

A history of M & R Plumbing and Heating, Inc.
66 Years on Cherry Street By Deb Beer M & R stands for Bill McKibben and Harold Rau who originally began a partnership as McKibben and...
Dec 10, 2024
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When July in Bluffton was rodeo time
This was not a dude rodeo. Professional bronc riders and bull riders came each year, mostly from Ohio, Michigan and Indiana
Jul 11, 2024
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Bluffton College class members 1950-59
BLUFFTON COLLLEGE CLASS MEMBERS FROM 1950 TO 1959 Class of 1950 Richard Alderfer John F. Angus Donivan K. Augsburger Katherine Austin...
May 22, 2024
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They graduated from BHS from 1950 to 1959
BLUFFTON HIGH SCHOOL CLASS MEMBERS FROM 1950 T0 1959 Class of 1950 Peter Eugene Hankish, president Virginia Kay Berry, vice-president...
May 22, 2024
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A 1954 bird flies over Bluffton
And we've enlarged sections - maybe you can see your house Looking directly at Main Street, here's what Bluffton appeared like from the...
May 10, 2024
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Before there was Chiles-Laman
There was Diller Funeral Home; here's Paul Diller in front of his 1949 Packard hearse Before there was Chiles-Laman Funeral and Cremation...
May 7, 2024
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In 1954 Bluffton Public Library launched a sheet music collection
And, according to The Bluffton News, "It's off to a good start" How times have changed.This interesting headline and story made the front...
Apr 16, 2024
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LSO could not exist without Bluffton musicians
Twelve Bluffton residents, including Bluffton High School students, performed in the late 1950s Bluffton musicians have always maintained...
Mar 7, 2024
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What flew over Bluffton in June 1955?
It rattled residents enough to call the State Highway Patrol demanding answers Attention UFO buffs: On June 2, 1955, a low-flying...
Mar 3, 2024
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Mixed grade of first and second graders
Ruby Murray's pupils during the 1951-52 school year were member of the BHS graduating classes of 1962 and 1963 Ruby Murray taught a mixed...
Jan 26, 2024
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These guys look familiar
Meet Dr. B.W. Travis and Ropp Triplett skating on Riley Creek near the Grove Street bridge The location: the Little Riley, just south of...
Jan 19, 2024
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It's the Fuller Brush Man
Nelson F. Steiner probably knocked on your grandparents' door in the 1950s It was the day of the door-to-door salesman. For 15 Christmas...
Dec 23, 2023
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Santa's 1951 Bluffton visit
When he visited a downtown Bluffton that resembles Main Street 75 years later...or does it? Christmas in downtown Bluffton in the early...
Dec 21, 2023
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From Bluffton's Christmas past
Check out Santa and his reindeer on the Sinclair gas station at the corner of Main and College, a la 1950s Imagine for a moment that a...
Dec 20, 2023
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Violins, violas, cellos and more
Bluffton High School orchestra 66 school years ago Introducing members of the Bluffton High School orchestra during the 1957-58 school...
Dec 20, 2023
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64 Christmases ago in downtown Bluffton
The Charles Co. offered clothes for the entire family in 1959 Iconic Christmas ads Part 3 The Charles Co. no longer exists on Bluffton’s...
Dec 6, 2023
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A to Z new 1951 truck fleet
Today this location is M & R Plumbing and Heating It’s 1951 in Bluffton. Two new A to Z trucks posed for this photo in front of Bixel...
Dec 2, 2023
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65 school years ago at Beaverdam HS
Lots of familiar last names including Simon, Herr, White, Arnold, Bowers, Tripplehorn and others Our next performance is by the Beaverdam...
Nov 27, 2023
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When Bluffton had flower shows
Entries covered the entire Founders Hall floor We go through organization cycles, don’t we? Bluffton once had a square dance club, a ham...
Nov 15, 2023
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65 school years ago
School's out for the day at Bluffton High School It’s fall 1958. Here’s a view of West College Avenue taken at the corner of Main and...
Sep 13, 2023
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