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Government

Annexation

From 1843 to 1962, the village/city of Kalamazoo expanded its geographic jurisdiction from a half a square mile to approximately…

General Topics

TWISTER!

On Tuesday, 13 May 1980, a tornado struck the heart of Kalamazoo, Michigan. First touching down at 4 pm eight…

Ross Township

Ross Center School

Location: Section 22, northeast corner of M-89 and 43rd Street. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm. C. Sauer. Local History Room…

Business

Globe Casket Company

“Among the most important enterprises of Kalamazoo is the Globe Casket Manufacturing Co., and it is probably no exaggeration to…

Events and Resources

Events

Download the brochure.  There are no upcoming events at this time. Resources Additional reading and viewing selections to complement Yellowface.…

KPL TV: Music & Concerts

Japan Twang: Tsugaru-jamisen with Sato Michiyoshi

Japan Twang

An entertaining and educational concert with shamisen virtuoso Sato Michiyoshi. Sato is an award-winning performer of Tsugaru-jamisen, a dynamic style…

Biographies

Henshaw, Luna "Lou"

Kalamazoo Valley Museum, 2006.39.3 Luna “Lou” Henshaw (later Zwisler) holds the distinction of being the first woman elected to sit…

KPL TV: Music & Concerts

Wally Pleasant @ KPL

Wally Pleasant with Alisa Dyer, Kalamazoo Public Library, May 16, 2012 (23 videos).

News

PSLF

Student loan forgiveness – no, not the campaign promises but Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) created in 2007. PSLF provides…

Databases

Small Business Reference Center

Small Business Reference Center offers exclusive full text for many top consumer small business reference books, as well as tools…

Literary Reference Center

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

Opposing Viewpoints in Context

Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information and opinions on hundreds of…

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