I'm pleased to announce that the
Kalamazoo Valley Genealogical Society had added four
new collections to their online database. Without further ado they
are:
The Schoolcraft Express Obituaries,
1917-1972: These records come from a book held at the Kalamazoo Public Library (KPL) in which someone (or many someones, I imagine)
typed up obituaries from the Schoolcraft Express. Thanks to the KVGS
even those who cannot visit the KPL now have access to these records.
The KVGS website notes that maiden names were included in the First
Name search field so keep this in mind. Also be aware that
obituaries for 1925 are missing. The page images are available
through the website
Parsons' Business College, Class of
1901: These names come from a Photograph of the graduating
class. The actual photograph is not on the KVGS website (that I
noticed).
Applications for Veterans Burial
Allotment: These applications were for “indigent,” honorably
discharged military personnel (and their wives or widows) who had few
assets to receive funds for their burials. This was a state program
enacted in 1911 and amended as late as 1943, though I'm not certain
of the exact year range of these records. The images are not
available on the website. To learn more about these records I highly
recommend you read the entry on the KVGS website.
Kalamazoo Columbian House, 1893
Chicago Exposition: So many people were expected to attend the
1893 Chicago World's Fair that more hotel space was needed to
accommodate everyone. Several Kalamazoo businessmen came together to
build a hotel for people from southwest Michigan (The Kalamazoo
Columbian Home). Click here
to learn more, including the names of those behind the project. These
records contain the names of those who stayed at the hotel during the
fair. Click on “Register Page” to view the images.
According to the KVGS website, the
society is also working on indexing 1919 Kalamazoo county military
naturalizations, 1847 Kalamazoo county militia tax (young men,
non-head of household and non-property owners) and Kalamazoo's First
Congregational Church, 1901.
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