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Kalamazoo Complete Home Show Booklet
Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: RH-A-4355
Scope and Contents
This collection is composed of one booklet created by the Kalamazoo Real Estate Board Kalamazoo Michigan, for a Home Show from February 16-21 of 1925.The booklet contains mostly advertisements for a variety of Kalamazoo businesses to help in home improvement, with some articles every few pages, which include one on the history of the Kalamazoo Real Estate Board, the history of Kalamazoo, what Kalamazoo was like in that moment, tips on decorating, help with home financing, a...
Dates:
February 16-21, 1925
Kalamazoo Corset Company Collection
Collection
Identifier: A-3780
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of one receipt for three dozen corsets, dated February 9, 1912 to George P. Langford of Vernon, New York from the Kalamazoo Corset Company located at 316 North Church Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Dates:
1912
Kalamazoo County Agricultural Society Collection
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3417
Abstract
The collection is composed of items relating to the Kalamazoo County Fair from the years 1973 to 2010. The Fair is sponsored by the Kalamazoo County Agricultural Society.
Dates:
1973-2010
Kalamazoo County Government Records Collection
Collection
Identifier: RH- A-285
Scope and Contents
This collection is composed of four record groups. The records contain Kalamazoo County Justice of the Peace dockets, Records of the Kalamazoo County Clerk, and Records of the Justice of the Peace for Kalamazoo County.
Dates:
1837-1931
Kalamazoo County Rural Free Delivery Booklet
Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: RH-A-4346
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of one booklet from Kalamazoo County that was printed in 1904 titled “A Complete Directory of Twelve Rural Free Delivery Routes.” The booklet in this collection details 12 routes that operated in Kalamazoo County in 1904. The pages contain information regarding Rural Free Delivery routes in Kalamazoo County, including the names of carriers and individuals who received mail on each route. The cover notes the booklet also contains “Rates of Domestic Postage”, an...
Dates:
1904
Kalamazoo Creamery Company Collection
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3701
Scope and Contents
“This leaflet and recipes are provided you through the courtesy of your milkman,” and explains the correct way to whip cream and how to use it to enhance different dishes and desserts. When whipping cream, day old heavy whipping cream is the best to use and has to be cold (32-44 degrees) and the bowl and whipper must also be chilled. If the cream becomes too warm (48 degrees or warmer) it will likely turn to butter. Whipping forces air between the clusters of fat globules and the more air...
Dates:
1907-1997
Kalamazoo Downstreamers Collection
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-4384
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of one scrapbook, two DVDs, and one folder of documents relating to the Kalamazoo Downstreamers Canoe Club, 1973-2008.The scrapbook is filled with photos, handwritten descriptions, newspaper clippings, a poem, and a brochure. The photos are mostly glossy and taped to the pages of the scrapbook. There are both black & white photos and color photos. Most photos are paired with a description handwritten in blue or black ink. The scrapbook features...
Dates:
1973-2008
Kalamazoo Entertainment Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3330
Abstract
The collection is composed of one scrapbook filled with programs, announcements, newspaper clippings and a menu from various Kalamazoo sites from 1912 to 1927.
Dates:
1912-1927
Kalamazoo Fire Department Photograph
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3664
Scope and Contents
The photograph of a tillerman of the Kalamazoo Fire Department was taken by photographer M. Reidsema of Kalamazoo, Michigan between the dates of 1891-1895. The address on the front of the photograph, 101 West Main St., indicates where the photographer had his studio as well as the time period the photograph had been taken; 1891-1895. John Reidsema was a photographer in Kalamazoo from 1889-1911. In this picture, a young man wears a cap with the word “TILLERMAN” followed by “KFD” (Kalamazoo...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1891-1895
Kalamazoo Fourth of July Programs
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-4258
Scope and Contents
This collection is composed of two programs for Fourth of July celebrations in Kalamazoo in 1884 and 1891. The 1884 item showcases the “New Court House” and states that part of the day’s events will include the laying for the corner stone for the new court house. The 1891 program's front page of the item has a red boarder with a red portrait of George Washington in the center of the page covered by “One Hundred and Fifteen Years of Independence” “Fourth of July Celebration at...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1884, 1891