Yesterday in the mail I received some microfilmed newspaper from Talledga, AL that I ordered from the Alabama Dept of Archives. I was so excited! I ordered this particular time period in hopes of finding an obituary for Kalonji’s great-grandfather, Champ McClellan. He was a well-known preacher in Talladega and I just “knew” there would be a great write-up about him.
Well, my bubble got burst. He died in 1961. Talledaga is definitely “the south” and given the time period, I should not have been surprised. The newspaper only reported on the African-Americans in town on Wed & Thursdays. The paper had a column called “The Activities of the Colored Citizens of Talladega” specifically for that purpose. Champ’s information was there but it was all of three lines. I do learn from this however that Champ seems to have a middle name that I had not seen previously – started with the letter C. hmm…..
However, this has sparked my desire to begin indexing this newspaper as well — if only I didn’t have a full-time job!
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However, this has sparked my desire to begin indexing this newspaper as well — if only I didn’t have a full-time job!
Amen!