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Bluffton High School Future Homemakers of America - 1956-57

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 25, 2017 - 10:13am

FHA - Future Homemakers of America. Here are members of that Bluffton High School organization during the 1956-57 school year. Names are under the photo.

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The 1925 BHS football team

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 11, 2017 - 12:21pm

Wearing new crimson football sweaters adopted by the high school that fall, the 1925 Bluffton High School football squad took a stance for the team photograph. The photo was taken in parking lot beside the 1911 gym (no longer standing).

After going scoreless, losing its first four games to Lima Central, Ada, Lima South and Forest, the team rallied to defeat Pandora, St. Marys and Oakwood to finish the season.

Jesse Steiner (standing left in the rear) was the faculty manager. Lewis Pearsall (standing right in the rear) was the coach.

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Here's Bluffton in 1880

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 4, 2017 - 2:10pm

If you've ever wondered what the layout of Bluffton was like in 1880, here's the answer. In two different pieces are portions of a Bluffton plat map from that year.

You'll notice several interesting things:
• College Avenue is called Blanchard Avenue
• Lawn Avenue is called Mill Street
• There's no bridge over Riley Creek at Jefferson Street

There's lots more and we'll let you discover it by examining the map.

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College Hiking Club 1924-25

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 28, 2017 - 11:31am

It was 93 school years ago. This is the Bluffton College women's Hiking Club. The page is from the Ista and it tells about the club and identifies members (but not in standing order.)

There are many familiar Bluffton last names, including Steiner, Hilty, Sprunger, Yoder, Lehman, Lugibihl, Gratz, Gerber, Schumacher, Diller and Niswander.

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1944 at the Buckeye

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 21, 2017 - 9:58am

This is the Buckeye quarry in the summer of 1944. The Bluffton Lions Club gathered for a picnic to celebrate the renovation and clean-up at the Buckeye park. This photo is taken from the east end of the quarry. Look closely and you can see a platform for diving into the Buckeye.

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BHS class of '63 in 7th grade

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 14, 2017 - 2:02pm

Here's the Bluffton High School class of 1963 as seventh graders during the 1957-58 school year - a mere 60 school years ago. Names of the students are under the photograph.

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