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Accomplishments of the Kosciusko County Historical Society

  1. Converted, re-modeled, maintain and staff the former historical Kosciusko County Jail as a museum.
  2. Converted, re-modeled, maintain the Pound Store, Oswego, the oldest commercial building in the county and provide docents on Sunday afternoons in the summer.
  3. Renovated the historical Chinworth and Groninger Bridges as part of the Lake City Greenway, a bike/hike trail with an access to a Tippecanoe River canoe launch site.
  4. Rededicated the historic Kosciusko County Court House after it's restoration in 1996
  5. Preserved Kosciusko County history by the preservation and acquisition of historical artifacts.
  6. Custodian of the Boice Films, a collection of historic films of Kosciusko County from the 1920'0 - 1950's.
  7. In cooperation with the Pfliederer Trust, produced a film series from the Boice Collection of Kosciuso County service Men and the families as they left to serve in WWII.
  8. Hosted numerous local home tours from Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory.
  9. In cooperation with Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana, published the Kosciusko County Interim Report, a Sites and Structures inventory of the county.
  10. Regularly host museum tours for Kosciusko County school children and adult groups both within and out of the state.
  11. Developed a vintage clothing collection.
  12. Publish the Thaddeus, a quarterly publication for your membership on Kosciusko County history.