MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton Ohio Historical Society (BOHS) has been selected to receive one of 40 Ohio Preservation Kits designed to help small cultural organizations protect their historical documents.
“The kit includes conservation tools and product samples. We’ll be able to use these to preserve letters, photographs, newspapers, and other documents connected to Bluffton’s past daily life,” says Diane Winebar, BOHS acting archivist.
CORRECTED The article originally misidentified Jim Diller’s dad; his first name is Paul.
In 2016, Icon founder Fred Steiner wrote, Every town should have an Al Ingalls. Fred would go on to detail the remarkable features of the Ingalls Restaurant at 142 N. Main. The restaurant became Smith's in 1990 and is currently home to Campito Lindo.
On October 23, WBGU-PBS premiered an episode of Scenic Stops & Stories featuring the Schumacher Homestead, 8350 Bixel Rd. The production took place during a Second Saturday event and includes interviews with board member Jason Althaus and docent Van Risser. The next event at the homestead will be the Christmas Open House on December 6-7.
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By Paula Pyzik Scott
On Saturday, August 9, the 3rd annual Bluffton History Day was celebrated by the Bluffton Ohio Historical Society (BOHS) at the 1899 Depot at 405 N. Spring St. BOHS used the event to remind guests of how the Bluffton Sportsmen’s Club moved the depot from Railroad St., rehabilitated the building and has lovingly cared for it since the late 1980s.
There was a ceremonial handing over of a large skeleton key from the Sportsmen to BOHS, with Mike Zimmerman and Ron Epp representing the two organizations. The 1899 depot building remains the home of the club, with its headquarters in the basement, and the meeting place for American Legion Post 382 and Bluffton Boy Scouts. It is also available for rentals.
The articles feature Steiner's knowledge of locomotives, excursion trains, trolley service to Lima and Findlay, railroad accidents and more. Steiner's collection of photographs span the late 1800s to his own images from the 2000s.
UPDATE: Link below is fixed. This is perhaps the most mysterious photo among eight selected by the Bluffton Ohio Historical Society for the Reframing Bluffton History Art Contest. The image of men digging around railroad tracks is undated and the location is unknown. For more information on the photographs and competition (deadline July 31), visit BlufftonForever.com HERE.
