.
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Henrietta Seiberling: The Spark for a Movement
Henrietta Seiberling: The Spark for a Movement
Henrietta Seiberling: The Spark for a Movement
Special Exhibit at the Gate Lodge at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens
The Birthplace of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Akron, Ohio
Opening to be announced..
Film recalls Akron’s role in AA’s founding
By Craig Webb Beacon Journal Posted May 21, 2020 at 4:22 PM https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2020/05/21/film-recalls-akron-s/1165044007/
Mary Seiberling Huhn recalls her teenage memories of her mother, Henrietta Seiberling's participation in the Oxford Group and the development of Henrietta's new consciousness as a result of its teachings.
She recounts her mother's desire to help her dear friend, Dr. Bob Smith who was struggling with alcoholism.
In striking detail, Mrs. Huhn describes the day Bill Wilson called Henrietta from the Mayflower Hotel and her mother's invitation to Bill to come visit her in the Gate Lodge.
On May 11, 1935, when Bill Wilson visited Henrietta, Mrs. Huhn and her sister Dorothy hid behind the curtains in the living room of the Gate Lodge and listened to them talk. After Bill told Henrietta his story, her immediate response was, “you've got to talk to my friend Bob Smith.”
The next day, May 12, 1935, Henrietta introduced Bill Wilson to Dr. Bob Smith in the Gate Lodge.
As a result of this meeting, Bill W. and Dr. Bob formed a lasting relationship and founded Alcoholics Anonymous.
Mrs. Huhn also recalls the first meetings with alcoholics in the Gate Lodge.
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WITNESS TO A MIRACLE: the Mary Seiberling Tapes
Recollections from the historic day that Henrietta Seiberling introduced Bill Wilson to Dr. Bob Smith in the Gate Lodge at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, Akron, Ohio.
43 minutes long