Town Park: A Community Storybook A Community Storybook Aurora Museum & Archives
York County’s official welcome home to WWI soldiers was held in Town Park in July, 1919. The event featured a full day of sports and returning soldiers were encouraged to […]
Instead of going to a photo studio the local baseball teams would often choose to have their team portraits taken right in Town Park- after all, it is […]
In 1901, the Sons of England (a Protestant and patriotic fraternal society) hosted the July 1st celebration in Town Park. For the event, they secured the Band of the […]
The Aurora Football Club poses for a team picture in Town Park. Football in Aurora dates back to at least 1886 with the formation of a football club. During […]
The 1914 T. Sisman Shoe Company Baseball Team posing in Town Park in front of the Drill Shed. During the late 1880s local Aurora businesses formed company baseball teams […]
The highlight of the Cadet year came every spring with the annual inspection and parade. Proud parents filled the park and the event was reported on with great […]
During his political career Edward Blake served as the Premier of Ontario (1871-1872) and the Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada (1880-1887). He visited the Armoury in 1874 […]
Members of the 12th York Battalion pose in Town Park, c. 1900. As a part of Canada’s National Defence Network, the 12th York Battalion of Infantry would go through […]
This is the first known photo of the 12th York Battalion and was taken in Newmarket in 1868. Shortly after returning from the Fenian Raids of 1866 the […]
Local resident Jim Elder was a staple at the Aurora Horse Show before and after his 1968 Olympic Gold Medal win.
The girl cadets march in Town Park with the hardball diamond visible in the background. Although a formal Cadet training program had been in place since 1912, girls were not […]
While the softball diamond in Town Park’s south west corner still remains the hardball diamond, between the Armoury and the Band Shell, was removed about fifty years ago. In […]
