Oshtemo’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Oshtemo. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusOshtemo Charter Township is a charter township of Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2020 census recorded a population of 23,747, up from 21,705 at the 2010 census. The township was organized in 1839.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 21,705 to 23,747 (+9%). Half of its homes were built before 1989.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Oshtemo yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Oshtemo’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Oshtemo’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewPlat book of Kalamazoo County, Mi…, 1928: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Oshtemo, decade by decade
1990s
unknown1 item
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Plat book of Kalamazoo County, Michigan - compiled from surveys and the public records of Kalamazoo County, Michigan (1928) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Historic places
National Register · via Wikidata
From Wikimedia Commons (2), the Library of Congress (1) and the National Register (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.