Kristina Mullenix is a public historian from Alabama with a deep love for storytelling and weaving together aspects of oral history with genealogy, history, and community archiving. She is particularly drawn to social justice issues and recovering silences within Deep South history. As someone who listens deeply to better understand herself and the world around her, Kristina uses her projects to not only document and preserve, but to search for the truths that come through metaphor and mythic narratives within the communities she researches.
She holds a BA in History from Mount Mary University and an MLIS with specialty in Archives Management from Indiana University. She received the 2023 Cauthen Fellowship from the Alabama Folklife Association for a collaborative oral history project related to labor history. Previously, she held positions within historical archives and special collections libraries. She teaches online courses in genealogy, community archiving, oral history, and preservation. Kristina’s work has been published in Tributaries, a journal of the Alabama Folklife Association, and in Alabama Heritage Magazine. She has collaborated on community archiving projects, and digital humanities initiatives.
As a believer in the power of oral history to diversify collections and histories, Kristina strives to contribute to the field through telling more stories that help us understand and make better sense of our world, honoring what is both truthful and factual in ourselves, our lineages, our current society, and the dreams we wish to carry forward for future generations to come.
