In case your forgot what snow looks like...
Here's the snowfall of the decade of the 1920s in Bluffton It's March. When did it snow last? The winter of 2022-23 turned out to be a...
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Washington never slept here
but Dillinger robbed our bank
and Elvis stopped for gas
- Jan 18
- 1 min
Eight decades ago this winter
Meet the Bluffton College Beavers of 1941-42 Here’s the 1941-42 Bluffton College men’s basketball team. Back from left, Arthur Spiegel,...
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- Dec 14, 2022
- 1 min
Beavers from 80 seasons ago
They didn't play in Founders Hall - it wasn't built yet This team didn't play in Founders Hall. They played in the college "Barn." Here’s...
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- Oct 4, 2022
- 1 min
100 graduation classes ago at Bluffton College
Here's the class of 1922 on the Ropp Hall steps with their class sponsors Meet members of the century graduating class at Bluffton...
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- Jun 23, 2022
- 1 min
The real purpose of the Bluffton lagoon
Could 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...
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- Jun 21, 2022
- 2 min
1920s-era Bluffton Community Orchestra
These musicians performed Handel's Messiah 1920 Bluffton community orchestra - photo taken in Ramseyer Chapel in College Hall Imagine a...
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- May 27, 2022
- 1 min
A baseball diamond in a flood plain?
Here's Bluffton College from the air in 1949 Here's a look at the Bluffton College campus from the air in 1949. We know the year because...
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- Apr 22, 2022
- 1 min
Bluffton's isle of apathy
Poetry from a forgotten May Day weekend Once known as the Bluffton College water tower, this structure no longer exists. It did not...
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- Apr 21, 2022
- 1 min
Beaver track squad - 1941
Meet the members of the Bluffton College men’s track team from the 1940-41 school year. Back row from left, Minard Deeds, Eugene...
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- Apr 20, 2022
- 1 min
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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- Apr 13, 2022
- 1 min
Idyllic Krehbiel Bridge on campus
What today is Adams Bridge over Little Riley Creek on the Bluffton University campus was originally called Krehbiel Bridge. From the 1943...
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