KPL Videos: history — Kalamazoo Public Library

Stuart Neighborhood History

Dr. Sharon Carlson, historian and neighborhood resident, shares her extensive knowledge of the Stuart Neighborhood history and founding families. Presented at Kalamazoo Public Library.

Recorded 05/01/2013

Categories: Kalamazoo History

Tags: history; kalamazoo

Historian Tom Buettner explains why 27 million people attended the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair (World’s Columbian Exposition) and describes Michigan’s exhibits in his slide show. Presented Wednesday, May 9, 2012,…

Recorded 05/09/2012

Categories: Information; Michigan History

Tags: history; michigan

African American Newspapers in Genealogical Research

Family historian and lecturer Tim Pinnick, whose 25 years experience includes work in all the major U.S. repositories, explains how to find and effectively use African American newspapers in genealogical…

Recorded 05/06/2012

Categories: Information; Instructional; Michigan History

Tags: black history; education; genealogy; history

Margean Gladysz: "A Spy on the Bus"

Friends of Kalamazoo Public Library presented a spirited talk by author Margean Gladysz about her fascinating memoir “A Spy on the Bus” at Central Library, April 14, 2012. PBS NewsHour…

Recorded 04/14/2012

Categories: Authors @ KPL; Michigan History

Tags: author; culture; history; michigan; women

Tour of World Literature

Elizabeth Amidon, English professor at Western Michigan University, guides a world tour of authors and books that capture what’s going on in other parts of the globe, or stories told…

Recorded 04/05/2011

Categories: Information; Timely Topics

Tags: culture; history; reading together; writing

Rebuilding Burundi

Former U.S. Congressman and Kalamazoo City Commissioner Dr. Howard Wolpe, the Clinton and Obama administrations’ special envoy to Africa’s Great Lakes region, discusses his work at the Woodrow Wilson Center’s…

Recorded 03/29/2011

Categories: Information; Timely Topics

Tags: culture; education; history

History of Burundi and Rwanda

Kalamazoo College African studies professor Joseph Bangura presents a geopolitical survey of Burundi and Rwanda, including pre-colonial and colonial history, civil wars and current events. A Reading Together event at…

Recorded 03/14/2011

Categories: Information; Timely Topics

Tags: culture; education; history; reading together

Dan Johnson: Motor City Shakedown

Author Dan Johnson discusses his first novel, The Detroit Electric Scheme, a Booklist Top Ten First Crime Novel, and his second mystery, Motor City Shakedown, a 2012 Michigan Notable Book…

Recorded 02/07/2011

Categories: Authors @ KPL; Michigan History

Tags: author; culture; history; michigan

Lost and Found: Shipwrecks of West Michigan

Valerie van Heest, local shipwreck hunter, award winning author, and member of the Women Divers Hall of Fame, presented Lost and Found: Shipwrecks of West Michigan at Kalamazoo Public Library,…

Recorded 05/05/2010

Categories: Authors @ KPL; Michigan History

Tags: author; history; michigan

Kalamazoo Ladies Library Association History

Kalamazoo Public Library hosted a program highlighting the history of the Ladies Library Association and its amazing landmark building as part of the This Old Building series. Dr. Sharon Carlson,…

Recorded 11/12/2009

Categories: Kalamazoo History

Tags: architecture; culture; history; kalamazoo

Vine Neighborhood History

One of Kalamazoo’s first lady doctors, a house that moved – twice, little farms, carriage barns, rich people, insane asylum attendants, a cemetery, a fairground, a pie factory and a…

Recorded 06/24/2009

Categories: Kalamazoo History

Tags: architecture; culture; history; kalamazoo

Vine Neighborhood Architecture

Kalamazoos Vine neighborhood boasts a rich history, as well as a variety of architectural styles. Local historian Lynn Houghton, co-author of Kalamazoo Lost and Found and leader of the Gazelle’s…

Recorded 06/22/2009

Categories: Authors @ KPL; Kalamazoo History

Tags: architecture; business; culture; history; kalamazoo

Rose Place Historic District

Nestled in the Vine Neighborhood is a little gem known as Rose Place Historic District. Local resident Julie DeLuca, owner of Rose Place Project LLC, describes how a small group…

Recorded 06/22/2009

Categories: Kalamazoo History

Tags: architecture; history; kalamazoo

State Hospital Water Tower

Kalamazoo Historic Preservation coordinator Sharon Ferraro reveals the secrets of this historic landmark and talks about its future as part of the “This Old Building” series.

Recorded 02/18/2009

Categories: Kalamazoo History

Tags: architecture; history; kalamazoo

Black History, Local Voices

A series of interviews by the Kalamazoo Gazette for Black History Month 2008 (7 videos).

Recorded 02/06/2008

Categories: Kalamazoo History

Tags: black history; culture; history; kalamazoo

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, 2007 (6 parts)

Recorded 11/05/2007

Categories: Authors @ KPL; Kalamazoo History; Michigan History

Tags: author; history; kalamazoo; michigan

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 commercials produced for the grand re-opening in 1998.

Recorded 05/14/1998

Categories: Archival Films & Video; Kalamazoo History

Tags: history; kalamazoo

KPL Video Introduction

A 1998 made-for-video documentary about Kalamazoo Public Library.

Recorded 05/14/1998

Categories: Archival Films & Video; Kalamazoo History

Tags: history; kalamazoo

David Milling and Michael Hayden

Kalamazoo Public Library Marketing and Communications Manager Marti Fritz interviewed architect David Milling and artist Michael Hayden during the 1998 renovation of the library’s buildings.

Recorded 05/14/1998

Categories: Archival Films & Video; Kalamazoo History

Tags: architecture; history; kalamazoo

“Kids and Books Parties”

Pat Ball interviews Mary Calletto Rife and Maureen Cartmill about Kalamazoo Public Library’s 100th anniversary parties for Children’s Services. From 1996.

Recorded 05/14/1996

Categories: Archival Films & Video; Kalamazoo History

Tags: children; history; kalamazoo

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Stuart Neighborhood History

Michigan at the Exposition

African American Newspapers in Genealogical Research

Margean Gladysz: "A Spy on the Bus"

Tour of World Literature

Rebuilding Burundi

History of Burundi and Rwanda

Dan Johnson: Motor City Shakedown

Lost and Found: Shipwrecks of West Michigan

Kalamazoo Ladies Library Association History

Vine Neighborhood History

Vine Neighborhood Architecture

Rose Place Historic District

State Hospital Water Tower

Black History, Local Voices

Asylum for the Insane

The KPL Story

KPL Video Introduction

David Milling and Michael Hayden

“Kids and Books Parties”