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Michigan, My Michigan: History of this State IV

The history of Michigan is interesting, fascinating and filled with twists and turns. Join Lynn Houghton for a multi-session journey looking at all aspects of Michigan’s growth and development from…

Recorded 09/20/2018

Categories: Authors @ KPL; Michigan History

Tags: author; history; michigan

Michigan, My Michigan: History of this State III

Another look at the Territory of Michigan from 1805 until 1837, when Michigan was admitted into the Union as the 26th state. Kalamazoo historian Lynn Houghton looks at various aspects…

Recorded 05/21/2018

Categories: Authors @ KPL; Michigan History

Tags: author; history; michigan

Red Terror in Kalamazoo

The Shakespeare Company, a leading manufacturer and supplier of fishing equipment and other sporting goods, was founded in Kalamazoo in 1897. Local historian Tom Dietz recounts the surprising story of…

Recorded 05/10/2018

Categories: Kalamazoo History; Michigan History

Tags: business; history; kalamazoo; michigan

Michigan, My Michigan: History of this State II

Kalamazoo historian Lynn Houghton looks at various aspects of Michigan’s growth and development from its early beginnings to recent years looking at events, topics, trends, themes and people, all of…

Recorded 04/16/2018

Categories: Authors @ KPL; Michigan History

Tags: author; history; michigan

Classified: Who in the World is Merze Tate?

Kalamazoo author and publisher Sonya Bernard-Hollins discusses her latest book about Merze Tate (1905-1996), grandchild of the first Negro settlers in Mecosta County, and a graduate of Western State Teacher’s…

Recorded 04/09/2018

Categories: Authors @ KPL; Michigan History

Tags: author; black history; history; michigan

Kalamazoo’s Colored School (1861-1871)

Among the many mysteries in Kalamazoo’s history was the existence of a separate school for the community’s African-American children, located on North Street between 1861 and 1871. Lynn Houghton, Regional…

Recorded 02/27/2018

Categories: Authors @ KPL; Kalamazoo History; Timely Topics

Tags: author; black history; education; history; kalamazoo; segregation

Ordinary Men: Perpetrators, Bystanders, and Victims in the Holocaust

Our stereotypical image of the Holocaust is of villainous Nazi soldiers killing Jewish victims in gas chambers. However, historical research has shown that much of the killing was perpetrated by…

Recorded 01/29/2018

Categories: Timely Topics

Tags: culture; history

Welcome to Kalamazoo, 1917

What was Kalamazoo like 100 years ago, and what was going on around town? With the Kalamazoo Gazette for our time machine, Kalamazoo librarian Ruth Wilson leads the audience through…

Recorded 12/12/2017

Categories: Kalamazoo History

Tags: culture; history

Lydia McGrew: Hidden in Plain View

Kalamazoo Public Library presents Writers’ Block, a forum where independently published local writers can tell the world about their work. This episode features author Lydia McGrew who discusses her book,…

Recorded 07/19/2017

Categories: Writers’ Block: Local Authors

Tags: author; history; religion

I Remember Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo’s Historic Preservation Coordinator, Sharon Ferraro, working with her 95-year-old dad, retired professional photographer, Lance Ferraro, walk us inside Kalamazoo’s historic facades and sites, with remembrances from the 1920s to…

Recorded 02/23/2017

Categories: Kalamazoo History

Tags: culture; history; kalamazoo

History of the House of David

Archivist and historian David Kohrman traces the development, faith, and business pursuits of the Israelite House of David from their arrival in Benton Harbor (MI) in 1903 to the present…

Recorded 09/29/2016

Categories: Authors @ KPL; Michigan History

Tags: culture; history; michigan; religion

The Library Ladies of Kalamazoo

Authors of the new book “The Library Ladies of Kalamazoo: Their Home and History” tell how they collaborated to create a beautifully designed 220-page pictorial guide of the oldest women’s…

Recorded 09/22/2016

Categories: Kalamazoo History

Tags: architecture; culture; history; kalamazoo; women

The Library Ladies of Kalamazoo

Authors of the new book The Library Ladies of Kalamazoo: Their Home and History tell how they collaborated to create a beautifully designed 220-page pictorial guide of the oldest women’s…

Recorded 09/22/2016

Categories: Kalamazoo History

Tags: culture; education; history; kalamazoo

A History of Coloma, Michigan: From ‘Shingle Diggins’ to Today

Chelsea Eskander from the North Berrien Historical Society and Michigan author Rick Rasmussen emphasize the unique characteristics of the community of Coloma, Michigan, with an overview of the history of…

Recorded 03/16/2016

Categories: Authors @ KPL; Michigan History

Tags: author; history; michigan

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Story of the Orphan Trains

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Story of the Orphan Trains & the Making of the Novel. Reading Together 2016 author Christina Baker Kline is the author of the #1 New…

Recorded 03/07/2016

Categories: Authors @ KPL

Tags: author; culture; history; reading together; writing

Fascinating Kalamazoo Women

There are many women in Kalamazoo who have played a role in our history. Lynn Houghton, Regional History Curator at the Western Michigan University Archives and Regional History Collections, and…

Recorded 02/25/2016

Categories: Authors @ KPL; Kalamazoo History

Tags: author; culture; history; women

Michigan County by County

Barbara VanderMolen, author of “Discovering Michigan County by County,” shares fun filled facts and stories about every county in the state of Michigan.

Recorded 01/19/2016

Categories: Authors @ KPL; Michigan History

Tags: author; culture; education; history; michigan

Mail Order Homes: Catalog and Kit Homes of Michigan

Kit houses were a type of housing that was largely developed in the state of Michigan throughout the first half of the 20th century. Michigan was home to the Aladdin…

Recorded 11/02/2015

Categories: Michigan History

Tags: architecture; history; michigan

How to Write Your Own Obituary

Obituaries should honor the past, preserve it for the future, and give comfort in the present – but they’re tough to write at the last minute. Kalamazoo Public Library Information…

Recorded 10/15/2015

Categories: Instructional

Tags: culture; genealogy; history; writing

How to Write Your Own Obituary (or anyone else's)

Obituaries should honor the past, preserve it for the future, and give comfort in the present – but they’re tough to write at the last minute. Kalamazoo Public Library Information…

Recorded 10/15/2015

Categories: Information; Timely Topics

Tags: history; writing

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Michigan, My Michigan: History of this State IV

Michigan, My Michigan: History of this State III

Red Terror in Kalamazoo

Michigan, My Michigan: History of this State II

Classified: Who in the World is Merze Tate?

Kalamazoo’s Colored School (1861-1871)

Ordinary Men: Perpetrators, Bystanders, and Victims in the Holocaust

Welcome to Kalamazoo, 1917

Lydia McGrew: Hidden in Plain View

I Remember Kalamazoo

History of the House of David

The Library Ladies of Kalamazoo

The Library Ladies of Kalamazoo

A History of Coloma, Michigan: From ‘Shingle Diggins’ to Today

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Story of the Orphan Trains

Fascinating Kalamazoo Women

Michigan County by County

Mail Order Homes: Catalog and Kit Homes of Michigan

How to Write Your Own Obituary

How to Write Your Own Obituary (or anyone else's)