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Charles Hurd was 25 as he opened up his farm in Oshtemo Township in 1835--when Kalamazoo was doing the nation's…
Kalamazoo has long had a strong connection with the production and performance of music. Since the mid-nineteenth century, local, nationally-recognized,…
Among the many mysteries in Kalamazoo’s history was the existence of a separate school for the community’s African-American children, located…
Héctor Cortés, padre de un hijo con autismo, explica como el autismo afecta a las personas con autismo y a…
Hackley School (Alamo Township) Souvenir 1898-99. Photo courtesy of Alamo Township Museum
The following candidates are running for Kalamazoo Public Library’s Board of Trustees in the 2020 Election. We have asked the…
Artist(s): Peter Frampton w/ Steve Gibbons Band, and Montrose Date: 1 April 1976 Tickets: $6.50 (general admission) Attendance: 7,200 Notes:…
Artist(s): The Chambers Brothers w/ Kracker. Date: 29 November 1974 Tickets: $4.00 (general admission) Attendance: (unknown) Notes: The first concert…
Western Michigan University history professor and associate dean in WMU’s College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Ed Martini; WMU chemistry…
Oscar Buckhout, pioneer produce merchant in Kalamazoo, shipped the first load of commercial celery from what would soon be known…
Award-winning Nashville-based Michigan native Joe Nolan performed on the Central Library portico as part of Art Hop, June 5, 2009…
Local resident using maps in the Local History Room. Photo: Kristin Beadle. The Local History Room owns many different kinds of maps. Atlases…
Curious about the history of your house? Do you know who inhabited your home before you? What did your home…
“Michigan’s Underground Railroad” (1987) – Local historian Mary Jane Swartz tours the underground railroad house in Schoolcraft, and tells how…
Obituaries should honor the past, preserve it for the future, and give comfort in the present – but they’re tough…
Arguably one of the most impactful businesses in Kalamazoo from the 1860s until the 1890s was the contractor duo of…
Another look at the Territory of Michigan from 1805 until 1837, when Michigan was admitted into the Union as the…
Join Restorative Justice Trainers Molly Mechtenberg and Ruth Garcia (Gryphon Place) as they discuss the historical, cultural, and systemic policies…
There are three main sections to the vertical file in the Local History Room: the Subject File, the Name File,…
Lynn Houghton, regional history curator at Western Michigan University’s Archives and Regional History Collections and co-author of Kalamazoo: Lost and…
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Information on authors and literary movements and themes, includes Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography and Contemporary Literary Criticism.
Biographical information of contemporary & historical figures.