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Religion

St. Augustine's

After Kalamazoo was organized and chartered in 1829, it took three years before the first Catholic mass was said in…

Oshtemo Township

Findley School

Location: Section 23, north side of KL Avenue between 8th and 9th Streets. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm. C. Sauer.…

Women’s History

Tyson, Grace

From the final decades of the nineteenth century into the midst of the “roaring twenties,” Grace Tyson, a child actress…

KPL TV: Music & Concerts

Drew Nelson @ KPL

Singer/songwriter/storyteller Drew Nelson at Kalamazoo Public Library during Art Hop, June 2010.

KPL TV: Music & Concerts

Joe Wang and the Test Pilots @ KPL

“Album oriented power pop for people with a brain” from Joe Wang and the Test Pilots at Kalamazoo Public Library’s…

KPL TV: Teen Filmmaker Festival

Teen Filmmaker Festival 2013

The 10th Annual Teen Filmmaker Festival, held at the State Theatre in Kalamazoo, MI, on February 24, 2013, featured the…

KPL TV: Kalamazoo History

Kalamazoo in World War I

A 1995 documentary in eleven parts by Tom George, MD, about Kalamazoo’s efforts in World War I (11 parts).

Buildings

Bowers Building

Photo by Kanti Sandhu, from Kalamazoo: The Place Behind the Products, p. 219 Situated at 610 W. Willard Street, the…

Databases

Heritage Quest Online

HeritageQuest® Online is a comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, convenient research…

Local Information Database

Kalamazoo Public Library maintains a wealth of current and historical information about area citizens, organizations, businesses, buildings, events, plus local,…

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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