As part of its “Second Saturday” series, the Swiss Community Historical Society hosted a blacksmithing demonstration, offering a glimpse into life on the homestead.
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On Saturday, June 14, the Swiss Community Historical Society will host a blacksmithing demonstration by Keith Sommer, SCHS curator. This is the first of three Second Saturday events to be held at the homestead in 2025.
November 14, 2024, Press Release from the Bluffton/Pandora Swiss Community Historical Society: The Bluffton/Pandora Swiss Community Historical Society Christmas Open House, “Christmas at the Homestead” will be on December 7th and 8th from 2:00-6:00 PM at the Schumacher Homestead. The public is invited to tour the decorated 1843 house while snacking on homemade treats and listening to songs of the season. Guests can watch food being prepared in the fireplace, hand dip a candle, play a game of checkers, shop in the gift shop, and chat with staff about the history of the house and typical life in the 1840s.
July 27, 2024, Press Release from the Swiss Community Historical Society: The Swiss Community Historical Society of Bluffton and Pandora will hold its final Second Saturday event of the summer on August 10, at the Schumacher Homestead, located at 8350 Bixel Road, Bluffton. Open hours are between 1-4 p.m. Visitors are especially invited to tour the garden. This year marks the second season that the garden has been ably cared for by committee members Becki Ahmed, Joyce Suter, and Nancy Yeager, assisted by their husbands and a few friends. There will be docents available to point out and discuss the plants used by the early settlers, including the labeled herbs and broom corn.
BLUFFTON, OH (WLIO) - The Swiss Community Historical Society is making progress on their new Heritage Center.
BLUFFTON, OH (WLIO) - On Saturday, the Swiss Community Historical Society taught the public about an art form that dates back to the 16th century.
July 2, 2024, Press Release from the Swiss Community Historical Society: The Swiss Community Historical Society will hold its next Second Saturday event on July 13 from 1-4 at the Schumacher Homestead, 8350 Bixel Road, Bluffton. The featured activity will be scherenschnitte, literally scissor cuttings, led by Beth Boehr of Bluffton. Scherenschnitte is a folk-art form brought to the U.S. by German and Swiss immigrants in the 19th century. Visitors will be able to view examples made by Abraham Zurfluh, who arrived in the Swiss Settlement in 1852. Boehr will offer projects for all ages and skill levels. Children may color designs. Others may trace, then cut simple designs. For those wanting a more challenging project, there will be historical patterns available.
There are very few times that a person can put history back together, but a Bluffton area historical society us doing just that. The Swiss Community Historical Society is reassembling a 1860’s barn, that someone gifted them for their new Heritage Center. The barn was taken down last year and stored, and when it is complete it will fit in with the rest of the structures on the farm.
BLUFFTON, OH (WLIO) - An open house on Saturday let people step into the life of a Swiss Mennonite settler in 19th century Bluffton.
Owned and operated under the Swiss Community Historical Society of Bluffton and Pandora, the Schumacher Homestead has started providing virtual tours online. Because most of their volunteers are within the at-risk population, the historical society wanted to avoid in-person tours. Their plan is to upload a new video once a week focusing on the history of the 1840’s house. Eventually, they may even get into demonstration videos, such as spinning and woodwork.