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Biographies

Doubleday, Abner D.

Mistaken Identity Abner D. Doubleday, c.1880s In 1929, the Kalamazoo Gazette published an article with the headline: “Cousin of former…

Local History

Class Photo 195?

Tamarack School Class Photo 1950s Tamarack School (Alamo Township), Kalamazoo County, MI c.1950s (exact date is uncertain) Left Row: from front:…

Planned Gifts

Planned Gifts

Occasionally, devoted library patrons wish to ensure the library’s future ability to provide exceptional services by making a planned gift…

KPL TV: Kalamazoo History

The KPL Story (1998)

The KPL Story

A 1998 mini-documentary about the library’s renovation project, featuring architect David Milling, artist Michael Hayden, and others. Includes two television…

KPL TV: Michigan History

Asylum for the Insane

A History of the Kalamazoo State Hospital, presented by Dr. William A. Decker, M.D., at Kalamazoo Public Library, November 5,…

Databases

Newspapers.com

Newspapers.com is the largest online newspaper archive consisting of 493 million+ pages of historical newspapers from 11,800+ newspapers from around…

Alt HealthWatch

Alt HealthWatch is a full-text alternative health research database focused on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and…

MasterFILE Complete

MasterFILE Complete offers the largest collection of popular full-text magazines, reference books and other highly-regarded sources from the world's leading…

Britannica School

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

Ancestry Library

Ancestry allows family researchers to search through a database comprised of an array of public records. Provided via ProQuest, includes…

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