Tag: Montgomery history
Is Montgomery a Hamburger Town?
I’m still working on the new book (Montgomery’s Classic Restaurants) with Carole King, and unable to think about much of anything else except the heat this summer. So I decided to share some of what I have learned about food in Montgomery and in the process give you a “taste” of the book to come. It […]
Discover the Magic
I am a fan of Montgomery history. One of things I especially appreciate is knowing when pieces of the past remain a part of the present. One example of such a situation is the old bell from Freeny’s Tavern. Clemet Freeny, a Georgia native, first visited the area that would become Montgomery in 1809. Documentation […]
Third Time’s the Charm
Editor’s note: Regular MML contributors Carole King and Karren Pell are releasing their third book on May 28. There’s even a release party! In honor of this event, we’re running two posts today, one by each of them, about the book. Carole’s Take If you want to beat the lines for the newest, hottest publication […]
Freedom and Dreams
Montgomery is full of history. That we all know. But as we go about our everyday lives, we sometimes miss the importance of certain sites. Wesley Phillips Newton ends his book on Montgomery and World War II, Montgomery in the Good War, with a story that left me saddened by the event he relates in […]
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