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This is not being posted here for genealogical resource material. It is being published as something of a historical reference as relates to the Alford American Family Association and the Alford work that went before. To some extent the publication of this work will parallel the "Our History" being published in AAFA ACTION. Some of this information will be illegible but in most cases a later and better version has been published elsewhere. Unfortunately in some cases the data is outright wrong. When it appears necessary, or when one of you request it, we will rework. or prepare commentary on, applicable segments and link them from the table below.

Gil Alford began publishing About Alfords in 1982 with issue number 1. It began as an eight page free newsletter to one and all but quickly changed to subscription based priced at $10 per year. In 1987 the Alford American Family Association "sprang" from the newsletter. About Alfords continued until the Fall of 1991 and issue number 37 to give the Alford association quarterly time to mature. It was being edited by Pamela Alford Thompson who held that job for almost 12 years. Gil used to say that he was not sure the association would succeed so he wanted to keep his hand in via About Alfords. There was also the problem of getting the About Alford subscribers to join the association.

The early issues, done with an Atari 800 computer and a don-matrix printer used honest to goodness cut by scissors and paste by glue, and did not reproduce well. If you come across an article that is not legible and you would like an individual reprint of that article contact us via the link above and we will see what we can do for you.

"I'm terrible about making up, x'ing out and highlighting material with which I work. Some of my copies were not good enough for this project. Thanks to Janice Smith for providing clean copies. While I'm here... please forgive me for all the promises I made that were never fulfilled." - Gil Alford

IF there is an entry in the CONTENTS column, to open the pdf file, click on All or the Part #.

NR	DATE	PAGES	CONTENTS
1	Nov 1 1982	8	All: 1,030KB; Introduction, John Alfords, Lodwick Alfords, Pedigree Potpourri, Alford Family Bulletin, Alford Directory
2	1 Quarter 1983	10	All: 529KB; Alford Exchange, Pedigree Potpourri, John Alfords, Alford Directory
3	April 1 1983	24	Part I: 516KB; Lineages, Exchange, Editors Comments   Part II: 1.5 MB; Look at Lodwick, Pedigree Potpourii, Early Alfords   Part III: 1.35 MB; Wills, Lodwick Charts, Lodwick discussion
4	July 1 1983	26	Part I: 1.6 MB; Editors comments, Alford Data Bank, Bible Records   Part II: 1.2 MB; Computing Comments, Alabama Marriages, Thomas Alford 1725 VA, Alford Inventory   Part III: 622KB; John Madison Alford, Jacob Alford, Old Letters, Exchange
5	October 1 1983	24	Part I: ~700KB; Computing Comments, Thomas Alford, John Alford, Jacob Alford   Part II: ~525KB; Editors comments, Jacob Alford, Alford Exchange, Data Bank - B, Pedigree Puzzlers   Part III: ~550KB; Julius Alford, Alvord Family
6	January 1984	30	Part I: ~925KB; Alford Inventory, 1850 & Alford Data Bank - Explained, Editors Comments & Alford Exchange   Part II: ~925KB; Alford Data Bank - C File   Part III: ~472KB; Julius Alford
7	April 1984	26	Part I: ~1,358KB; Hayden Lee Alford, Family Feedback, Jacob Alford 1738, Alford Exchange, Jacob Alford of Kentucky, Family Coverage   Part II: ~854KB; I'm My Own Grandpa, An Old Home, Obituaries, Editor's Comments, Alford Data Bank - D file
8	July 1984	26	All: 1.91MB; Jacob 1738 VA, Exchange, Michael 1765E, Feedback, Julius 1717 VA, 1790 census,E-file (1)
9	October 1984	26
10	January 1985	32
11	April 1985	26
12	July 1985	34
13	October 1985	38
14	January 1986	36
15	April 1986	32
16	July 1986	28
17	October 1986	40
18	January 1987	34	All: 1.85mb; The usual and first mention of an Alford Association, Virginia Records 1620's - 1750, genealogy of John Alford who d. 1748 Frederick Co., VA
19	April 1987	24
20	July 1987	32
21	October 1987	30
22	January 1988	42
23	April 1988	34	Part I to be added later   Part II: VIRGINIA ALFORDS
24	July 1988	30
25	October 1988	34
26	Winter 1989	44
27	Spring 1989	40
28	Summer 1989	30
29	Fall 1989	32
30	Winter 1990	20
31	Spring 1990 (Combined with 32)	see # 32 next
32	Summer 1990 (Combined with 31)	68
33	Fall 1990 (Combined with 34)	see # 34 next
34	Winter 1991 (Combined with 33)	53
35	Spring 1991	32
36	Winter 1991	32
37	Fall 1991	26