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Humphrey Brothers

Three brothers from Kalamazoo made a major impact on the modern world with a series of inventions, including a home…

KPL TV: Teen Filmmaker Festival

Teen Filmmaker Festival 2018

The 15th Annual Teen Filmmaker Festival was held at the Judy K. Jolliffe Theatre in Kalamazoo, MI, on Saturday, March…

KPL TV: Kalamazoo History

Kalamazoo '76 - Digitally Restored 2016 Edition

Kalamazoo '76

In 1976, the “showcase” of Kalamazoo’s commemoration of the nation’s Bicentennial was a 3-screen multi-image slide show. This 53-minute program…

Buildings

Desenberg Building

Downtown Kalamazoo’s Michigan Avenue is home to the last known Louis Sullivan-designed building in the state of Michigan. Located at…

KPL TV: Kalamazoo History

State Hospital Water Tower

Kalamazoo Historic Preservation coordinator Sharon Ferraro reveals the secrets of this historic landmark and talks about its future as part…

Native Americans

Bronson Park Mound

The following text and notes by David S. Brose are from the 2021 study, “Archaeological Interpretations of the Ground-Penetrating Radar…

KPL TV: Music & Concerts

Earthwork Music @ KPL

Musicians from the Earthwork Music Collective celebrate Earth Day at Oshtemo Branch Library, Saturday, April 23, 2011. Seth Bernard, May…

KPL TV: Music & Concerts

The Verve Pipe in Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo Public Library celebrated summer reading with a family-friendly end-of-summer concert in Bronson Park featuring The Verve Pipe, with songs…

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Explora for High Schools

Explora is EBSCO's research interface designed specifically for students and educators. The secondary school version features relevant and reliable content and easy-to-use functionality…

Literary Reference Center

This rich full-text database provides a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines…

Biography Resource Center

Containing many of the top-ranked biographical reference collections and magazines, this database offers a comprehensive collection of full-text biographies and…

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