The Wells County Historical Society held their Spring meeting and dinner at the Wells County Public Library meeting room in Bluffton. President, Jim Sturgeon and Board Member Larry McAfee presented a program on "The Bridges of Wells County." Jim started things off with some interesting history and facts on many of the bridges such as... Continue Reading →
You may have noticed this sign on the replica of a covered bridge on the River Greenway east of Bluffton. Most covered bridges had a sign that said something like "Walk Your Horses While on this Bridge." This comes from horse-drawn wagons crossing the bridges. Slow walking minimizes the stress and structural damage from the... Continue Reading →
The 1st place in the voting for the People's Choice Awards was Tree # 26 displayed upstairs in the master bedroom (north window). Congratulations to decorator Hope Myers. The 2nd place was Tree # 16 displayed in the dinning room by Posey Pot, Donna Anderson. The voting for the 3rd place resulted in a tie... Continue Reading →
It was nice to have Santa Clause at the Museum for families to stop by for a photo. Several families have a tradition to stop by and get some photographs with Santa.
It was great weather for the Parlor City Christmas in downtown Bluffton. Visitors to the museum enjoyed the "Christmas in the Mansion" and the opportunity to vote for their favorite decorated tree. This is just one the nearly 30 trees that visitor's could vote for. The trolley rides were very popular for the visitors to... Continue Reading →
Thank you to all of the volunteers that helped make the "Christmas in the Mansion" (Historical Museum) a great success. Visitors enjoyed touring the museum, sampling some treats and voting for their favorite tree. Here are some of the trees that visitors could vote on for the for the peoples choice awards.
Thank you to all people who attended our Civil War Program and Dedication of the Military Display. We also celebrated the completion of the interior of the recently built museum annex and honored the veterans. Special thanks to our musical entertainment from the Civil War Era. Thank you to Ben Jones and all of the... Continue Reading →
The Wells County Historical Museum was visited by a variety of creatures during this year's popular Boo In Bluffton Autumn Adventure. Thank you to our volunteer greeters and everyone who donated candy for the community fun event .
The Wells County Historical Society and Museum hosted a program on the History of the 4-H Park Log Cabin in late October. Presenters Pat Wall and Roger Sherer shared photos and explained the original 1855 cabin built on the John Bennett family farm, the move to the Wells County 4-H Park in the 1960's by... Continue Reading →
Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped with the work day in October at the museum. Great progress was made on the paneling in the annex and the military exhibits were prepared for moving to their new exhibit area.
Wells County Historical Society and Museum 