Adna Hecox, who preached the first Protestant sermon in California, was living in Soquel when he established the state’s first Temperance Society in 1847. It was a self-help order where one “took the ...

But these booze-free billiard venues, meeting rooms and music halls built in the 19th Century by those championing sobriety ...

A study looking at buildings left behind by the movement found examples in Devon and Cornwall.

In 1907, 20 women in Keedysville engaged with national events by forming their own Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, advocating against the consumption and sale of alcohol. By forming their own WCTU ...

Hundreds of halls were built as alcohol-free spaces, yet their past is now forgotten, says author.

Academics ague the temperance movements paved the way for sobriety trends like Dry January.

As younger adults opt for “wellness” products, many are practicing alcohol abstinence. Sometimes referred to as “sober curious,” this trend of often forgoing alcohol has forged public conversations on ...

WITH THE EMERGENCE of a national temperance movement in the 1820s, Rochester residents who were concerned about the ill-effects of drunkenness found a voice in their community. They began speaking out ...

The Middleton-in-Teesdale fountain is featured in a new book, The Built Heritage of the Temperance Movement: The Way Out of Darkest England, published by Historic England and Liverpool University ...

Explore the historical significance of the Derby Temperance Hall, a testament to the 19th-century social movement against ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Settlement is now an adult education centre, but was built as somewhere for people to socialise without alcohol [Historic ...