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Benjamin Austin was fourteen when he settled with his family in Portage in 1833. At sixteen he moved to Kalamazoo to…
From as early as 1877 or before, Kalamazoo’s leading African American baseball players were forming independent teams and successfully squaring…
Location: District #5 – Section 9, southwest corner of UV Avenue and 29th Street. (1890 map shows northwest corner) Kalamazoo County…
There are few people who have contributed as much to the city of Kalamazoo as Charles B. Hays. He was…
Artist(s): The Chambers Brothers w/ Kracker. Date: 29 November 1974 Tickets: $4.00 (general admission) Attendance: (unknown) Notes: The first concert…
Larry Massie describes kitchen artifacts from the 1800s while his wife Priscilla prepares recipes from early Kalamazoo cookbooks. These programs were…
Edmond S. Rankin, one-time Mayor of the city, came to Plainwell with his parents in 1870 when he was nine.…
Barbed wire. Mustard gas. Machine-gun fire. No man's land. Colonel Joseph Burchnall Westnedge faced these deadly challenges daily as he…
Enjoy extended performances from the memorable Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee from the evening of Wednesday, November 15, 2023. Deep gratitude…
Dr. Homer Stryker is Kalamazoo’s most famous physician. He was an orthopedic surgeon, inventor, and businessman, best known for his inventions…
Pioneer Cemetery (South West Street) (Westnedge Park) Location: East side of South Westnedge between Ranney Street and Park Place. Status: Inactive, converted…
Wesley Stace (John Wesley Harding) at Kalamazoo Public Library, February 17, 2010
Kalamazoo Public Library and Kalamazoo Youth Development Network discuss Reclaiming Community: Race and the Uncertain Future of Youth Work by…
Join us for a special online tour of local artist Patrick Hershberger’s studio!
Can a potato really power a lightbulb? Find out first-hand! Best for grades 3–5.
Location: South of Jewish Riverside on Riverview Drive. Status: Inactive Photo: Beth Timmerman, 2010
YA author Gretchen McNeil gave an insightful presentation in the Van Deusen Room during her Kalamazoo visit. She spoke at…
In 2009, journalist and screenwriter Drew Philp bought a ruined house in Detroit for $500. In the years that followed,…
The Danemans: Ashley Gonzalez Daneman, voice; Benje Daneman, trumpet; Jeremy Siskind, piano; Tom Knific, bass; Christian Euman, drums. Kalamazoo Public…
As part of the library’s 150th-anniversary celebration, KPL’s Keith Howard takes a close look at the origins of the Washington…
Explora is EBSCO's research interface designed specifically for students and educators. The secondary school version features relevant and reliable content and easy-to-use functionality…
NoveList K-8 Plus is a trusted source of read-alike recommendations specifically for younger readers. It helps kids find books that…
Search Kalamazoo and Michigan history with The Kalamazoo Gazette Collection. Coverage from 1837 through current. Explore current and archived issues…
Something About the Author Online brings you comprehensive online access to all volumes of Gale's award-wining reference set, Something About…
This full-text database provides a historically rich collection of hundreds of thousands of classic and contemporary poems, as well as…