All staff can answer questions about Huntsville and Madison County history and genealogy.
Manager of Special Collections
Heather Adkins, C.A.
Heather is a Certified Archivist and has a masters degree in Public History for Archives Management from Middle Tennessee State University.
Ask her about: Archive Studies; Research and Resource Skills
256.532.2360
hadkins@hmcpl.org
HMCPL Archivist
Cait Monroe
Cait has a masters in Public History for Historic Preservation from University of North Alabama. She is a member of the Hunt's Spring Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Ask her about: Cemetery Preservation (especially Routt-Liberty Hill Cemetery!); Belle Mont Mansion
256.532.5989
jmonroe@hmcpl.org
Librarian
David Lilly, MLIS
David has a masters degree in Library and Information Science from Peabody College (Vanderbilt University).
Ask him about: Military History (especially WW2 !); Film History
256.532.5969
specialcollections@hmcpl.org
Library Assistant
Thomas Hutchens
Thomas has a degree in history from the University of North Alabama and is a specialist in Huntsville history. He gives semi-annual seminars on local history and writes a daily column for the department's social media.
Ask him about: Huntsville Newspapers; Obituary Index; Researching Businesses
256.532.5969
specialcollections@hmcpl.org
Library Assistant
256.532.5969
specialcollections@hmcpl.org
