

A winter's day on the railroad
Here's a scene that you won't find today in Bluffton. This photo was taken in the early 1980s. Gone is the Nickel Plate Road passenger...
Oct 24, 2022


When beavers battled with cattle
Bluffton College's first baseball field in 1914 was also a cow pasture Many viewers are familiar with the large open area on the Bluffton...
Oct 21, 2022


50 volleyball seasons ago at BHS
Pirate's 1972 volleyball team It's one-half century since this team played volleyball. It's the 1972 Bluffton HS squad. Members front,...
Oct 20, 2022


It's Bluffton and Pandora's oldest continually operating enterprise
Morning Star cider press could be as old as both communities • Here's a color slide of Morning Star cider press taken by Paul Diller in...
Sep 16, 2022


What hats they wore in 1890s
Publicity photo for Bertha Althaus, Bluffton milliner Five of Bluffton’s young adults from the 1890s pose in this Will Triplett studio...
Sep 7, 2022


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


Bluffton's first ambulance - 1916
Owned by George W. Combs, undertaker One of Bluffton’s early undertakers was George W. Combs. In this photo he stands in front of his...
Aug 29, 2022


Riley's deep, dark, dangerous secrets
Due to quarries in the Riley, it could be said that Bluffton was built under water Former quarry near Tom Fett Road bridge Did you know...
Aug 26, 2022
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