Local History – Page 3
An excellent 12 page article, written by Alissa Nutting, on Montevallo’s history appeared in the Spring 2007 issue of Alabama Heritage magazine. Click on the image above to open a pdf file of this well researched and illustrated article.
Lamar and Me, a small volume of remembrances about growing up in Montevallo was published by native son Robert David Ward in 1983. It went out of print shortly after its initial publication. The Montevallo Historical Society is pleased to bring this entertaining collection back to life as a digital pdf file that can be read online or downloaded for free.
MHS member Catherine Legg, who had been the Montevallo Community Columnist for the Shelby County Reporter for a number of years passed away in January of 2023. Click on the page at left to read a collection of her contributions to the Reporter from 2012 - 2014.
The Lives and Times of Kingswood in Alabama 1817-1890, by Golda W. Johnson was published by the University of Montevallo in 1976 following the conclusion of the restoration of the 150 year old "King House" on campus. The book gives an account of the life and times of Montevallo settler, planter, and entrepreneur, Edmund King, who completed the Federal Style house for his family's home in 1823. The book is out of print but you can click on the cover image to open a pdf file of the complete book. For reader convenience, the file was downloaded from the online digital archives of the UM Carmichael Library.
Click the photo above to Listen to an Early 1960’s interview with Montevallo Native and Then - Serving U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, Walter P. McConaughy, Recorded and Moderated by Ralph Sears, Alabama College Director of Public Relations and Future Mayor of Montevallo.
