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AAFA ACTION The Official Publication of the Alford American Family Association September 1989 Vol. II, No.2 I .. .President's Precept. I HELLO KINFOLKS! TIllS IS THE CAPTAIN SPEAKING! WELCOME ABOARD! for all new members since our June newsletter. You're just in time to make your plans, make your reservations, and pack your bags for Houston. The countdown continues to the Second Annual Meeting of our Alford American Family Association to be held on October 14, 1989, in that fabu lous Texas city. But come early- our Texas spies led by D.L. Alford, Jr., have planned a Captain Lodwick H. Alford bodacious "get-acquainted" U.S. Navy, Retired· soiree for 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. MFA PresidenJ 13. There)llill be light finger fvoo and a cash bar. If you've ever wondered whether other lines of Alfords were as peculiar and cantankerous as your own line, here is your chance to find out. Elsewhere in this newsletter is additional information about the meeting. Seriously now folks, HELP! Our superb Executive Assistant Gil Alford tells me the response to our recent questionnnaires was very disappointing. Only a small percentage of the forms was returned. Cousins, that just won't cut it. We've gOlIO have help if we expect to carry out the purposes of the Association, which are primarily to find answers to the questions and mysteries about our ancestors. I know you aren't afraid of work, but perhaps you don't want to get overloaded. I can understand that-let me assure you that we will not do that. Trust me! You set your own pace in work for AAFA. Perhaps you're afraid of exposing your ignorance and lack of exper tise in research. Well,join the club-you're in good company. None of us (well, very few of us) are expens in genealogy. But are you willing to learn as we go along? So get those forms in, folks. Take a Continued on . 31 , --------------- - Page 2 AAFAACTION September 1989 AAFA Officers Alford American Family Association P.O. Box 1586 Aorissanl, MO 63031-1586 1988 1989 1989 1989 AcnJAL BUDGET BUDGET AcnJAL PRESIDENT ORIGINAL REVISION TO DATE Capt. Lodwick H. Alford. USN Ret. (8/30/89) (8/30/89) P.O. Box 742 REVENUE Sea Island. GA 31561 REGISTRATION FEE $ 700.00 $1200.00 $1380.00 $930.00 V'CE-PRESIDENT INITIAL DUES 560.00 750.00 1104.00 744.00 Ambassador Weston Adams RENEWAL DUES 320.00 784.00 800.00 576.00 303 Saluda DONATIONS (General) 682.57 Columbia, SC 29205 1000.00 1326.00 1011.00 SECRETARY TOTAL REVENUE $2267.57 $3734.00 $4610.00 $3261.00 Nancy T. Alford 509 E. 7l!t SI. West Point, GA 31833 EXPENSES TREASURER POSTAGE & PO BOX $653.97 $1439.00 $1900.00 $ 1321.19 Julius M. Alford, SRA Realtor STATIONERY 817.01 0.00 250.00 197.45 P.O. Box 489 PRINTING 337.84 1510.00 1660.00 863.26 McComb. MS 39648 RESEARCH 0.00 340.00 200.00 139.81 FAMILY EMBLEM 200.00 GENEALOGIST William A. MilChiner MISCELLANEOUS 241.37 445.00 600.00 413.20 501 E. Whilaker Mill, #405C Raleigh, NC 27608 TOTAL EXPENSES $2250.19 $3734.00 $4610.00 $2934.91 LIBRARIA1'I Nancy Alford Dielrich NET WORTH $1399.26 $326.09 P.O. Box 1838 Westport, WA 98595 In addition, $779 has been donated to help cover me costs of the 1989 Meeting PuBUCAnONS EDITOR Reception. These fWlds are being kept separate from the general funds of the As Pamela Alford Thompson sociation. Members may be assured that their dues, fees, and ~ donations 1017 Marilyn Mountain View. CA 94040 will not be used for the enjoyment of those acbJally attending the meeting. EXEClJI1VE ASSISTANT Members are encouraged to make donations to the general fWld and/or to the Gilbert K. Alford, Jr. Meeting Reception. The donations so far have been generously made primarily by 1403 Kingsford the Texans planning and hosting the meeting. Aorissanl, MO 63031 Please note that in the June issue of MFA ACTION, the Net Worth of the Associa tion was indicated as a negative number. This was incorrect; our net worth as of The Alford American Family Asso June 30,1989, was $36.89. This quarter shows a big improvement! ciation is a Missouri Corporation which has been exempt from Members who desire complete financial records may oblain a copy by sending the Federal Income Tax by the Internal treasurer $2.00 to cover the cost of making copies and mailing. Revenue Service as provided by Internal Revenue Code Section 501 Julius M. Alford (c) (7). The Association has no paid AAFA Treasurer staff or employees and depends entirelyon volunteer workers. September 1989 AAFAACTION Page 3 Head for Roustonl· If you're nQt already planning on thirst, and the Texas Munchies sound System, is considered the fourth best heading for the Houstonian Hotel in great! genealogical library in the nation. The Houston for AAFA's Annual Meeting other pan of the Saturday program is next month, and you can possibly get The meeting on Saturday will begin at the Alford Family Forum, which means there, you should. By the end of 9:00 a.m. with regisuation staning at members an: going to talk about their August, over 70 folks had already 8:00. President Lodwick Alford will Alford kin. There an: plans for a registered, and it is expected there will conduct the business session, and if it handout containing chans showing how be well over 100 there! They an: members fit together and what our coming from California, Washington, kinship is. Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Missis , sippi, Louisiana, Missouri, Texas and To maIce it possible to prepare the probably other states. chans just mentioned and so that name tags can be prepared in advance, it is Our Texas hosts have been doing some imponant that aU planning to attend very elaborate planning, and several of regiSlet in advance. The cost is $3 and them have reached deep into their the names of aU follcs planning to cowboy pants to donate money to pr0 goes like the one in Allanta last year, auend should be listed. vide snacks-they said Texas he really mOves things along. A most Munchies was a better description-for interesting pan of the program will be a One irnponant subject to be discussed the members on Friday evening. An presentation by Miss Maxine Alcorn, is where we will meet next year. and in infonnal get-acquainted reception wiD the manager of the Oayton Library 1991 and 1992. If you want to influ begin at 6:00 Friday evening. Registra Cenlet for Genealogical Research [see ence that, be there. If you can't be tion wiD stan at 5:00. A cash bar will related anicle on p. IS). The library, there, be sure and write to the AAFA be available for those with that kind of pan of the Houston Public Library and state your position on the subjecL The present AAFA officers have served time-eonsuming or difflCulL If you can Mitehiner became the Genealogist. So for twO years, and they deserve a big spare a few hours a month, why not Nancy designed the form, President round of applause for doing such a spend them helping your Association?! Lodwick Alford modified it a bit, Bill terrific job during these early growth Mitehiner approved (complimented) it, years. However, of our seven officers. The president direcled that another Pam Thompson made it pretty, and Gil only four an: able to continue for a form be sent to all members. giving Alford mailed it OUL All these follcs third year. them another charlCe to volunreer SO suppon the concept behind the form. It that some planning can be done before has been proven more than once that Unfonunately, no other AAFA mem and at the meeting in Houston. Most resean:b done by the members is more bers have volunteered to serve as members wiD have received this form effective than that done by a profes officers during the coming year. Two by the time this newsletter is received. sional reseaicher. hundred member families were mailed If you said no again on that form. and the Election of OfflCen form asking for have now had a change of heart seeing .However. of the 200 that were mailed volunteers for national, SlIIIe, and lhat the "other" members an: not going out, only t5 were retttmed with offers resean:h project offICers. OUt of 200 to do it all, it's not too late. Just drop a to help. If you stiD have your form, families, 30 rewmed the forms. We note to the Association saying what won't you complete it and send it in? appreciate very much these generous type of work you'd like to do. We need a wider geograpbic:al distribu offers to serve as officers--each job is tion of researchers. and we'd like more very imponant in furthering our The Research Resource QuestiClllJlllR of you to participaJc. Remember, we'll research efforts. sent in a second mailing was initialed help you if you feel that your inexperi by Nancy Alford Dietrich when she ence in genealogical research is a However. we stiD need a few good men was the Genealogist-Librarian. As it delrimenL It's fun, easy, and reward· and women to serve as national was staffed through the organization, ing-dle ancestOr you find may be your officers. The available sitions an: not there was some rear ization and Bill own! Page 4 AAFAACTION .