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As railroads expanded across the state of Michigan in the 1850s, those not adjacent to railroad lines still hoped to…
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Michael Zadoorian, author of The Leisure Seeker, visited KPL’s Central Library on July 22, 2009.
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KPL TV: Teen Filmmaker Festival
The 10th Annual Teen Filmmaker Festival, held at the State Theatre in Kalamazoo, MI, on February 24, 2013, featured the…
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The Michigan and Huron Institute was granted a charter from the territorial legislature of Michigan on 22 April 1833. Now,…
Sources and general information about the early schools in Schoolcraft Township, including an 1880 sketch about the township's first schools.
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KPL TV: Writers’ Block: Local Authors
Kalamazoo Public Library presents Writers’ Block, a forum where independently published local writers can tell the world about their work.…
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