ABOUT AAFA
see Purpose
see Finance
see Articles of Incorporation & By Laws
see History
see Officers
PURPOSE OF THE ASSOCIATION
1. To collect, record, preserve, disseminate, and perpetuate biographical data
and historical information on Alfords(including all
spelling variations)and their ancestors.
2. To educate members, particularly those of the younger generations, on Alford
family history and how it relates to the history
of our nation.
3. To further fellowship and camaraderie within the living Alford family.
NOTE ON SPELLING VARIATIONS: In addition to the name Alford, The Alford
American Family Association includes the names Alvord, Allford, Alfred,
Halford, Hallford, Holford, and Olford. Misspellings of these names
in written records are numerous. In AAFA's written material, we frequently
put quotation marks around Alford to indicate that we are referring
to all spelling variations, but whenever we say Alford in a general
sense, we are referring to all spellings. Researchers are encouraged
to search indexes thoroughly for both legitimate spelling variations
and for misspellings (Alfird, Alfrod, etc.).
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CURRENT FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Current Financial Statement
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS
Links to the current Articles of Incorporation and ByLaws (PDFs):
Articles
Application and Approval for Amended Articles
Amended Articles (for purpose of name change - add Inc.)
Bylaws - Current
Bylaws - Original (1987)
Bylaws - 1st revised (1990)
Bylaws - amended 1996
Bylaws - amended 1998
Bylaws - amended 2011
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HISTORY OF AAFA AND ITS MEETINGS
The Alford American Family Association (AAFA), incorporated in 1987,
grew out of the work of many "Alfords" around the country whose efforts
were coordinated by Gilbert K. "Gil" Alford, Jr., compiler and publisher
of an Alford family newsletter, "About Alfords."
The first directors, listed alphabetically, were Gilbert K. Alford,
Jr., Julius Mosby Alford, and Lodwick H. Alford. Officers,
established at the creation, were President: Captain Lodwick H. Alford,
U.S. Navy (ret); Vice President: Ambassador Weston Adams; Secretary:
Nancy Alford, Dean of Students, LaGrange College; and Treasurer: Julius
Mosby Alford, Realtor. Pamela Alford Thompson was appointed as the editor
of AAFA publications, Nancy Alford Dietrich as Genealogist and Historian,
and Gil Alford as, for want of a better title, Executive Assistant.
Gil was the driving force behind AAFA,and the keeper of the databases.
The articles of incorporation require AAFA to have an annual corporate
meeting. Since 1988, it has been held in conjunction with a national
Alford family reunion the second weekend in October. (Since the Association
had just been formed in 1987, there was no meeting that year.)
The annual meeting has been held in different states each year.
At each annual meeting the membership selects a meeting state or city
for future meetings. Members and their guests who attend the meetings
find them an enjoyable way to learn about their Alford heritage, participate
in their Association's activities and efforts, visit with extended family,
and meet new cousins!
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Copies of Founding Documents
AAFA History
A detailed history beginning in the early 1980s
Annual Meetings and Reunions
A summary of each of the meetings
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2012-2013 OFFICERS
President
Max Ray Alford, Member 0230
427 Wheatridge Street
Mesquite, TX 75150-5857
(972) 288-1175
MRAlford@swbell.net
Vice President
Walt Smith, Member 1247
9815 Coldwater Circle
Dallas, TX 75228-3676
(214) 321-0473
SmithCW@swbell.net
Secretary
Evelyn Mistich, Member 0481
509 Monicla Avenue
Bella Chasse, LA 70037-2316
(503) 394-3045
ECZM827@bellsouth.net
Treasurer
Robert D. Alford, Member 0197
11115 Fall Breeze Drive
Houston, TX 77064-4817
(281) 894-9165
AlfordRobertD@msn.com
Board of Directors
Chairperson
Max Ray Alford, Member 0230
427 Wheatridge Street
Mesquite, TX 75150-5857
(972) 288-1175
MRAlford@swbell.net
President
Membership Chairperson
DNA Project Officer
Lynn Shelley, Member 0484
1921 E. Nottingham Lane
Springfield, MO 65804-7733
(417) 882-4206
LynnAndJimShelley@yahoo.com
Research Chairperson
Librarian
Pamela Alford Thompson, Member 0030
6700 Auburn Folsom Road
Granite Bay, CA 95746-7334
(916) 660-0552
PamRThompson@aol.com
Obituaries Project Manager
Associates to Board of Directors
Robert D. Alford, Member 0197
11115 Fall Breeze Drive
Houston, TX 77064-4817
(281) 894-9165
AlfordRobertD@msn.com
Treasurer
G. Wayne Parrish, Member 1254
749 Crane Road
Carthage, MS 39051-6110
(601) 267-7459
usmpcp@att.net
IT Manager
Cemetery Project Manager
Mississippi Cemetery Project Officer
JOH801GA Branch Manager
Other Key Workers
Janice S. Smith, Member 0152
1513 Croston Drive
Plano, TX 75075-2726
(972) 881-8385
JaniceAndJohnSmith@verizon.net
Photo Committee Co-Chairperson
Photo Archive Co-Chairperson
Wills Project Officer
John Smith, Member 0152
1513 Croston Drive
Plano, TX 75075-2726
(972) 881-8385
JaniceAndJohnSmith@verizon.net
Photo Committee Co-Chairperson
Photo Archive Co-Chairperson
Sylvia C. Idom, Member 1305
480 Van Davis Road, NW
Georgetown, TN 37336-4603
(423) 364-8853
Idoms@toqua.net
Online Newsletter Editor
Open Positions (Volunteers Wanted)
"AAFA ACTION" Editor
Meetings Chairperson
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