Sources checked October 24, 2026. Additional local collection descriptions and dates checked November 4, 2026. Earlier valid guide content retained. Dates describe selected holdings, not complete coverage.
Start with one connection.
Bring a person, a place, approximate years, and one question. A township, congregation, school, or employer may reveal records a surname search misses. The custodian can be outside the county.
STOP 01 / WarsawKosciusko County Historical Society Genealogy Research Library
Ask about township, school and guardianship books.
The Old Jail Museum library describes court, guardianship, estate, school, township, tax and marriage-application records, plus obituary files, G.A.R. records and indexed photographs.
Research details & a question to ask
How to begin
Contact librarian@kosciuskohistory.com with the series, township and dates. Confirm research access and copy permissions before visiting.
A question you can ask
Do school or guardianship books survive for this township and period?
Keep in mind
The collection description does not establish a complete run of every series. Photographs and Boice films have separate copying permissions.
STOP 02 / WarsawWarsaw Community Public Library Indiana Room
Follow a news event across changing newspaper titles.
Family and vital indexes, cemetery books, atlases, directories and school annuals. Newspaper holdings include the Northern Indianian, 1856–1919, Warsaw Daily Times, 1882–1949, and Times Union from 1950.
Research details & a question to ask
How to begin
Research is self-directed; Adult Services helps locate materials. Check the detailed microfilm table for the exact title and date.
A question you can ask
Which newspaper title and reel cover this month, and is there a directory for the same period?
Keep in mind
Some titles have separated date ranges. Do not interpret a title’s overall span as continuous issue coverage.
STOP 03 / Indianapolis and onlineIndiana State Library county research guide
Use a record title and call number to move beyond a surname search.
Printed circuit-court compilations include 1836–1843, 1857–1861, 1863–1865 and 1865–1869, with distinct call numbers in the guide.
Research details & a question to ask
How to begin
Open the county guide, follow its catalog and records links, and ask the library about the exact volume before visiting.
A question you can ask
Which court compilation covers the dispute, and where can I obtain the original case?
Keep in mind
These are selected published holdings, not a complete inventory of original records.
STOP 04 / North Webster Community Public LibraryTippecanoe Township pocket enumerations
The library provides a searchable pocket-enumeration database labeled 1920–1930.
Research details & a question to ask
How to begin
Use Search on the database menu; compare the result with the sample form and ask the library about original records.
A question you can ask
Which item covers my person, place and year, and how can I consult the underlying record?
Keep in mind
Township-specific, not countywide. The span does not establish complete annual survival. Historical administrative categories require careful interpretation.
STOP 05 / North Webster Community Public LibraryTownship tax assessments with names and property
Mainly Tippecanoe Township, with a few other townships, from 1900 into the 1950s. Entries include owner names/addresses, taxable items and totals.
Research details & a question to ask
How to begin
Use the separate people and business/organization searches on the library’s free legacy database.
A question you can ask
Which item covers my person, place and year, and how can I consult the underlying record?
Keep in mind
Not every year is included. Confirm township and exact year in each result; no exact final year is published.
STOP 06 / North Webster Community Public LibraryNorth Webster and Troy yearbooks
The legacy library index lists annual volumes 1948–1999. The current site separately lists 1969–1997 and 1999.
Research details & a question to ask
How to begin
Start with the current genealogy page or browse the older year-by-year index. Later files are large PDFs. Ask staff when a file is unavailable.
A question you can ask
Which item covers my person, place and year, and how can I consult the underlying record?
Keep in mind
Current and legacy listings differ, including 1998. Current page says research tools are for in-library use, so do not promise remote access to every file.
STOP 07 / Kosciusko County Historical SocietyRalph Boice films of local people and events
Late 1930s through the 1960s: people, buildings and activities in Warsaw, Leesburg, Mentone, Silver Lake and nearby places.
Research details & a question to ask
How to begin
Ask the Old Jail Museum about viewing a relevant town or event. Personal-use copies may be available for a small fee and with permission.
A question you can ask
Which item covers my person, place and year, and how can I consult the underlying record?
Keep in mind
Broad collection span, not yearly coverage or a name index. Do not identify people solely from appearance.
Leave a trail another researcher can follow.
Save the repository, collection title, dates, volume, page or item identifier, link, and the date you consulted it. Follow an index to the original record when possible. Keep uncertain names and inferred relationships visibly separate from what the source states.
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