Donna Castellano

Brick by Brick: Constructing the history of Henderson and Daniel Brandon

Editor’s note: This blog was written by Historic Huntsville Foundation Executive Director Donna Castellano. Learn more about Brick by Brick:...

From pedestal to platform: Celebrating the transformative life of Huntsville’s Alice Boarman Baldridge

Editor’s Note: This guest blog was written by Historic Huntsville Foundation Executive Director Donna Castellano. The Historic Huntsville Foundation’s FREE...

Dr. Frances Roberts made big impact as early Huntsville preservationist

Editor’s Note: This blog was written by Historic Huntsville Foundation Executive Director Donna Castellano. If you’ve walked the streets of...

Breaking new ground: Lou Bertha Johnson in Jim Crow Alabama

Editor’s note: This blog was written by Historic Huntsville Foundation Executive Director Donna Castellano in celebration of Women’s History Month...

‘Hidden Figures’ no longer: Celebrating Huntsville’s Black suffragists

Editor’s Note: This guest piece was written by Historic Huntsville Foundation Executive Director Donna Castellano. This past October, our City...

Lifting as they climbed: Celebrating Huntsville’s first Black women voters

Following the ratification of the 19th amendment in 1920, more than 100,000 Alabama women registered to vote, including 1,373 Madison...

Paying our respects at Glenwood Cemetery

Those buried in Glenwood Cemetery have a history unlike any other in our city. An African American Cemetery founded by...