History Blog

Posted on January 18, 2026

The exact date, location, and event shown in this photo is not known, but it is decades ago when the late Wayne "...

Posted on January 11, 2026

The is from the Class of 2000 and courtesy of the Ki-Cu-Wa yearbook. This was when schools in Harrison County h...

Posted on January 04, 2026

See anyone you know? If so, let us know by commenting in the comment section below. This photo was sent for use...

Posted on December 28, 2025

This is the Bridgeport High School administration during the 1987-88 school year. If anyone has any memories of those...

Posted on December 21, 2025

For years, this was a local hot sot. J. Eddie Candies and Basket Shop sold many items beyond what its name indi...

Posted on December 14, 2025

This is a photo of the 1981 Bridgeport High School band. If you know anyone in the photo, or see yourself in the phot...

Posted on December 07, 2025

This photo is from 1964 and shows the pride of the Bridgeport Fire Department - a new ambulance. The young man...

Posted on November 30, 2025

These young men look like they're having a good time. It's a photo of several members of the 1985 Bridgeport Hi...

Posted on November 23, 2025

Former City Clerk Judy Lawson, left is talking to the late Bridgeport Mayor Bud Hess in this photo from 1987. A...

Posted on November 16, 2025

Coming off of the school's first state championship, a look back at what is believed to be the second-ever Bridgeport...

Posted on November 09, 2025

This photo is from the 1971 Bridgeport High School football season and shows a bonfire taking place outside of the fi...

Posted on November 02, 2025

See anyone you know? These are the seniors from the Bridgeport High School 1961 football team. According to Hug...

Posted on October 26, 2025

Anyone know these young ladies? It is believed to be the members of the 1963-64 Bridgeport Junior High School cheerle...

Posted on October 19, 2025

This advertisment is from the mid-1990s when Hills was still a beloved member of the community a provided its a...

Posted on October 12, 2025

Although the exact date of this photo is unknown, it is showing a Bridgeport Pop Warner youth football team from deca...

From the Bench: Trying to Legislatively ...

It did not take long, nor should it have taken long. It should have never needed to have taken place at all. ...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: Wayne Jamison and Team Cele...

The exact date, location, and event shown in this photo is not known, but it is decades ago when the late Wayne "...

Posted by Dick Duez
It's Happening: Fond Memories of J. Eddi...

On Jan. 8, the former Leeson’s Import Motors storage facility was demolished, leaving a large pile of rubble on a little p...

Posted by Julie Perine
ToquiNotes: BHS has a National Coach of ...

There may be some confusion for those reading this blog. The only point of that confusion is that it may seem like a s...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Off the Shelf: Looking at Library Progra...

Some of our most popular programs for children are our Storytime programs every week for different age groups. These progr...

Posted by Angela Spatafore
The Grapevine: Getting Ready for a Speci...

If you were to pick up a document and it started with the sentence, “when in the course of human events, we hold...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen
The Cyber Beacon: Community Cyber Awaren...

Editor's Note: Blogger Joe Earley will see a disruption in his blog in the months ahead. Earley is running for the West Vi...

Posted by Joe Earley