Save these dates: 2nd Saturdays at Schumacher Homestead
June, July and August 2026
MEDIA RELEASE__Visit the Schumacher Homestead for summer events and activities from 1:00-4:00 p.m. on the 2nd Saturday of June, July and August 2026.
JUNE 13 – Tag You’re It!: Swiss Settlement games & toys
JULY 11 – Critters, Spitters, and Gallinippers, Early Swiss critters
AUGUST 8 – Theme to be announced
The first floor of the farmhouse is accessible to people with disabilities. New videos showing rooms on the upper floors have been produced with support from Visit Greater Lima. The farmhouse is air-conditioned. Bathrooms are now available in the Swiss Heritage Center.
For more updates, visit https://swisshistorical.org/
Stories Posted This Week
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
- Big Brothers Big Sisters launches 2026 year-end giving campaign
- Socktober drive collected 659 pairs for local distribution
- Jeanne Previte, 80, owned and operated Jeanne's Kitchen
- Bluffton Elementary Honor Roll for 1st Quarter 2026-2027
- Lego scarecrow earns GROB top honors from voters
- Former Blufftonite is lieutenant governor-elect of South Carolina
- University to stage costume drama that mixes emotion, humor and contemporary references
- Bluffton High School Honor Roll for 1st quarter of 2026-2027
- Nov. 13 chamber program on Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities
Monday, November 9, 2026
- Healing and life beyond incarceration explored at Forum
- Nov. 12 opportunity to learn Mahjong
- Door hanger craft class at Pandora library, November 17
- BPL after school movie, November 16
- Hailey's Wellness and Massage provide chair massages at Senior Center
- Bluffton area Women in Business Meeting November 19
Sunday, November 8, 2026
Saturday, November 7, 2026
- Pirates Essinger and Gatchel finish cross country season at OHSAA Championships
- Nov. 7 Bluffton Schools athletics lineup, streaming
- Pirate football hits Archbold roadblock in playoff loss
- Forum: Vaughn explores biblical and multicultural accounts of spirits and exorcism
- Bluffton University relaunches Leadership Development Program with NetVUE grant support
- Weekend Doctor: When distraction becomes the default