The Pfleiderer Charitable Trust recently awarded the Warsaw Community Public Library a $5,000 grant to purchase new microfilm equipment for its genealogy department. WCPL is the only location to access microfilmed Warsaw newspapers and their collection is used daily by both local and out-of-state visitors. The new equipment provides superior viewing capabilities as well as Internet link options and word searching. 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 also 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. For more information, contact John Elliott at 574-268-1207. Pictured are Anna Jackson, Elliott and Ann Zydek.
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