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The Swiss Community Historical Society of Bluffton and Pandora will host "Second Saturdays" events this summer at the Schumacher Homestead, 8350 Bixel Rd. Docents in period costume will provide tours of the air-conditioned farmhouse, as well as the summer kitchen, garden, workshop and barn. Visitors will also get a first-hand view of progress on the Heritage Center, where the

By Paula Scott Watching a massive excavator dig the basement for the new Heritage Center at the Schumacher Homestead, the question soon arises, “how long did it take to dig a cellar by hand in the mid 1800s?” Soil sifts down from the moving bucket but it is also heavy with limestone chunks. The operator smiles and compares it to “taking apart a mountain.” On Monday, August 7,