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Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, libraries have been an essential lifeline to communities coping with the unprecedented challenges we’ve all faced.…

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Humphrey Brothers

Three brothers from Kalamazoo made a major impact on the modern world with a series of inventions, including a home…

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Checker Motors

27 July 1999 was a bittersweet day in the history of New York City. It was the last day of…

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Kalamazoo’s government has had several homes over the years. The first structure built for the purpose was Corporation Hall, which…

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

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Whitten, Anna L.

In 1999, Anna Whitten received the Women of Achievement Award from the YWCA of Kalamazoo. In their brochure for the…

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Rocket Languages is an award-winning, interactive online language learning system. Users can learn conversational language at their own pace. Languages…

Heritage Quest Online

HeritageQuest® Online is a comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, convenient research…

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