Historical Bluffton

For most Bluffton students who attended the elementary school in the mid-to-late 1950s, this was the staff. Names of the staf members are under the photo.

Here's members of Mrs. Ropp's sixth grade Bluffton class - it's the graduating class of 1964. Names of class members are in the photo.

This is a tough one for those under, say 55. It's a construction photograph of a Bluffton swimming pool that no longer exists.

The year is 1955 or '56. Paul Diller, father of Jim Diller, took this photo, originally as a color slide. Jim is in the process of transferring the slide into a easiler to view format.

We believe that Jim Benroth, brother of Gene and Bob, is the man watching the work on the far right, in the teal colored shirt.

Here's Mrs. Murray's first grade class with members of the Bluffton HS class of 1964. The next photo is Miss Oyer's second grader class with members of the class of 1964.

Here's the Bluffton College football team during the 1925 season. With only four games, the schedule appears overpowering: Ohio Northern University, Findlay, Bowling Green and Defiance.

While Bluffton did not win a game, they stayed very close to each opponent, losing only by 15 points at its widest margin of loss.

You might recognize yourself in this photo from Bluffton Community Vacation Bible School 16 years ago. 

The year is 2004 and if we are correct, this is a song-fest during the final evening of that year's VBS held at Emmanuel United Church of Christ.

 

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