14 hours ago1 min1920SMiss Slusser's 1926 4th gradersTheresa Slusser’s fifth grade class members in 1926 eye the photographer from the front of the Bluffton elementary building. Top from...
1 day ago1 min1940SFirst Mennonite youth choir - 1949The First Mennonite Church youth choir in 1949 was directed by Polly Bauman with Pauline Raid as the accompanist. Front from left, Sally...
2 days ago2 min1930S1936: Gypsy band attempts abduction on Bluffton's Main StreetDo gypsies really exist and is their number-one purpose in life to prey on innocent people? Apparently, this story from a 1936 Bluffton...
3 days ago1 minFORGOTTEN BLUFFTON117 school years ago and todayMuch has changed in the 117 school years since the top photograph was taken. Guessing the black and white photo was taken in 1905 here's...
4 days ago1 min1970 FORWARDOne of Bluffton's favorite cruising convertiblesWith four Bluffton High School seniors in the class of 1979 It's the first day of spring 1979. Bluffton News editor is on the lookout for...
6 days ago2 minBUSINESS OF THE WEEKWise Clothing & Shoe Co.Dressing Bluffton's men and boys in the 1890s In the 1890s Bluffton had several Main Street clothing stores. One of the more popular...
6 days ago3 min1870 TO 1899Over 100 Bluffton residents attended the 1893 Chicago World's FairAnd they traveled there on the Nickel Plate Railroad from Bluffton, to Findlay to Chicago In 1893 the village of Bluffton (population...
7 days ago1 min1900 TO 1919120 summer harvests pastThree area harvest photos from the turn of an earlier century 1902 harvest –This photo was taken at the Rudolph Muller, Bluffton farm, on...
Jun 231 min1970 FORWARDThe real purpose of the Bluffton lagoonCould this be the last-ever dunking of an engaged student? It's Denny Thompson and the year is 1978 Once upon a time, an engaging...
Jun 221 min1950S-1960S1954-55 Bluffton second gradersThe teacher was Meredith Stepleton Meet the students in the Meredith Stepleton’s second grade class in the 1954-55 school year. This was...
Jun 212 min1920S1920s-era Bluffton Community OrchestraThese musicians performed Handel's Messiah 1920 Bluffton community orchestra - photo taken in Ramseyer Chapel in College Hall Imagine a...
Jun 201 minRAILROADSAre you kidding? An electric trolley on Main Street?Western Ohio Railway served Bluffton from 1906 to 1932 An electric trolly car on Bluffton’s Main Street? Yes, from 1906 to 1932 the...