Look closely at the Main Street mural
You'll see John and Homer Bracy in their painting clothes You can't walk past the Main Street mural on the Ellerbrock Soft Spine Tissue...
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Washington never slept here
but Dillinger robbed our bank
and Elvis stopped for gas
- Jan 2
- 3 min
Bluffton's first "selfie"
Will Triplett, pioneer village photographer took this photo of himself; he used a cable connected to the shutter of his camera Few...
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- Dec 20, 2022
- 4 min
Bet you can pick out Santa in this photo
Hint: He's the guy with the white beard Lazarus "Lotzy" Basinger, also known a "Santa Claus" is second from the left. This photo and more...
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- Nov 7, 2022
- 1 min
Peter Klassen, Bluffton's first artist
Came to Bluffton College from the Ukraine; on the faculty from 1924 to 1958 Longtime Bluffton College art professor John Peter Klassen...
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- Oct 10, 2022
- 1 min
Here comes the Bluffton school bus
Meet the busses and drivers of the school's first bus fleet Meet the first group of Bluffton school bus drivers. This was taken in the...
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- Sep 29, 2022
- 1 min
When the stone quarry was 25
Bluffton Business Men's Association recognition event in 1955 Honored at barbecue – Members of the Bluffton Stone Co. “family,”...
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- Sep 28, 2022
- 1 min
1911 Emmanuel confirmation class
Members of the confirmation class of Emmanuel German Reformed Church in 1911 follow. Today the church is the Emmanuel United Church of...
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- Sep 27, 2022
- 1 min
Meet the 1937 Bluffton school board
Members of the Bluffton school board of education in 1936-37, standing from left Sidney Huber, vice president, Ralph Patterson and...
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- Sep 26, 2022
- 1 min
1955 BHS seniors "shook the family tree"
“We shook the family tree,” is the title of the 1955 Bluffton High School senior class play directed by Darvin Luginbuhl. A comedy with a...
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- Sep 1, 2022
- 9 min
Charles Triplehorn, one of Bluffton's favorite sons
Reached the height of his profession as an entomologist; was the last living eye-witness to Bluffton's John Dillinger bank robbery; and,...
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- Aug 5, 2022
- 1 min
It's 1917 - meet the Richland Male Quartet
Jesse Bracy, Vance Schreider, Noah Messinger, Christian Gratz Note: Kevin Gratz, grandson of Chris Gratz, provided Bluffton Forever with...
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