

Here's where Blufftonites vacationed in 1947
The list with over 50 family vacations is on the front page of the Bluffton News How did you spend your summer vacation? If you lived in...
Sep 1, 2023


Bluffton's changing rural scene
Farm auctions from 1939, 1946 and 1959 show how we've changed Here are three examples of farm auctions from the decades of the 1930s,...
Aug 30, 2023


Meet 1910 St. John's Reformed confirmation class
With Niswanders, Basingers, Luginbuhls, Matters and Criblezs Members of the 1910 St. John’s Reformed Church (today it is St. John's...
Aug 29, 2023


There's still time to purchase school supplies
Including books, pencils, paper and slates Despite the fact that the 2023-24 school year is already underway, there’s still a chance to...
Aug 28, 2023


Taking a 1959 walk up Main Street
When most vehicles drink leaded gas - and gas mileage is not a consideration It’s Bluffton’s Main Street in 1959. Here’s what you see: •...
Aug 28, 2023


1961 Beaverdam HS graduating class
Meet members of the Beaverdam High School graduating class of 1961. Top row from left, Larry Beemer, Marilyn Pratt, Tom Stechschulte,...
Aug 24, 2023


99 footballs on Harmon Field's birthday cake
Home of Bluffton High School football since 1924 Football at Bluffton High School goes so far back no one knows for certain when it...
Aug 23, 2023


It's Clarence Kooker's first class
BHS class of 1960 as fourth graders in 1951-52 Here is the Bluffton High School class of 1960 as fourth graders in Clarence Kooker's...
Aug 22, 2023
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