The Kosciusko County Historical Society is the recipient of a Heritage Support Grant from the Indiana Historical Society.
The grant of nearly $5,000 will be used to preserve 27 Assessor’s plat books from 1880-1891. These plat books contain legal descriptions of landownership including information such as location and land values, with hand drawn maps of each section. Because these books specifically show the location of family members, they are often used in genealogy research.
Additionally, they are used as a backup to county records. Due to their age, the books had loose pages, fading ink and light mold.
If not preserved there was a risk of damage or loss of these important documents. Heritage Support Grants are provided by the Indiana Historical Society and made possible by Lilly Endowment, Inc.