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Immigrants

denBleyker, Paulus

Paulus denBleyker, his family and employees were among the first Dutch pioneers to settle in Kalamazoo. In 1846 Rev. Albertus…

KPL TV: Music & Concerts

The BMF Band @ KPL

Barn-burning, high-octane blues, classic soul, R&B hits, and inspired originals from Bryan Michael Fischer and the band at Central Library,…

Houses

Lustron Homes

Lustron Home ad, c.1947 “The Lustron home was an enameled-steel prefabricated house that was immensely popular and highly promoted during…

Business

Burdick Hotel

The origins of hospitality on the present site of the Radisson Plaza Hotel date to August 1850 when construction of…

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The Mickeys @ KPL

Identical twins Amy Sherman and Julie Peebles front the acoustic foursome known as the Mickeys, Central Library, January 18, 2012…

Black History

Johnson, Pauline Byrd

Pauline Byrd Johnson was many things: an outspoken critic of forced desegregation policies, an active member of the Kalamazoo Republican…

Music

Fischer’s Exposition Orchestra

Kalamazoo has long had a strong connection with the production and performance of music. Since the mid-nineteenth century, local, nationally-recognized,…

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Legal Source

Providing indexing and full-text coverage of the most respected scholarly law journals, Legal Source is the authoritative database for current…

Art & Architecture Source

Art & Architecture Source is the largest full-text art research database covering fine, decorative and commercial art, as well as…

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