Jul 11
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
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May 22
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...
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May 22
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...
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May 10
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...
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May 7
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...
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Apr 16
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...
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Mar 7
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...
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Mar 3
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...
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Jan 26
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...
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Jan 19
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...
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Dec 23, 2023
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...
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Dec 21, 2023
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...
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Dec 20, 2023
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...
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Dec 20, 2023
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...
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Dec 6, 2023
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...
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Dec 2, 2023
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...
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Nov 27, 2023
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...
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Nov 15, 2023
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...
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Sep 13, 2023
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...
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Sep 11, 2023
70 Bluffton school years ago
Here's the school board in 1953 Meet members of the Bluffton school board in 1953. From left. Rev. Vernon Opperman, vice-president;...
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