

Ebenezer pastor in 1940s once played baseball in the semi-pros
He recalls playing with and against “Goose” Goslin of the Washington Senators; “Artie” Neff of the New York Giants; and “Red” Etans of...
Dec 1, 2022
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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...
Nov 7, 2022
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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; •...
Sep 1, 2022
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Did John Dillinger stop here for gas?
Dick Habegger, owner of this Bluffton filling station, said that he did This is not only a classic Bluffton photo – there's a classic...
Aug 1, 2022
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John Murray - one of the reasons Bluffton is such an interesting town
John Murray died July 2, 2022. This tribute, by Fred Steiner, is followed by John's obituary. John Murray is one reason Bluffton is such...
Jul 5, 2022
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Over 100 Bluffton residents attended the 1893 Chicago World's Fair
And they traveled there on the Nickel Plate Railroad from Bluffton, to Findlay to Chicago In 1893 the village of Bluffton (population...
Jun 24, 2022
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1893 Bluffton HS grads speak their minds
129 graduations ago each student gave a presentation at commencement and The Bluffton News printed a summary of what the students said –...
May 27, 2022
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Bluffton's Main Street soda fountain
Charles Hankish, senior, was a Bluffton institution MORE PHOTOS BELOW - Are you old enough to identify this former Bluffton businessman?...
May 17, 2022
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Was Wilford Geiger your teacher?
Then you will recognize him in this photo If you attended Bluffton High School in the late 1950s or 1960s and took chemistry or driver’s...
Apr 29, 2022
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Florence and her pet rooster
Florence Hahn with butterfly bows poses with her pet Florence Hahn and her pet rooster pose in this Will Triplett photo taken sometime...
Apr 26, 2022
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It's 1942 in Bluffton - meet the Boy Scouts
Meet members of the Bluffton's Boy Scout Troop 56, in 1942. Click here to compare this to the photo of Bluffton Troop 82 taken in 1943....
Apr 14, 2022
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Moser, Lehman and Hofstetter cousins
Seated from left are Bluffton cousins, no doubt fluent in the local Swiss dialect, Jake Lehman, C.C. Hofstetter and David Moser. It’s the...
Apr 12, 2022
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Bluffton women's fashions in 1906
Can't take our eyes off those hats with feathers, flowers, lace and ribbons. It was 1906, the year of the San Francisco earthquake....
Apr 4, 2022
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It's 1943 in Bluffton
Bluffton Boy Scout troop 82 – Here’s Bluffton Boy Scout troop 82 taken in 1943. Click here to compare this photo to the Bluffton troop 56...
Mar 25, 2022
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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...
Mar 5, 2022
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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...
Feb 25, 2022
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3 little Bluffton girls - turn of an earlier century
Will Triplett took this photo of three little Bluffton girls at the turn of an earlier century. We don't know if the girls are related or...
Feb 18, 2022
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They travel to away games by horse and wagon
Meet the 1913-14 Bluffton High School boys’ basketball team. Basketball as a sport had existed only 21 seasons when the Bluffton team...
Feb 14, 2022
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1966-67 Pirates - number 44 played football at Ohio State
This is the second team featured in this series of BHS boys' basketball teams. Here's the Bluffton High School Pirates varsity basketball...
Jan 30, 2022
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'64-65 Pirates (and Beavers)
First team following Beaverdam High School's annexation into the Bluffton school system. This team had five Bluffton players and five...
Jan 28, 2022
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