Before we were Pirates presentation Monday
Following noon Senior Citizens luncheon, March 13 “Before we were Pirates,” the story of Bluffton sports teams before 1929 is the topic...
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Washington never slept here
but Dillinger robbed our bank
and Elvis stopped for gas
- Feb 6
- 2 min
Welcome to Bluffton's dark and stormy night
Do you have a creepy Bluffton story for our ghost story book? Note: if you have a Bluffton ghost story contact Fred at...
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- Jan 23
- 1 min
1933 Bluffton bank robbery recounted in Lima
At the Allen County Museum - "Four guys walk into a Bluffton bank.. .and the rest of Bluffton oral history Fred Steiner of Bluffton is...
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- Jan 14
- 1 min
Applying genetics to entertaining
Life from a slightly skewed perspective - blog by Mary Pannabecker Steiner BY MARY PANNABECKER STEINER My understanding of genetics is...
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- Jan 13
- 2 min
Yes, Dillinger was here
Bullet holes in building at 101 N. Main St., from the 1933 robbery You've walked past these John Dillinger bullet holes countless times,...
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- Jan 11
- 3 min
Before we were Pirates -
Stories about Bluffton teams and fans from the 1890s to 1929 presented at Bluffton Public Library, 3 p.m., Monday, Jan. 23 “Before we...
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- Dec 31, 2022
- 6 min
Your invitation join a NY tradition
Swiss Community Historical Society will sing traditional New Year's carols this afternoon Go to bottom of this story for the carols in...
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- Dec 24, 2022
- 3 min
A Bluffton Christmas memory from the late Robert Kreider
He called his memories "Nostalgic ramblings for the reader but therapy for the writer" The late Robert Kreider, who spent several of his...
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- Dec 19, 2022
- 2 min
4 Bluffton gift options for Dec. 25
For the history fan in your family Here’s your chance to place Bluffton history under your Christmas tree on Dec. 25. Four books by Fred...
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- Dec 16, 2022
- 1 min
Here's all the players in the Dillinger bank robbery
This two-page map is part of the booklet "Four Guys Walk Into A Bluffton Bank" You can put John Dillinger under your Christmas tree this...
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- Dec 11, 2022
- 2 min
Put Dillinger under your Christmas tree
Eye-witness accounts of John Dillinger's 1933 Bluffton bank robbery available for the first time in print form “Four guys walk into a...
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