KPL Videos: culture — Kalamazoo Public Library

Art in Early Kalamazoo

“Art in Early Kalamazoo” (1987) – From an historic Kalamazoo home, Lynn Houghton talks about early Kalamazoo art and artists. These programs were made possible by a Michigan Sesquicentennial grant…

Recorded 01/01/1987

Categories: Archival Films & Video; Kalamazoo History

Tags: culture; history; kalamazoo

Candace Anderson Sings about Early Michigan Women

“Candace Anderson Sings about Early Michigan Women” (1987) – This popular folksinger sings songs she has written based on the diaries of Michigan women. These programs were made possible by…

Recorded 01/01/1987

Categories: Archival Films & Video; Michigan History

Tags: culture; history; michigan; music; women

“Women of Early Kalamazoo” (1987) – From the historic Ladies Library Association building, Larry Massie and Lynn Houghton describe the contributions of several early Kalamazoo women. These programs were made…

Recorded 01/01/1987

Categories: Archival Films & Video; Kalamazoo History

Tags: culture; history; kalamazoo; women

Death and Dying in Early Kalamazoo

“Death and Dying in Early Kalamazoo” (1987) – Larry Massie tours the Mountain Home Cemetery and describes early burial customs; Lynn Houghton and Annette Conti tell about funeral and mourning…

Recorded 01/01/1987

Categories: Archival Films & Video; Kalamazoo History

Tags: culture; history; kalamazoo

Early Kalamazoo: How Kalamazoo Had Fun

“How Kalamazoo Had Fun” (1987) – Larry Massie and Lynn Houghton talk about what people did for entertainment in the 1800s. These programs were made possible by a Michigan Sesquicentennial…

Recorded 01/01/1987

Categories: Archival Films & Video; Kalamazoo History

Tags: culture; history; kalamazoo

Early Kalamazoo: A Look into Grandma's Kitchen

Larry Massie describes kitchen artifacts from the 1800s while his wife Priscilla prepares recipes from early Kalamazoo cookbooks. These programs were made possible by a Michigan Sesquicentennial grant from the Michigan…

Recorded 01/01/1987

Categories: Archival Films & Video; Kalamazoo History

Tags: culture; food; history; kalamazoo; women

Kalamazoo in Literature

“Kalamazoo in Literature” (1987) – Popular author and historian Larry Massie talks about early Kalamazoo poets and authors, and displays artifacts from his collection. These programs were made possible by…

Recorded 01/01/1987

Categories: Archival Films & Video; Kalamazoo History

Tags: author; culture; history; kalamazoo; poetry; writing

Log Cabin Life in Early Kalamazoo

“Log Cabin Life in Early Kalamazoo” (1987) – Restoration specialist Annette Conti and Richard Roosenberg of the Kalamazoo Nature Center show us what log cabin life was like for the…

Recorded 01/01/1987

Categories: Archival Films & Video; Kalamazoo History

Tags: agriculture; architecture; culture; history; kalamazoo

Early Kalamazoo: Life on the Delano Farm

Annette Conti takes us on a tour of the Delano farmhouse and talks about life on an early Kalamazoo area farm.

Recorded 01/01/1987

Categories: Archival Films & Video; Kalamazoo History

Tags: culture; history; kalamazoo

1980 Kalamazoo Tornado

Video coverage of the May 13, 1980, tornado in downtown Kalamazoo.

Recorded 05/13/1980

Categories: Archival Films & Video; Kalamazoo History; Michigan History

Tags: culture; education; history; kalamazoo

Strong's Bakery in Kalamazoo (1942-1956)

An old silent home movie shows how Arlene Strong got started in the bakery business in Kalamazoo’s Oakwood Neighborhood during the early 1940s. Beginning with the small kitchen blender and…

Recorded 05/14/1940

Categories: Archival Films & Video; Kalamazoo History

Tags: business; culture; food; history; kalamazoo; women

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Art in Early Kalamazoo

Candace Anderson Sings about Early Michigan Women

Women of Early Kalamazoo

Death and Dying in Early Kalamazoo

Early Kalamazoo: How Kalamazoo Had Fun

Early Kalamazoo: A Look into Grandma's Kitchen

Kalamazoo in Literature

Log Cabin Life in Early Kalamazoo

Early Kalamazoo: Life on the Delano Farm

1980 Kalamazoo Tornado

Strong's Bakery in Kalamazoo (1942-1956)