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An Dro @ KPL

Irish melodies, medieval French songs, Breton dance tunes, Scandinavian refrains, Appalachian influences, Latin rhythms, African grooves – traditional acoustic music…

Business

LaVal Records

During the 1960s and 1970s, Vic Taylor's Kalamazoo-based "LaVal Records" was a big name in popular entertainment, especially among lovers…

General Topics

Blizzard of 1967

Eleven years to the day before “The Great Blizzard of 1978,” a massive winter storm of historic proportion engulfed the…

Parks

LaCrone, William L.

William L. Lacrone William L. LaCrone’s influential tenure as the superintendent of the city’s parks and forestry division (1911-1935) was…

Religion

People's Church

The People's Church, affiliated with the Unitarian-Universalist Association, took root in Kalamazoo almost in spite of itself. In 1855, when…

Business

Michigan Buggy Company

Few things better illustrate Kalamazoo’s rapid growth during the late nineteenth century than the rise of the city’s carriage industry.…

Education

Dawntreader School

The Parkway Program Model The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, published in 1952, is a high fantasy novel for children…

Maps

Maps

Local resident using maps in the Local History Room. Photo: Kristin Beadle. The Local History Room owns many different kinds of maps. Atlases…

Databases

Worldbook Online

World Book Online helps information seekers of all ages find the content they need at the correct reading level. World…

Explora for Elementary Schools

Explora is EBSCO's research interface designed specifically for students and educators. The elementary school version highlights relevant, reliable, and age-appropriate content that's easy and fun…

Explora for Middle Schools

Magazines and reference books for middle school students. Includes thousands of biographies and primary source documents. Subjects include history, current…

Britannica School

Suite of Britannica School resources at four levels - Learning Zone, Elementary, Middle, and High. School code is MeL5. Each…

Consumer Health Information

Consumer Health Information offers detailed answers to the 200 most-commonly-asked health questions. Supporting the needs of patrons and patients, these…

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