Swiss Settlement News Today

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

Pictured L-R) Greg Ring, Mary Ann Ring, Gary Wetherill, Lois Wetherill, Andy Wetherill. Bluffton Lions celebrate their 2023 Citizen of the Year By Paula Pyzik Scott Has it been 20, 30, 40 or more years since you went to high school? Do you remember performing or watching your classmates perform in the school musical? And do you remember who directed the production? While 2023

By Fred Steiner Bluffton Icon and Ada Icon founder www.BlufftonForever.com Adella Steiner Oyer Dec. 6, 1900 – Nov. 27, 1964 Bluffton High School class of 1920 Adella Steiner Oyer’s teaching career begin at age 21 in a one-room rural Richland Township school, driving a horse and buggy to school each day. By the end of her career she had attained an impressive 37½ years of

By Fred Steiner, Icon founder www.BlufftonForever.com Dr. Rosella Louise Biederman Boehm, M.D. Born: March 12, 1897, Died: Nov. 8, 1955 Bluffton High School class of 1914 Bluffton College class of 1919 Declaring Dr. Mary Alice Howe Thomas as the first female Bluffton High School graduate to become a physician proves that nothing is ever certain. Last week we stated that Dr.

By Kaye Phillips For Swiss Community Historical Society Facebook E-mail is a commonly used form of communication, but have you heard of V-mail? V-mail, short for 'Victory mail" was used during WWII to expedite mail service for the Armed Forces serving overseas. V-mail was put in place to reduce the space needed to transport mail and free up room to ship other valuable

The Swiss Community Historical Society is repurposing an early Swiss Settlement barn to create an addition to the Schumacher Homestead. The society notes, "JCM Timberworks, from Killbuck, Ohio is expertly using the massive sky crane, wooden mallets, the come-a-long, files and man and woman power" to get the job done.

The Swiss Community Historical Society is repurposing an early Swiss Settlement barn to create an addition to the Schumacher Homestead. The society notes, "JCM Timberworks, from Killbuck, Ohio is expertly using the massive sky crane, wooden mallets, the come-a-long, files and man and woman power" to get the job done.

Does Bluffton ooze ghosts? You can soon find out. Just in time for Halloween, Where Bluffton’s Ghosts Sleep, the latest book by author--and Icon founder--Fred Steiner, will be available at a book signing from 10 :00-11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, 132 N. Main St. Subtitled “Unexpected stories from a small Ohio town,” the 196-page book

(From Bluffton Historian/Author Fred Steiner) Does Bluffton ooze ghosts? You’ll soon find out. Just in time for Halloween, “Where Bluffton’s Ghosts Sleep,” the latest book by Bluffton author Fred Steiner, will be available for the first time in a book signing from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Bluffton Senior Citizens

1:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 1 Schumacher Homestead, 8350 Bixel Road, Bluffton The Swiss Community Historical Society of Bluffton and Pandora will host a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, August 1 at the Schumacher Homestead, marking the start of a project to repurpose and reconstruct a 100+ year old barn into a Heritage Center. The local barn was deconstructed a year ago and