The year 1824 was a special one for many Bluffton-Pandora Swiss pioneers. The ship, Boston, left Le Harve, France, with 118 passengers...

MORE PHOTOS BELOW - Here’s Bluffton’s contribution to heavy metal. It’s not only functional; it’s also a work of art and a sort of rock...

You've walked past this door and probably never gave it much thought Door to the Bluffton town hall jail You’ve walked past this door and...

A separate Swiss Connection column in this series focuses on the parents of Christian, Jr., Bösiger, who came to America in 1824. Click...

Here is the official list of Bluffton High School graduates from the class of 1881 to 1899. The list of graduates from 1900 to 1930 is in...

Bluffton High School boys' basketball team of 1910-11 • Check the bottom of the story for the 1911-12 team photo. (Thanks for Mary Ann...

I consider myself Swiss, or more to the point, someone of Swiss descent, caught up in the American melting pot. I think in inches, feet...