Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854
Warsaw Community Public Library is the recipient of a $14,000 grant from the Esther Pfleiderer Charitable Trust.
The trust is administered by 1st Source Bank.
The money will be used to purchase a digital microfilm scanner and digital copies of Census materials for Kosciusko and several surrounding counties.
The scanner will enable library staff and volunteers to convert filmed historical materials to a digital format.
With cooperation from Dr. Dave McGuire, superintendent of Warsaw Community Schools, all of the Warsaw High School yearbooks from 1912 through 2002 are now available in digital format.
A future project will be digitizing early versions of the Times-Union.
The Pfleiderer Charitable Trust was established by Esther Pfleiderer to assist charitable organizations in Kosciusko County in improving the quality of life in the County.
Pfleiderer was born and raised in Warsaw and taught math for 39 years in the Warsaw school system. She was very active in the community serving on the boards of the Salvation Army, Warsaw Community Public Library, Kosciusko County Community Foundation, Kosciusko County Historical Society and the ministries of the First Presbyterian Church. In 1982, she was recognized as Warsaw's Woman of the Year.
Grant applications are available from the 1st Source Bank Personal Asset Management Group offices at 120 S. Lake St., Warsaw.
The next deadline for grant applications is Sept. 30, 2004. For more information, contact John Elliott at 268-1207.
