Provided by Scott Little, Bluffton Ohio Historical Society secretary
The January meeting of the Bluffton Ohio Historical Society will be Wednesday, January 8, 2025 in the History Room on the main floor of the Bluffton Public Library at 7:00 p.m.
Agenda items include our first Show & Tell, Part 1 set for Wednesday, January 15, in the basement Community Room at the library at 6:00 p.m, and goal setting for 2025 and beyond.
The meeting is open to the public and all are encouraged to attend.
The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly breakfast meeting at 7:00 a.m. on Friday, January 10.
Director Jim Enneking has announced that Circle U Waffle Co. will be catering the breakfast.
The 7:30 a.m. program will feature Jesse Blackburn and company, who will provide an update on 202 projects including a new roundabout on SR 103 and transitioning village EMS from a volunteer staff to a paid staff.
The Bluffton Ohio Historical Society is inviting history buffs to bring items of local interest to the first of multiple Show 'N Tell events--and to spread the word.
All kinds of historic items are of interest, from ephemera (stuff that usually gets thrown away) to locally made products and household items. This first event will be on the lower level of Bluffton Public Library on Wednesday, January 15, starting at 6 p.m.
Please note, the society is asking for pieces of Bluffton's history; not trying to recreate the antique road show.
The BOHS January business meeting will be on Wednesday night, January 8 in the library's History Room at 7:00 p.m.
As of 8:00 a.m., there were seven opening for blood donations in the late afternoon for the 1:00-6:00 p.m., December 12 Red Cross blood drive at First Mennonite Church, 101 South Jackson St.
Click gallery to enlarge and view at your own pace
By Paula Pyzik Scott
If you timed it just right, during the Christmas Open House at the Schumacher Homestead, 8350 Bixel Rd., you could see the Swiss Community Historical Society's grounds, farmhouse and Heritage Center by moonlight and candlelight.
Throughout the two-day event on December 7-8 there were treats for your tastebuds in the summer kitchen and treats for your ears in the stove room (parlor), as well as docents throughout the facilities to tell you all about the Schumacher family and others in the Swiss Settlement during the 19th century. There were also treats for your nose: on arriving you could smell wood smoke from two fireplaces. The Heritage Center, which will soon have its wood floors finished, provided the fresh scent of new lumber.
Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly breakfast meeting on Friday, December 13. The meeting will be held on the third floor of the Town Hall.
Members who have membership announcements may email [email protected] by Wednesday, December 11, 2024. Please use subject line "Member Announcement".
Twisted Whisk Cafe will be providing the breakfast.
