I write this blog post from the Talladega College Library. This was not my intention. We came to Talladega this weekend to visit Kalonji’s grandmother and I thought, great! I can go to the public library when we get to town and do some genealogy research on the McClellans! However, upon getting to the library, […]
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I’ve never participated in a Carnival of Genealogy before, but I could not pass up the topic of this next round because it was extremely apropos. The question: Do you have a family mystery that might be solved by DNA The answer: yes, i think so! but, I’m not sure. I have some theories to
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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