WARSAW — Preserving local history takes a lot of time and resources. According to Kosciusko County Historical Society Museum Director Sally Hogan, donations of time, funds and historical items are always appreciated. The Kosciusko County Historical Society will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year, the same year Indiana celebrates its bicentennial. According to Hogan, there are …read more.

WARSAW — The Kosciusko County Historical Society will host a Christmas House Tour from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12. Tour five homes and the old Jail Museum decked out in Christmas finery.

WARSAW — The Kosciusko County Historical Society has published a new book titled “That’s Life, Stories of Kosciusko County.” This fun-filled, 226-page book is available now from the Old Jail Museum in Warsaw.

WARSAW — The Old Jail Museum is featuring an exhibit of quilts Sept. 17 through Oct. 17.

Tracing the family tree now has roots going deep in the U.S. Genealogy, depending on which source one looks at, is considered one of the top two or three hobbies nationwide.

The story of Annie Chaplin contains illicit romance, a cruel father, murder-suicide and, finally, a ghost. So it’s no surprise local historians and ghost hunters have taken an interest, including Greg Steffe of Spirits of Warsaw ghost tours, Evelyn Rake and her sister Marianne Prater of Warsaw Indiana Paranormal Research Studies and members of the Kosciusko County Historical Society, located in Warsaw’s Old Jail Museum, 121 N. Indiana St., where Chaplin was incarcerated and murdered.

Scan Day for the Kosciusko County Historical Society’s Genealogy Library project, “Our County in Pictures,” is set for 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, July 3, at the Old Jail Museum. We are looking for photos prior to 1966 of county places, people, and events.

With the Fourth of July fast approaching, holiday celebrations are being held throughout the county. On Friday, July 3, the Old Jail Museum will join in the celebrations during Warsaw’s First Friday. The celebration begins at 6:30 p.m. with a short video on the U.S. founders’ struggle for independence from Great Britain and will continue …read more.

By SALLY HOGAN Director, Old Jail Museum, Kosciusko County Historical Society This photo of boating on Winona Lake in 1938 is one of the pictures scanned during the research library’s April scan day at the Old Jail Museum. For the May scan day the museum is requesting county photos of musical groups, bands, and singing groups, …read more.

From 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday, Kosciusko County’s Old Jail Museum will host speaker Ronald L. Darrah as he presents a Civil War program. Darrah will explore the Civil War era and provide information for those who are interested in searching soldiers’ records and for those who are researching ancestors involvement in the …read more.

Pictured is 6-year-old Sawyer Cantanzarite who was the winner of the Big Wheel drawing at the Kids Fun Day at the Old Jail Museum. On Saturday, Aug. 2, children ages 4 to 10 enjoyed a day of fun at the Old Jail Museum. The theme was the soap box derby. Children ran an obstacle course …read more.

Here is the entertainment listing for this weekend. We will continue to add to the listing until 5 p.m. on Friday. To have an event(s) added to the list, please email [email protected] this week with the what, when, where and cost of the event. Warsaw Kosciusko County Farmers Market – The market will be held from 8 a.m. …read more.

As a follow up to last week, here’s another soap box derby car. This one belonged to Tom Plew in 1959 and was sponsored by Kosciusko County REMC. That year the race was held on Indiana Street and went from Main Street to a bit beyond Fort Wayne Street in Warsaw. If you have similar …read more.

Remember the excitement of the soap box derby races held each year in Warsaw on the Indiana Street hill leading down to Center Lake? Many long days of preparation went into the construction of the cars by boys 9 to 15 years old. On race day hundreds of people lined the street to cheer for …read more.

The Old Jail Museum, 121 N. Indiana St., Warsaw, is now open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. The museum staff has been busy reorganizing the displays to more effectively tell the story of Kosciusko County. New displays have been added and others are still being developed. Self-guided tours are available Wednesday …read more.

Parking regulations in downtown Warsaw are changing. A vote by the Warsaw Common Council last night means that while much of the downtown will remain at 2-hour limits, free parking spaces have also been made available. On the diagram, areas marked in purple will be converted to free unlimited parking. Those areas in blue will …read more.

Kosciusko County Historical Society’s Old Jail Museum is in need of volunteers. The museum has many projects and activities for volunteers of any age. Tour guides are needed for Fridays and Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and guides for school and special tours as required. Current projects include researching business histories, helping with displays, …read more.

The Kosciusko County Historical Society is once again holding a Christmas House Walk/Drive from noon until 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8. Featured are five homes and the Old Jail Museum. Tickets are $8 and can be purchased at any of the stops on the day of the walk or beforehand at the Old Jail Museum from …read more.