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KPL TV: Writers’ Block: Local Authors
Lydia McGrew: Hidden in Plain View
Kalamazoo Public Library presents Writers’ Block, a forum where independently published local writers can tell the world about their work.…
Presented by Lynn Houghton
Take a look back at the decade of the 1870s in the Village of Kalamazoo where a lot occurred including…
Shakespeare Company
The Shakespeare Company has been a leading manufacturer and supplier of fishing equipment and other sporting goods since it was…
glowfriends @ kpl - mandarin
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glowfriends @ kpl - all comes down
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glowfriends @ kpl - real careers
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glowfriends @ kpl - all gone goodbye
glowfriends @ kpl - aurora
glowfriends @ kpl - to say what i can't say
glowfriends @ KPL
With three albums and one EP to their credit, plus tour dates throughout the US and UK, glowfriends (April Morris,…
Plank Roads
As railroads expanded across the state of Michigan in the 1850s, those not adjacent to railroad lines still hoped to…
Michigan History: From Territory to Statehood
Presented Monday, May 21, 2018, at Kalamazoo Public Library. Another look at the Territory of Michigan from 1805 until 1837,…
Fund Development Policy
Print Version (PDF) Purpose The purpose of fund development for the Kalamazoo Public Library (KPL) is to secure funds for…
Microfilm
See also: Area Newspapers Censuses Michigan: 1820–1930, plus soundexes for 1880–1920. Printed indexes available for 1820–1870. The only available index for…
Walter Dean Myers @ Powell Branch Library
The late Walter Dean Myers, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, talked about his work and answered questions. Powell Branch…
Introduction to an Initial Inventory of Historic Sites and Buildings in Kalamazoo
This report was converted from a typewritten document to a digital text document in September 2004. Other than punctuation and…
Belfast Gin @ KPL (part 1)
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Belfast Gin @ KPL
Belfast Gin creates a sound unique to the Celtic genre with an almost classic rock feel—a music category they call…
Black Lives Matter
Dear Kalamazoo, The tragic events that have taken place over the last week have left us truly breathless. How do…
Strong's Bakery in Kalamazoo (1942-1956)
An old silent home movie shows how Arlene Strong got started in the bakery business in Kalamazoo’s Oakwood Neighborhood during…
Phillips Brothers
Of all the dance orchestras and concert ensembles that Kalamazoo produced during the 19th century, the Phillips Brothers’ Orchestra was…
Kalamazoo Public Library's Local History Minute! - The History Of Your Home
Curious about the history of your house? Do you know who inhabited your home before you? What did your home…
Meet the Brewmasters from Arcadia Ales
Arcadia Brewing Company was established in 1996 as a microbrewery specializing in handcrafted, British-style ales. In 2014, Arcadia opened a…
Colored School
Bird’s-eye-view lithograph, 1867-1868. Kalamazoo Valley Museum One of the more puzzling events in the history of Kalamazoo’s public school district…
Day School
Location: Northeast corner of CD Avenue and 46th Street. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm. C. Sauer. Local History Room Compiled…
Embracing Forgiveness
Andrew Collins, a former Benton Harbor cop, falsified evidence in a case that sent Jameel McGee to prison for four…
Whiskey Before Breakfast @ KPL
Music from the Celtic tradition including jigs, reels, hornpipes and all manner tunes and songs from Kalamazoo’s own Whiskey Before…
Databases
Newspapers.com
Newspapers.com is the largest online newspaper archive consisting of 493 million+ pages of historical newspapers from 11,800+ newspapers from around…
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…
Newspaper Source Plus
Newspaper Source Plus provides a full-text digital collection of the world's major news content. It includes millions of articles from…
Literature Criticism Online
For students, researchers, history buffs and literature lovers, there’s no better source than Literature Criticism Online to discover commentary on…
Legal Information Reference Center
Legal Information Reference Center is an online database designed to assist the general public in legal matters of all kinds.…
