Primary Resources
For those conducting in-depth research…
…you found the correct page. Below are links to a wide variety of resources that you might find valuable. we will update this page as new documents are found as well as links to other collections that pertain to the Syracuse – Wawasee area.
The Indiana Memories Archives
The below link takes you to the Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum’s portion of the state digital platform, Indiana Memories. The SWHM portion currently contains over 3700 photos and documents, with more being prepared for uploading to the platform in the future. Click on “Browse” to begin looking, or search with keywords in the “Advanced Search” bar to easily find photos and documents pertaining to many venues and persons within the Syracuse-Wawasee area.
Syracuse and Wawasee High School Yearbooks.
The museum has been fortunate to have all yearbooks dating from 1950-2018 digitized in cooperation with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections: Oklahoma Correctional Industries High School Yearbook Project. This program was offered to us completely free of charge through their digital preservation services and was an enjoyable experience for the museum, library, and Wawasee High School, who all cooperated to make sure we had all of the yearbooks available. The museum staff also scanned copies of their 1933, 1948, and 1949 yearbooks. We hope you enjoy this collection of yearbooks:
Indiana Memories
A digital repository of the largest historical collections in the State of Indiana, with access to over 700 different historical collections that encompass over 700,000 articles, documents and other items.
George Miles Articles
The George Miles Articles are a collection of newspaper articles published originally in 1909-1910, and then republished in parts between 1929-1936 (the bulk being 1935-1936). Please note that some articles may not be completed, and are awaiting research of the microfilm archives in order to complete them. Refer to the color-coded chart at the beginning of the document in regards to colored words within the text.
*Note* To search by topic in the PDF, look for the magnifying glass with three dots at the top of the page, OR tap CTRL + F. There should be a box or a search bar show up somewhere on your page, depending on settings.
Kosciusko County Maps
From the Indiana State Library, this collection of maps goes as far back as 1866, when the lake that we now call “Wawasee” was called “Nine-Mile Lake”, and present-day Dewart Lake was named Wawasee!
Crow Descendants
The Crow families have long held a love of the Syracuse-Wawasee area, and this was made evident by the history provided and attendance at the August 2021 Centennial Homes program featuring the Kroh family, Crow family, and the Crow’s Nest house. Ann Garceau has put together the following documents to help explain some of the genealogical lines for the Crow families.
Indiana University Maps and
Spatial Data
Access to the Indiana University’s research library in Bloomington which specializes in Maps and Spatial Data.
Wawasee Protective Association
Spatial Data
From 1911 – 1918, this 26 page document covers a variety of issues, including the annual meetings of the Wawasee Protective Association.
Hoosier State Chronicles
An archive of local and town newspapers dating back well into the 19th century. This collection, that is operated by the Indiana State Library, contains more than 186,601 issues comprising 1,589,638 pages and 619,771 articles.
Kosciusko County Historical Society
A wealth of information about K-County that includes Geneology, information about historically significant places, and more!
Kosciusko County BEACON and GIS System
BEACON is an interactive public access tool that allows users to view County and City information, public records and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) via an online portal.
Beacon combines both web-based GIS and web-based data reporting tools including CAMA, Assessment and Tax, into a single, user friendly web application that is designed with your needs in mind.
Kosciusko County Historical Society
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