(Larry: Please send this to all AFO members. Thanks) The East Coast Allreds are planning their 1999 Week of Allred. The main goal of this week is to learn more about our Allred Family History while strengthening family bonds. Below is the schedule for the 1999 Week of Allred. As you will see, we will begin our tour in Randolph County, North Carolina, then travel to Overton County and Fentress County, Tennessee. If you have any questions about this week of activities or about the East Coast Allred, please contact either Linda Allred Cooper at lacooper@mindspring.com (919) 542-3077 or Eddie Clay Allred at eallred@eddieallred.com (336) 672-1229. The Allred family first showed up in Orange County, North Carolina in 1755. Four men, Thomas, John, Solomon Allred and William Allred/Elrod all received land grants and lived on land located in and near what is known today as Cedar Falls, Randolph County, NC. In the late 1700's and early 1800's, some members of this family began moving to other parts of our country. Some of the grandchildren of Solomon Allred settled in Overton and Fentress County, TN. During this week, we will be learning more about the Allred family as we visit, research and share stories. Everyone is invited to join us!! Friday, Nov. 26. 6pm supper at a place to be announced. This is your chance to find out who will be participating in the week's activities and review the schedule. Saturday, Nov. 27 Tour of Allred Sites in Randolph County. The tour will leave from Eddie Clay's house at 9am and will take all day. There will be plenty of bathroom breaks and lunch somewhere along the way. We will be visiting Allred homesites dating back to the late 1700's and early 1800's, Allred gravesites, and hearing Allred stories handed down over the generations. Sunday, Nov 28 Attend 11am Worship Service at White's Memorial Baptist Church, one of the home churches of the Allred family in Randolph County. After lunch, we be visiting the Cedar Falls Historical Society exhibit. As you know, the original Allred land dating from 1755 was located very near today's Cedar Falls, so some of the artifacts you will be viewing may have once been owned by some of your Allred ancestors. From there we will drive to High Point to visit Miriam Dyer, an 85 year old Allred descendant who has lots of Allred stories to share. Monday, Nov. 29 We'll be spending all day repairing tombstones at Franklinville Methodist Cemetery, Giles Chapel UMC, and cleaning off the Moffitt Family Cemetery (all in Randolph County). All of these cemeteries have Allreds buried there, some graves dating back to the early 1800's. Tuesday, Nov. 30 We'll leave at 7am to drive to Overton County, Tennessee, arriving mid-afternoon. We'll check into our motel, then drive to Livingston where we'll visit the Overton County Historical Society and courthouse (time permitting). For this trip we will be travelling by 15 passenger van. We'll spend two nights at the Best Western in Crossville and one night at the Super 8 Motel in Knoxville. If you would like more information on the motels please let me know. Wednesday, Dec 1 All day will be spent touring Allred sites in Overton County, TN including the community of Allred, TN. Thursday, Dec. 2 All day will be spent touring Allred sites in Fentress County, TN including the area known as Solomon's Hollow. That evening we'll be driving to Knoxville to spend the night. Friday, Dec. 3 We'll visit the Allred cemetery located near Sevierville, north of Knoxville. Then we'll drive home, tired and happy. Saturday, Dec. 4 We'll drive to Raleigh to spend the day at the NC State Archives. There you will have a chance to view and actually hold original Allred family documents, some dating back to mid and late 1700's. The original wills of Thomas, John and William Allred are on file there and you will be able to hold them and copy them. At supper that night, we'll be reviewing the week's activities and saying our good-byes. If you are interested in joining us for the 1999 Week of Allred, please let us know as soon as possible so motel arrangements can be made for the trip to Tennessee. We hope to see you then!! Linda Allred Cooper lacooper@mindspring.com Eddie Clay Allred eallred@eddieallred.com