May 25, 2022
Welcome to the Russell Hotel
Prior to 1919 it was the largest building on Bluffton's Main Street If you can identify this Bluffton location, then you must be a time...
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May 8, 2022
Bluffton's pre-1900 romantic spot
During its lifetime, its traffic included pedestrians, horse and buggies, cattle and the earliest of motorized vehicles all the way to...
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Apr 20, 2022
2 views of Ropp Hall you've never seen
Ropp residence hall on the Bluffton University campus dates back to an earlier era. The black and white photo shows an early spring view...
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Mar 8, 2022
Richland Township's landowners in 1880
Here’s Richland Township, Allen County, Ohio, in 1880. You’ll discover several things, including a much smaller Bluffton than today and...
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Mar 5, 2022
Famous from Bluffton - Dr. Robert Drake Murray
Yellow fever expert was a Bluffton native A yellow fever specialist and expert. Dr. Robert Drake Murray, of international renown, was a...
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Feb 25, 2022
Famous from Bluffton -
Samuel Yoder - first in a series Samuel S. Yoder’s name does not register in the minds of many, if any, Bluffton residents today. Click...
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Jan 5, 2022
Main Street - one century past
Two photos from a Bluffton era we never knew There are times when small packages offer huge surprises. The top photo represents one of...
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Jan 3, 2022
Methodist picnic in 1890
METHODIST EPISCOPAL PICNIC Although this photo identifies few Bluffton people photographed it offers several features that reveal...
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Dec 24, 2021
When Santa came to Bluffton in 1951 (?)
Note: Dennis Morrison shared the photo with us. Christmas in downtown Bluffton in the early 1950, maybe 1951, part of a Bluffton Business...
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Dec 19, 2021
NKP 718 passes through Bluffton
Paul Diller took this color slide photo of Nickel Plate Road 718 steam locomotive hauling fast freight through Bluffton in the mid-1950s....
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Dec 2, 2021
Forgotten Bluffton: the town jail
You've walked past this door and probably never gave it much thought Door to the Bluffton town hall jail You’ve walked past this door and...
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Nov 3, 2021
They played for BHS 110 and 111 season ago
Bluffton High School boys' basketball team of 1910-11 • Check the bottom of the story for the 1911-12 team photo. (Thanks for Mary Ann...
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Oct 13, 2021
The story of the "old" wing of the high school
When opened, it attached to the original Bluffton HS building built in 1911 Depending upon when you attended Bluffton High School, the...
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Oct 13, 2021
This BHS tradition closing in on 100 years
Here's a recap of the beginning of a 95-year-old Bluffton tradition, today part of forgotten Bluffton. In many cases this 95-year...
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Oct 13, 2021
The origin of the Bluffton HS crest
You’ve viewed at the Bluffton High School crest, but did you ever wonder how it came into existence? Here’s the answer. In the 1964-65...
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Oct 8, 2021
The story of our school system
Where was the first school building? What became of it? The answers may surprise you The Victorian Bluffton school constructed in 1875,...
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Oct 7, 2021
Why is the Pirate the high school mascot?
And, what's the story behind the Lady Pirate logo? View team photos at the bottom of this story - Why is the Bluffton High School mascot...
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Oct 6, 2021
Our oldest living resident resides in Maple Grove
Its birth occurred the same decade that Bach composed the Brandenburg Concertos, Russia’s Peter the Great ruled, Jonathan Swift wrote...
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