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HMCPL Special Collections: Educational Programming

HMCPL Special Collections is the community's archive. We empower individuals to seek their past, explore Huntsville and Madison County, and connect with history.

Upcoming Department Events & Classes

Upcoming Programming:

 

MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED
See library events calendar for more details.

 

Huntsville in Retrospect

To celebrate our county's history, the library will send a team of archivists and researchers to communities throughout Madison County. You may bring in your family records, and we will digitally copy them. Then you can take them back home with you!

 

Clay Family, undated
Special Collections Photograph Collection

 

Items eligible for digitization include:

  • All items pertaining to Huntsville and Madison County history
  • Letters, photographs, diaries, military records, maps, articles of clothing (like uniforms), and artifacts
  • All items must be original (no photocopies or reproductions) and owned by the person bringing them for digitization
  • Full newspapers and firearms/weapons will NOT be considered for digitization

Huntsville in Retrospect is made possible with a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant from the Alabama Public Library Service.

If you would like to set up an event, please contact Heather Adkins (hadkins@hmcpl.org)

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