New Co-Director Named At Kosciusko County’s Old Jail Museum
Sheila Strickland, Winona Lake, formerly of Syracuse, has been named co-director of the Kosciusko County Historical Society’s Old Jail Museum.
Read MoreSheila Strickland, Winona Lake, formerly of Syracuse, has been named co-director of the Kosciusko County Historical Society’s Old Jail Museum.
Read MoreGrowth in volunteerism and new projects were the highlights of the Kosciusko County Historical Society’s annual banquet on Thursday, Oct. 19.
Read MoreThe Kosciusko County Historical Society and Indiana Dimensional Coatings had a huge turnout for the pumpkin giveaway event, which was held at The Old Jail Museum on Saturday, Oct. 7.
Read MoreThe Kosciusko County Historical Society has teamed up with Indiana Dimensional Coatings in North Webster to offer pumpkins to the children of Kosciusko County.
Read MoreA possible historical tour at the cemetery was a topic of discussion at the Oakwood Cemetery Board of Regents Thursday, Sept. 14.
Read MoreThe Old Jail Museum reopened Wednesday, March 1, after closing for the season and it has two new exciting displays, an updated website, a new logo and a new interactive kiosk.
Read MoreAuto Indiana, a traveling exhibit, is being featured at Warsaw City Hall beginning Monday, Sept. 19.
Read MoreHe was here in 1934. Now he’s back.
Read MoreA presentation about the life of notorious gangster John Dillinger was the main event at the Kosciusko County Historical Society’s annual banquet Thursday, Oct. 21, at the Center Lake Pavilion.
Read MoreOld Jail Museum, located at the corner of Indiana and Main streets in downtown Warsaw, will host a two-day commemoration of John Dillinger’s bold 1934 invasion of the local police station, in which his gang stole three bulletproof vests and two service pistols, on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 11 and 12.
Read MoreRepresentatives from the Kosciusko County Historical Society sought support from Kosciusko County Commissioners’ Tuesday, June 22, for their membership drive.
Read MoreFrom the Files of the Kosciusko County Historical Society Editor’s note: This is a retrospective article that runs a few times a month on InkFreeNews. May 7, 1979 — No suspects have been apprehended in the murder of a Marion man and the wounding of another in a … Read More
Warsaw’s Board of Public Works and Safety approved a Memorandum of Understanding between the city and MACOG for two electric vehicle charging stations during a meeting Monday, April 5.
Read MoreFrom the files of the Kosciusko County Historical Society This is a history column that will appear a few times a month. Jan. 2, 1971 – Flames erupting in the early morning New Year’s dawn swept through the Pickwick block in downtown Syracuse, destroying everything in the quarter-block … Read More
According to a Facebook post by Kosciusko County Historical Society Director Greg Steffe, the Old Jail Museum in Warsaw will be closed to the public for the remainder of the year.
Read MoreFrom the Files of the Kosciusko County Historical Society Editor’s note: This is a retrospective article that runs a few times a month on InkFreeNews. Nov. 22, 1974 – The Local Government Tax Control Board granted a property tax collection increase of about $256,000 to the city of … Read More