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AAFA Site Updates --- 2019

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WEEK 45:  NOV 3 - NOV 9

• Updated the OBITUARIES for:
  • Massachusetts The last update had 110 obituaries with 1 AAFA member, posted in November 2018.
    This update has 143 obituaries, still with 1 AAFA member.

WEEK 44:  OCT 27 - NOV 2

WEEK 43:  OCT 20 - OCT 26

WEEK 42:  OCT 13 - OCT 19

WEEK 41:  OCT 6 - OCT 12

WEEK 40:  SEP 29 - OCT 5

• Updated the FINANCIALS:
  • Updated Current 2019 YTD Financial Statement
    Added July-September receipts and disbursements.
  
  
• Updated the OBITUARIES for:
  • Oregon The last update had 200 obituaries with 2 AAFA members, posted in April 2016.
    This update has 261 obituaries, with 3 AAFA members.

WEEK 39:  SEP 22 - SEP 28

• Updated the MEMBER MEMORIAL with obituary for:
  • AAFA #0307, Patrick Edward Roper

WEEK 38:  SEP 15 - SEP 21

• Updated the OBITUARIES for:
  • Kansas The last update had 174 obituaries with 2 AAFA memberw, posted in December 2016.
    This update has 203 obituaries, still with 2 AAFA members.

WEEK 37:  SEP 8 - SEP 14

• Updated the OBITUARIES for:
  • Arizona The last update had 73 obituaries with 1 AAFA member, posted in May 2016.
    This update has 109 obituaries, still with 1 AAFA member.
  • Idaho The last update had 71 obituaries with 1 AAFA member, posted in December 2016.
    This update has 80 obituaries, still with 1 AAFA member.
  
  
• Added the MEMBER MEMORIAL with obituary for:
  • AAFA #0930, Elmyra Elizabeth "Myra" Alford McWhinney
  
  
• Updated the AHNENTAFEL for:
  • AAFA #0930, Elmyra Elizabeth "Myra" Alford McWhinney

WEEK 36:  SEP 1 - SEP 7

• Added the MEMBER MEMORIAL with obituary for:
  • AAFA #1217, Marlin Leslie Alford
  
  
• Updated the AHNENTAFEL for:
  • AAFA #1217, Marlin Leslie Alford
  
  
• Updated the NEWSLETTERS:
  • Added the August 2019 Newsletter - 8 pages.
  • Added the September 2019 Newsletter - 7 pages.
  
  
• Added the NEW MEMBER:
  • AAFA #1548, Michael James Warren

WEEK 35:  AUG 25 - AUG 31

• Added the MEMBER MEMORIALS with obituaries for:
  • AAFA #1129, James King "Jim" Adams
  • AAFA #1129s, Marolyn Sue Neel Adams
  • AAFA #0855s, Anita Marian Krieger Wilson
  
  
• Updated the MEMBER MEMORIAL with obituary for:
  • AAFA #0855, Sam Walker, Wilson, Jr.
  
  
• Added the AHNENTAFEL for:
  • AAFA #0913, Wendell Gary Alford, Jr.
  
  
• Added the MEMBER MEMORIAL without an obituary for:
  • AAFA #0913, Wendell Gary Alford, Jr.

WEEK 34:  AUG 18 - AUG 24

• Added the MEMBER MEMORIALS with obituaries for:
  • AAFA #0318, Glenice Jo Alford Perdue
  • AAFA #0429, Geraldine Ann Alford Obermiller
  • AAFA #0499, Doris Juanita Adams Blackshear
  • AAFA #1179, William Earl "Bill" Lewis, Sr.
  
  
• Added the MEMBER MEMORIAL without an obituary for:
  • AAFA #0110, Dovie Jean Alford
  
  
• Updated the MEMBER MEMORIAL with obituary for:
  • AAFA #0318S, Lee Roy Perdue, Jr.

WEEK 33:  AUG 11 - AUG 17

• Updated the OBITUARIES for:
  • California The last update had 544 obituaries with 8 AAFA members, posted in August 2016.
    This update has 688 obituaries, still with 8 AAFA members.
  
  
• Added the NEW MEMBER:
  • AAFA #1547, Kristine Ella Brown-Vander Hoeven

WEEK 32:  AUG 4 - AUG 10

• Updated the OBITUARIES for:
  • New York The last update had 393 obituaries with 1 AAFA member, posted in August 2017.
    This update has 445 obituaries, still with 1 AAFA member. Many Alvords here!

WEEK 31:  JUL 28 - AUG 3

WEEK 30:  JUL 21 - JUL 27

• Updated the OBITUARIES for:
  • West Virginia The last update had 186 obituaries with 1 AAFA member, posted in March 2016.
    This update has 198 obituaries, still with 1 AAFA member.

WEEK 29:  JUL 14 - JUL 20

• Added the MEMBER MEMORIALS with obituaries for:
  • AAFA #0990, Ernest Haskell Alford, Jr.
  • AAFA #1041, Brenda Sue Alford
  
  
• Updated the AHNENTAFELS for:
  • AAFA #0990, Ernest Haskell Alford, Jr.
  • AAFA #1041, Brenda Sue Alford

WEEK 28:  JUL 7 - JUL 13

• Added the MEMBER MEMORIALS with obituaries for:
  • AAFA #0773, Myrtice Alford Edwards
  • AAFA #0967, Eli Lincoln "Link" Veazey, Jr.
  • AAFA #1253, Elizabeth Leahman Miller Herman
  
  
• Updated the MEMBER MEMORIAL for:
  • AAFA #0654, Charlton Strickland Veazey, Sr.
  • AAFA #0966, Eleanor Alford Veazey Bowers
  
  
• Added the AHNENTAFEL for:
  • AAFA #1253, Elizabeth Leahman Miller Herman
  
  
• Updated the AHNENTAFELS for:
  • AAFA #0496, Benita Kay Graham Smith
  • AAFA #0654, Charlton Strickland Veazey, Sr.
  • AAFA #0773, Myrtice Alford Edwards
  • AAFA #0966, Eleanor Alford Veazey Bowers
  • AAFA #0967, Eli Lincoln "Link" Veazey, Jr.

WEEK 27:  JUN 30 - JUL 6

• Updated the NEWSLETTERS:
  • Added the June 2019 Newsletter - 7 pages.
  • Added the July 2019 Newsletter - 8 pages.
  
  
• Added the NEW MEMBER:
  • AAFA #1546, Cheri Lynn Jones
  
  
• Added the AHNENTAFELS for:
  • AAFA #0083, Adele Faye Buford Smith
  • AAFA #1521, Mary Edith "Edie" Evers O'Brien
  
  
• Updated the AHNENTAFEL for:
  • AAFA #0440, Dolores Faye Flowers
  
  
• Added the MEMBER MEMORIALS with obituaries for:
  • AAFA #0083, Adele Faye Buford Smith
  • AAFA #0083S, Robert Walter Smith, Jr.

WEEK 26:  JUN 23 - JUN 29

• Added the NEW MEMBER:
  • AAFA #1545, Lesa Marie Crawford
  
  
• Updated the FINANCIALS:
  • Created Current 2019 YTD Financial Statement
    Added January-June receipts and disbursements.
    Added the reconcilliations for the AAFA Memorial Funds.
  
  
• Added the AHNENTAFELS for:
  • AAFA #1536, John Kenneth Marshall
  • AAFA #1537, Clarence Lambert Alford, Jr.
  • AAFA #1538, Harold Ralph Howell
  • AAFA #1541, Samuel Patrick Alford
  • AAFA #1542, Barbara Joan Wallace

WEEK 25:  JUN 16 - JUN 22

WEEK 24:  JUN 9 - JUN 15

WEEK 23:  JUN 2 - JUN 8

• Added the NEW MEMBERS:
  • AAFA #1541, Samuel Patrick Alford
  • AAFA #1542, Barbara Joan Wallace
  • AAFA #1543, Mary Alford
  • AAFA #1544, Emmagean Evans Mitchell
  
  
• Updated the 2019 AAFA Meeting/Reunion
  
  • Added a list of 2019 AAFA Meeting/Reunion Registrants. (See the link at the bottom of the page.)

WEEK 22:  MAY 26 - JUN 1

• Updated the 2019 AAFA Meeting/Reunion
  
  • Added the Registration Package (with Registration Form). (See the links at the top and bottom of the page.)
  
  
• Updated the AHNENTAFEL for:
  • AAFA #1313, Deborah Alford Warren
  
  
• Added the NEW MEMBER:
  • AAFA #1540, Gail Edna Vogel

WEEK 21:  MAY 19 - MAY 25

• Updated the RELATED LINKS:
  • Updated the link to the ALFORD DNA PROJECT Homepage
  • Added Miscellaneous Research Links for:
    • Gravestone Symbols by BillionGraves
    • DNA: Use Testing to Trace Your Family Tree
    • Ellis Island History
    • Family History: 6 Steps to Create Your Family History
    • Family Traditions by Shutterfly
    • Genealogical Proof Standard
    • Genealogy Guide: Preserving Your Family Treasures
    • Genealogy Resources Online
    • Genealogy: The Complete Resource Guide
    • Helm's Genealogy Toolbox
  • Removed links to:
    • Inactive AAFA Yahoo Groups
      • ABOUT_ALFORDS GROUP
      • AAFA On Line Newsletter Group
    • The ALFORD-L Mailing List
    • Alford Surname Sites for:
      • John Alford 1806 NC
      • Doris Ross Johnson's Our Texas Family: Alford Family
      • Doris Ross Johnson's Our Texas Family: Ancestry of Isaac Alford
      • Doris Ross Johnson's Our Texas Family: Winfield Alford
    • Query Sites for:
      • Rootsweb Message Board
      • Alford Genealogy Queries
    • Member Home Pages for:
      • Orville Alford, Member #0390
      • David S. Alford
      • Doris Johnston, Member #1050

WEEK 20:  MAY 12 - MAY 18

• Updated the OBITUARIES for:
  • Wisconsin The last update was 116 pages (89 obituaries) with 1 AAFA member, posted in May 2017.
    This update has 125 pages (98 obituaries), still with 1 AAFA member.
  
  

WEEK 19:  MAY 5 - MAY 11

WEEK 18:  APR 28 - MAY 4

• Updated the NEWSLETTERS:
  • Added the May 2019 Newsletter - 6 pages.

WEEK 17:  APR 21 - APR 27

WEEK 16:  APR 14 - APR 20

WEEK 15:  APR 7 - APR 13

• Added the AHNENTAFEL for:
  • AAFA #1511, Larry Don Alford

WEEK 14:  MAR 31 - APR 6

• Updated the NEWSLETTERS:
  • Added the April 2019 Newsletter - 8 pages.

WEEK 13:  MAR 24 - MAR 30

WEEK 12:  MAR 17 - MAR 23

• Added the MEMBER MEMORIAL with obituary for:
  • AAFA #1254, George Wayne Parrish
  
  
• Updated the OBITUARIES for:
  • Mississippi A-J and Mississippi K-Z
    The last update was a combined 869 pages (728 obituaries), with 22 AAFA members, posted in February 2018.
    This update has a combined 944 pages (785 obituaries), with 23 AAFA members.
  
  
• Updated the MEMBER MEMORIALS
  Added obituaries for:
  • AAFA #0675, William Curtis Alford
  • AAFA #0675s, Chella Gustine Hall Alford
  
  
• Updated the 2019 AAFA Meeting/Reunion
  
  • Added the date, Oct 3-6, 2019
  • Added the hotel, Holiday Inn & Suites Atlanta Airport North, and hotel registration information
  • The meeting Registration Package (with Registration Form) is under development
  
  
• Added the NEW MEMBER:
  • AAFA #1539, John Clellon Alford
  
  
• Added the AHNENTAFEL for:
  • AAFA #1539, John Clellon Alford
  
  
• Updated the AHNENTAFEL for:
  • AAFA #1331, Bobbie Lou Alford Stuck
    Added new information to agree with the ahnentafel of her father John Clellon Alford

WEEK 11:  MAR 10 - MAR 16

WEEK 10:  MAR 3 - MAR 9

• Updated the OBITUARIES for:
  • Indiana The last update was 539 pages (452 obituaries) with 4 AAFA members, posted in May 2018.
    This update has 603 pages (507 obituaries), still with 4 AAFA members.
  
  
• Added the NEW MEMBER:
  • AAFA #1538, Harold Ralph Howell
  
  
• Updated the NEWSLETTERS:
  • Added the March 2019 Newsletter - 7 pages.

WEEK 9:  FEB 24 - MAR 2

• Edited the MEMBER LIST:
  • Added DNA 4 to 31 members whose ultimate ancestor is ALE627EN, the brother of BEN619EN.
    See the explanation of AAFA DNA Group Four (4) in AAFA ALFORD GENEALOGIES.
  • Added the ultimate ancestor, BEN619EN, for member #0092 according to his ahnentafel.
  • Added the intermediate ancestor for members #1431, #1461, #1464, #1465, #1468 and #1470 according to each member's ahnentafel.
    The intermediate ancestor is the Alford ancestor born closest to 1800.

WEEK 8:  FEB 17 - FEB 23

• Added the NEW MEMBERS:
  • AAFA #1536, John Kenneth Marshall
  • AAFA #1537, Clarence Lambert Alford, Jr.

WEEK 7:  FEB 10 - FEB 16

WEEK 6:  FEB 3 - FEB 9

• Updated the NEWSLETTERS:
  • Added the February 2019 Newsletter - 8 pages..

WEEK 5:  JAN 27 - FEB 2

WEEK 4:  JAN 20 - JAN 26

• Added the NEW MEMBERS:
  • AAFA #1534, Vickie Yvonne Murphy Kloster
  • AAFA #1535, Roberta Marie Johnson Killeen
  
  
• Added the AHNENTAFELS for:
  • AAFA #1526, Steven Richard Fortenberry
  • AAFA #1534, Vickie Yvonne Murphy Kloster
  • AAFA #1535, Roberta Marie Johnson Killeen
  
  
• Updated the AHNENTAFEL for:
  • AAFA #0004, Marion Elmer “Mike” Alford
  
  
• Updated the MEMBER MEMORIAL for:
  • AAFA #0004, Marion Elmer “Mike” Alford

WEEK 3:  JAN 13 - JAN 19

WEEK 2:  JAN 6 - JAN 12

• Added to the AAFA HISTORY:
  • The AAFA Badge development and meaning.
  
  
• Updated the MEMBER MEMORIAL for:
  • AAFA #0002, Egbert Landon Alford
  
  
• Updated the AHNENTAFELS for:
  • AAFA #0002, Egbert Landon Alford
    Updated Landon's personal information.
  • AAFA #1301, Rahye Luke Puckett
    Updated the information for Rahye's parents.
  
  
• Added the MEMBER MEMORIAL with an obituary for:
  • AAFA #0021, James Posey Alford
  
  
• Updated the AHNENTAFELS for:
  Updated the information for James Posey Alford
  • AAFA #0021, James Posey Alford
  • AAFA #0410, Amanda Alford
  • AAFA #0411, James Henderson Alford
  • AAFA #0412, Mary Chella Alford

WEEK 1:  DEC 30 - JAN 5

• Updated the FINANCIALS:
  • Updated the Current 2018 YTD Financial Statement
    Added December receipts and disbursements.
  • Updated the Financial Statements from Prior Years:
    Added the 2018 EOY Statement.
  
  
• Added the MEMBER MEMORIAL with an obituary for:
  • AAFA #0726, Lydia Ann Wallace Davis
  
  
• Added the MEMBER MEMORIAL without an obituary for:
  • AAFA #1204, Charles Bengry Alvord
  
  
• Updated the MEMBER MEMORIAL for:
  • AAFA #1204s, Gwendoline Beatrix Lothrop Alvord
  
  
• Updated the AAFA ALFORD GENEALOGIES:
  • Updated the DNA Group Four (4):
    Corrected link to Bob Alford's information on his part of the Benedict Alford family.
  
  
• Updated the NEWSLETTERS:
  • Added the January 2019 Newsletter - 7 pages..
  
  
• Updated the OBITUARIES for:
  • Montana
    The last update was 46 pages (37 obituaries) with 0 AAFA members, posted in April 2017.
    This update has 83 pages (61 obituaries), still with 0 AAFA members.

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LINKS to UPDATES made in PRIOR YEARS:

• Updates 2018
• Updates 2017
• Updates 2016
• Updates 2015
• Updates 2014
• Updates 2013
• Updates 2012
• Updates 2011
• Updates 2010
• Updates 2009
• Updates 2008
• Updates 2007
• Updates 2006
• Updates 2005
• Updates 2004
• Updates 2003 --- AAFA web site created.