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Black History

Civic Black Theatre

Founded in 1978, the Civic Black Theatre (CBT) “recognized a need” for “black theater” in Kalamazoo. According to WMU faculty…

Towns

Yorkville

Yorkville was once a bustling pioneer town located in Ross Township, near the outlet of Gull Lake. Few identifying features…

Climax Township

Harmony School

Location: District #3 – Section 8, south side of O Avenue, east of 38th Street. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by…

Business

Lull Carriage Company

A century ago, many of those people who were “dashing through the snow” were probably doing so in one-horse open sleighs produced…

Pavilion Township

Briggs School

Location: District #5 – Section 29, east side of 26th Street between RS and S Avenues. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published…

Alamo Township

Finch School

Location: (#1 Fractional District, with Cooper Twp) – section 1, northwest corner of  B Avenue &  12th Street. Kalamazoo County 1890,…

Databases

Home Improvement Reference Center

Through a collection of comprehensive full-text content, this database provides users with detailed, user-friendly “how-to” information covering a variety of…

Newspapers.com

Newspapers.com is the largest online newspaper archive consisting of 493 million+ pages of historical newspapers from 11,800+ newspapers from around…

History Reference Center

Covering both U.S. and world history topics, History Reference Center is a full-text database featuring historical reference books, magazines, journals…

NoveList K-8 Plus

NoveList K-8 Plus is a trusted source of read-alike recommendations specifically for younger readers. It helps kids find books that…

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