Updated: The daring raid of John Dillinger and his gang on the local police station in 1934, will be relived and commemorated in downtown Warsaw on Sept. 11 and 12, during the Dillinger Raid.
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Updated: Old 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 More Updated: The Old Jail Museum in Warsaw is in urgent need of volunteers.
Read More Updated: The Old Jail Museum is honoring veterans with a display of uniforms throughout the museum.
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Updated: 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.
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Updated: Earlier this month, the Old Jail Museum in Warsaw reopened after taking the usual few months off for the winter. With cautious optimism the museum’s co-directors Greg Steffe and Nanette Frantz are looking forward to 2021 and trying to spread the word about what the museum has to offer.
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Updated: Wednesday, March 3, the Old Jail Museum will reopen to the public for a new season.
Read More Updated: 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.
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Updated: The Old Jail Museum’s featured exhibit now through November is “Remembering Our Veterans.”
Read More Updated: WARSAW — The Old Jail Museum is featuring a display on the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Consitution, which assured voting rights to women, during August and September. Information on local women involved in the suffrage movement is included. Also, the John Dillinger exhibit will continue through November. … Read More
Updated: WARSAW — Jerry Black was a reserve sheriff’s deputy for Kosciusko County and was familiar with the old jail before the Justice Building was built. His wife, Connie, always had an interest in genealogy and began volunteering when the old jail became the museum for the Kosciusko County … Read More
Updated: WARSAW — A little known, unofficial holiday helps to kick off the Halloween season for paranormal enthusiasts worldwide — National Ghost Hunting Day. Since 2016, this day has been celebrated with the world’s largest ghost hunt.
Read More Updated: KOSCIUSKO — Come join the Kosciusko County Historical Society on Friday, April 12, to commemorate the 85th anniversary of John Dillinger’s infamous raid on the Warsaw Police station. Relive the excitement of that fateful night when America’s most daring public enemy number one roamed the streets of downtown … Read More
Updated: KOSCIUSKO — The Kosciusko County Historical Society invites the public to visit the Old Jail Museum to experience the D-Day exhibit. The exhibit runs from April 3 through Nov. 30 and can be viewed during the museum’s open hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays … Read More
Updated: WARSAW — Preparations are underway for the March 6 re-opening of the Kosciusko County Old Jail Museum and Genealogy Library, located at 121 N. Indiana St., Warsaw. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Self-guided day … Read More
Updated: WARSAW — In case you didn’t know, John Dillinger was in Warsaw April 13, 1934. Dillinger was an infamous bank robber in 1933 and 1934. He was the most hunted man in America because of the many banks he robbed and his use of deadly force. He came … Read More
