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Houses

Justus Burdick House

The story of Kalamazoo’s oldest house is also one about the mobility of 19th century properties. Built in 1837-1838 for…

Biographies

denBleyker, Harry

Harry denBleyker was one of the most successful realtors in Kalamazoo. From 1911 until his sudden death in 1920, he…

Immigrants

Germans in Kalamazoo

Germans and Enterprise From its inception, Kalamazoo has always been a place comprised of people from diverse cultural, religious and…

Music

Frank E. Holton

Among the leading musicians of the late nineteenth century, Frank Holton emerged from humble West Michigan roots to become not…

General Topics

Blizzard of 1967

Eleven years to the day before “The Great Blizzard of 1978,” a massive winter storm of historic proportion engulfed the…

Civil War

James I. Follett

Military service became something of a tradition in James Follett’s family. His paternal grandfather served in the Revolutionary War. James…

Databases

LitFINDER

Poetry index of 600,000 poems with 50,000 full text. Short Story Finder offers full text, explanations, biographies. Over 1,000 complete…

Explora for Middle Schools

Magazines and reference books for middle school students. Includes thousands of biographies and primary source documents. Subjects include history, current…

Science Reference Center

Designed to meet every student researcher's needs, Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, encyclopedias,…

Ancestry Library

Ancestry allows family researchers to search through a database comprised of an array of public records. Provided via ProQuest, includes…

PebbleGo

PebbleGo is a curricular content hub specifically designed for K-3 students. Packed with informational articles, ready-made activities, and literacy supports…

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