OSHTEMO HISTORICAL SOCIETY

KALAMAZOO, MI

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The Oshtemo Historical Society (OHS) is a non-profit organization located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The OHS was founded in 1976 and is dedicated to preserving and promoting the history of Oshtemo Township. OHS is a membership organization with over 600 members from Oshtemo Township, Kalamazoo County, and beyond.

The OHS accomplishes its mission through a variety of projects and activities. These include the collection of archival records, the publication of a quarterly newsletter, the hosting of monthly meetings and educational programs, and the preservation and interpretation of historic sites. The OHS also sponsors several annual events, such as a garden tour, a tour of historic homes, a summer picnic, and a Christmas gathering.

In addition to its activities, the OHS maintains a museum and archives. The museum houses a collection of artifacts and photographs related to Oshtemo Township’s history. The archives contain an extensive collection of documents, photographs, and audiovisual materials related to Oshtemo Township’s past.

The OHS is an active and vibrant organization that promotes the understanding and appreciation of Oshtemo Township’s history. Through its various activities, the OHS strives to foster a sense of pride and community spirit among the residents of Oshtemo Township.

OSHTEMO HISTORICAL SOCIETY is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in KALAMAZOO MI. US MID #8402600262

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Midwest (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin).

Richard with Lantern It's Dick's birthday today; he'd have been 70 years old. But he passed away about a decade ago.

This photo was taken by our father, Roger Dinda, and was scanned from an Ektachrome slide dated June of 1960.

Merry Christmas! Joey and Debbie and our neat presents, 1954. Photo by Roger Dinda, scanned from a slide processed by Detroit Color Laboratories.

Candleholders Belonged to Grandma Clement’s mom, Carrie.

Birdsong, cows calling, corn growing, and graves resting This video clip from the Cressey Cemetery mid-morning on Wednesday the 9th of August records the quiet space in the shade on a warm day. Near the middle of the clip, near the middle of the frame, there is a narrow outhouse (or privy) for the convenience of burial yard visitors. The humble design for the living is one more reminder of the contrasting requirements of the living and the dead.

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Dead at age 23 in February 1862 While conventionally a lifetime is seen to begin and end with the headstone dates, in actual practice there are many who know the person across a much wider span. If the oldest person to hold the newborn was 80, then the baby has physical connection to a person who lived decades before the baby's own day of birth. Likewise of a newborn that the person touches when in old age: stories and photos of that connection will be given to the little one so that the old person who eventually dies will persist in those stories and photos. In total, then, a long-lived person's human connections reach back into time before birth and extend a generation or more after death, as well. Thus a life is bigger than the days spent breathing; rather, it is something like 200 years.

This photo shows one Ezra Brown, aged 23, whose time on Earth was much shorter, though. Judging from the other ages of those buried in the surrounding land, death came in many ways and at many ages. A long life was not an expectation or entitlement necessarily. Reflecting on names, headstone styles, and longevity offers a point of contrast and comparison to one's own days.

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Rules for cemetery land uses No trees of bushes allowed on the grave. No plastic (imitation) flowers except May 1 to October 1. Other prohibitions visible in full-size view of the photo.

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810 Grant ST, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 Built in 1895

609 Village ST, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 Built in 1875

Contact OSHTEMO HISTORICAL SOCIETY

OSHTEMO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
7275 WEST MAIN STREET
KALAMAZOO
MI
49009-8210

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MID #	8402600262
Name	OSHTEMO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Alternate Name
Classification	Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Midwest
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	202552705
NTEECC	A80
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)	201112
INCOME	0
REVENUE	0
LAT/LONG	42.295687, -85.693156
CODES	FIPS State Code: 26 FIPS County Code: 077 US Census Tract: 002904 US Census Block: 3000