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KPL’s Local History Minute! is a new videos series that features noteworthy collection titles, local history materials, and helpful research…
North side of East Main Street (Michigan Avenue), east of Burdick Street (109 East Main Street). Floorplans for this site…
The Vine Area Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 16 August 1983.
During the nineteenth century, Kalamazoo was home to some of the fastest trotting tracks in the nation, but this popular…
Lynn Houghton will continue Michigan’s colorful history with this next session which will cover the state from the end of…
Kalamazoo Public Library will celebrate its 150th Anniversary in the fall of 2022. We are asking our community to join…
Author Marianne Novak Houston and photographer Anthony B. Graves discuss “On the Street,” a collection of poems and prose, which…
Can a potato really power a lightbulb? Find out first-hand! Best for grades 3–5.
KPL would like to thank all who attended Eastwood’s 113th celebration. The turnout was impressive, and the evening was filled…
KPL TV: Teen Filmmaker Festival
The 9th Annual Teen Filmmaker Festival features the best teen-produced and directed films of 2012. Films must be produced by…
Favorable reports about the climate and resources in Michigan, along with low prices for cash payments, enticed many eastern families…
Alamo Center School 1893. Photo courtesy of Alamo Township Museum.
Madcat, Kane & Maxwell Street (Shari Kane, guitar and vocals; Peter Madcat Ruth, harmonica and vocals; Mark Schrock, bass and…
Demolished in August of 1978, the Kalamazoo Armory Building (aka Michigan Armory Building) stood at 162 E. Water Street for…
The story of Kalamazoo’s oldest house is also one about the mobility of 19th century properties. Built in 1837-1838 for…
“Women of Early Kalamazoo” (1987) – From the historic Ladies Library Association building, Larry Massie and Lynn Houghton describe the…
Lynn Houghton, co-author of “Kalamazoo: Lost and Found,” examines the variety of architectural styles that are found in Kalamazoo’s Stuart…
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The history of the Baptists in Kalamazoo begins in the spring of 1826 when the Reverend Leonard Slater preached many…
Tamarack School Class Photo 1954 Tamarack School (Alamo Township), Kalamazoo County, MI 1954 (photo dated 3 November 1954) Left Row: from…
Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information and opinions on hundreds of…
Covering both U.S. and world history topics, History Reference Center is a full-text database featuring historical reference books, magazines, journals…
MyHeritage is the leading destination to discover, share and preserve your family history. Trusted by millions of families, its global…
Ancestry allows family researchers to search through a database comprised of an array of public records. Provided via ProQuest, includes…
Search Kalamazoo and Michigan history with The Kalamazoo Gazette Collection. Coverage from 1837 through current. Explore current and archived issues…