Town Park: A Community Storybook A Community Storybook Aurora Museum & Archives
As the Town of Aurora continues to expand, the role and purpose of the Town’s most historic areas are up for debate. Town Park is not exempt from […]
In anticipation of an increase in population due to the arrival of the railway in 1853, John Mosley subdivided his land into building lots. The area of Town […]
Marylou Kumagawa (pictured) reflects on how Town Park was used as a school field while she was a student at Wells Street School in the early 1960s. Transcript […]
A variety of categories were included as part of the show including Light Horses, Harness Horses, Draught Horses; Jerseys; Beef Cattle, Swine and Sheep. Depending on the category […]
The first annual Horse and Pure Bred Stock Show took place on June 7, 1923 – a date chosen to coincide with King George’s birthday. The show became […]
Preparations for VE Day celebrations began before the official message of victory was received. A committee was established to organize the celebrations and they outlined three different scenarios and […]
Badges were given to members of the Aurora Boys & Girls Association. Membership cost one dollar and included cheap railway fairs to Aurora, a badge, and a certificate.
Planning for a three day reunion of current and former residents of Aurora began in Toronto in early 1914 with various committees established to oversee all of the details.
This ribbon belonged to one of Mr. Laurier’s mounted escorts during his visit to the North York riding on September 5th, 1893. Mr. Laurier’s visit was reported as a huge Liberal […]
