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The monthly meetings of Kalamazoo County Historical Society are on the FIRST MONDAY of each month. Meetings will be held at the Portage District Library and will start at 7pm. The next meeting of the 2022-2024 program year will be held on:
February 6, 2023
7pm
Portage District Library
Sharon Carlson
Will Present
Andrew Carnegie's Michigan Libraries
Michigan communities were the recipients of $1,655,950 awarded by the Carnegie Corporation from 1900 to 1918, resulting in 61 funded Carnegie libraries. There were eight grant applications that failed. Interestingly, there are no Carnegie libraries in Kalamazoo County and the possible reason will be revealed during this program! Sharon Carlson will provide an overview of the Carnegie program and describe how it evolved in Michigan. Sharon retired as head of the Zhang Legacy Collection Center at Western Michigan University. Her research interests include the role of women’s organizations in supporting public libraries.
February 6, 2023
7pm
Portage District Library
Sharon Carlson
Will Present
Andrew Carnegie's Michigan Libraries
Michigan communities were the recipients of $1,655,950 awarded by the Carnegie Corporation from 1900 to 1918, resulting in 61 funded Carnegie libraries. There were eight grant applications that failed. Interestingly, there are no Carnegie libraries in Kalamazoo County and the possible reason will be revealed during this program! Sharon Carlson will provide an overview of the Carnegie program and describe how it evolved in Michigan. Sharon retired as head of the Zhang Legacy Collection Center at Western Michigan University. Her research interests include the role of women’s organizations in supporting public libraries.
Annual Dues Reminder
Annual dues for the Kalamazoo County Historical Society are now due. The KCHS fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30. Dues are still $10 per person and $17.50 for a family. Please bring your dues to the annual meeting or send them to Lynn Smith Houghton, Kalamazoo Historical Society, PO Box 49005-1623, Kalamazoo MI 49005. Checks should be made payable to the Kalamazoo County Historical Society.
Annual Meeting of the Kalamazoo County Historical Society
The Annual Meeting of the Kalamazoo County Historical Society will be held on Monday evening, December 5th, at 7:00 pm at the Portage District Library. The election of new officers and members of the KCHS Board will take place at the meeting. Current officers and board members are: Steve Rossio, President; Mary Ellen Agar, Vice President and Webmaster; Lynn Smith Houghton, Treasurer; and Sharon Carlson, Secretary, and board members Tom Dietz, Donna Odom, Beth Timmerman, and William Braaksma.
KCHS Inclement Weather Policy
Meetings of the Kalamazoo County Historical Society will be canceled due to inclement weather when the Portage Public Schools are cancelled.
