Historical Society Program Videos – 2024

On January 21, 2024, the well-known local woodcarver and artist, Tim Tingle, captivated an attentive audience with his personal story and a variety of interesting anecdotes about the whimsical and imaginative figures he has carved into the trunks of more than 50 cedar trees that line the banks of Shoal Creek in Orr Park

On April 28, Sally Sears presented an impressive line-up of examples of all that the new Ralph & Marcia Sears Media Archive now offers online to the general public. She regaled the assembly with sound recordings of Ralph's many broadcasts and showed photographs and mementos from the Shelby County Reporter and annual family trips from which Ralph made reports to the folks back home.

On July 21, 2024, University of Montevallo professors and co-authors of "Montevallo, Past & Present" spoke to members of the Montevallo Historical Socety about their recently published pictorial history of Montevallo. A book signing was held for purchasers of the book following the conclusion of the program.

On October 27, the Montevallo Historical Society hosted a special event at Montevallo City Cemetery to rededicate the recently restored Kroell / Jennett family burial plot. Seventeen descendants traveled to Montevallo to attend the event and to reunite with relatives not seen for many years. The restoration of the plot consisted of cleaning of heavily soiled stone markers as well as the installation of a new fence to replace the original. To conclude the program, Father Ray Dunmyer, a local Catholic priest, offered a prayer of blessing for the deceased and those in attendance.