Historical Society Program Videos – 2017 & 2018
Click on this photo of John S. Sledge to view a YouTube video of his presentation to the Montevallo Historical Society in September of 2017. The subject of his talk was his recenlty released history of the Civil War in Alabama entitled, These Rugged Days.
Click on this photo of David Schneider to view a YouTube video of his presentation to the Montevallo Historical Society in April of 2018.Terry Arnold was the first speaker on the program. Both offered information and their expert opinions about the Perry / Mahler property which is now owned by the City of Montevallo.
Click on this photo of Clay Nordan to view a YouTube video of his presentation to the Montevallo Historical Society in July of 2018. The subject of his talk was a “stroll down Montevallo’s Highland Street”. The houses along the four block street are seen in a PowerPoint presentation and their interesting and colorful owners are introduced and discussed.
Carey Heatherly and Clark Hultquist co-authored the "Images of America" book on Montevallo. They are both on the faculty of the University of Montevallo and their presentation dealt with the online digital archives offered by the University's Carmichael Library. They placed special emphasis on the local newspaper achives that have been established in recent years. Click on the icon to view their program.
Click on this photo of Clay Nordan to view a YouTube video of his presentation to the Montevallo Historical Society in April of 2018. The subject of his talk was the publication on the society's website of an excerpt from a previously unpublished memoir by Montevallo native Julia Ward Rotenberry.
