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TWISTER!

On Tuesday, 13 May 1980, a tornado struck the heart of Kalamazoo, Michigan. First touching down at 4 pm eight…

ONEplace

12.2.19

Maybe I am alone (but the reason I am writing this is because I suspect I am not). Over the…

KPL TV: Music & Concerts

Mark Sahlgren @ KPL

On March 1, 2009, musician and co-host of WMUK’s Grassroots Mark Sahlgren joined friends Lorraine Caron and Darcy Wilkin at Kalamazoo…

Buildings

Interurban Building

Located on the east side of Portage Street (169-171), just north of E. South Street, the Interurban Building stands today,…

KPL TV: Authors @ KPL

Rick Bragg in Kalamazoo

On the evening of April 24, 2009, Kalamazoo Public Library hosted author Rick Bragg, the highlight of the library’s 2009…

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USS Kalamazoo

The name “Kalamazoo” has graced U.S. Navy ships in several eras. The most recent was the USS KALAMAZOO (AOR6), a U.S.…

Oshtemo Township

Liberty School

Location: District #4 Fractional – Section 3, southeast corner of G Avenue and 7th Street. Kalamazoo County 1890, Published by Wm.…

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Children’s Home

Children’s Home, Kalamazoo Gazette Archives, c. 1900 Officially incorporated in 1888, after several years of varying states of operation, the…

KPL TV: Music & Concerts

Kalamazoo Academy of Rock @ KPL

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 was an evening of the best youth-produced rock music in the area at Kalamazoo Public Library…

Black History

Phillips Brothers

Of all the dance orchestras and concert ensembles that Kalamazoo produced during the 19th century, the Phillips Brothers’ Orchestra was…

Databases

Ancestry Library

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

Fold3 Library Edition

Fold3 provides convenient access to military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who…

Explora for Middle Schools

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

Newspapers.com

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

Consumer Health Information--Spanish

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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