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Bill Hahn, member of the BHS class of 1919 held the patent By Fred Steiner www.BlufftonForever.com It’s a little-known fact that Bluffton, Ohio, is the home of the patented “ashless cigar.” Why there’s no sign at the edge of town stating this fact is something I’ve never quite figured out. Perhaps it’s time to do something about it. So, here’s me doing something. This cigar
By Fred Steiner www.BlufftonForever.com Bet you didn’t know that a “strange illuminated object” was sighted in rural Bluffton. It occurred one month after a “flying disc” was recovered from a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico, home of one of the most well-known extraterrestrial area in the United States. One can only imagine how history might have struck us, had the object
By Fred Steiner www.BlufftonForever.com This Bluffton High School team wasn’t even called the “Pirates,” yet 100 seasons ago, it set the standard for a winning football tradition in our community. The 1923 red and white Bluffton team, playing before most school athletic leagues were formed, won eight games and lost only one. Even its loss, by a close 3 to 9 score, was
By Fred Steiner www.BlufftonForever.com Imagine teaching school with a classroom with five sets of twins. Beyond all the other issues of teaching, 110 school years ago, that was the situation at the Hilty country school west of Bluffton on Columbus Grove Road. Ed Hilty was the teacher of the 10 children plus the remaining students covering grades 1 to 8. Like all one-room
(From the Hancock Historical Museum) Does Bluffton ooze ghosts? You’ll soon find out. Join us on Thursday, October 5th at noon for our monthly Brown Bag Lecture! Just in time for Halloween, “Where Bluffton’s Ghosts Sleep,” presented by Bluffton author, Fred Steiner. His latest book, with a subtitle “Unexpected stories from a small Ohio town,”