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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…

KPL TV: Music & Concerts

Steppin' In It Again @ KPL

To celebrate KPL’s 50th free concert, Steppin’ In It (Joshua Davis, Joe Wilson, Andy Wilson, Dominic John Suchyta), the band…

KPL TV: Music & Concerts

Greater Kalamazoo Dixieland Society Jazz Band @ KPL

The five-piece band treated those in attendance to over an hour of traditional New Orleans Dixieland interspersed with information about…

Ross Township

Tyler School

Location: Section 3, northeast corner of B Avenue and 44th Street. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm. C. Sauer. Local History…

KPL TV: Authors @ KPL

Jaimy Gordon @ KPL

2010 National Book Award-winning author and Western Michigan University professor of English Jaimy Gordon reads from her latest novel, “Lord…

KPL TV: Kalamazoo History

Kalamazoo '76 - Digitally Restored 2016 Edition

Kalamazoo '76

In 1976, the “showcase” of Kalamazoo’s commemoration of the nation’s Bicentennial was a 3-screen multi-image slide show. This 53-minute program…

Oshtemo Township

Potter School

Location: District #7 – Section 3, north side of H Avenue between 6th and 9th Streets. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by…

Biographies

Westnedge, Joseph B.

Barbed wire. Mustard gas. Machine-gun fire. No man's land. Colonel Joseph Burchnall Westnedge faced these deadly challenges daily as he…

Richland Township

(unknown)

Location: Section 11, southeast corner of BC Avenue and M-43. Photo by Sarah Hultmark, c. 1981, History Room Photo File P-1281.  …

Databases

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…

LitFINDER

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

Literature Criticism Online

For students, researchers, history buffs and literature lovers, there’s no better source than Literature Criticism Online to discover commentary on…

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