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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Boer War, also known as the South African War, began in 1899 and ended in 1902. The local 12th Battalion offered to aid the Imperial war efforts however Ottawa declined. […]
The Armoury was the official gathering place for soldiers before they left for the war. Dr. Robert M. Hillary, a well respected local doctor, was Surgeon Lieutenant-Colonel of the […]
Town Park was the site for the joyous VE Day celebrations that took place on May 7, 1945.
Rob Treacher of the Queen’s York Rangers shares his memory of performing drills in the Town Park and surrounding area. The Queen’s York Rangers were based out of […]
Glen Duncan reminiscing about his time as a Cadet at the Aurora Armoury and Town Park in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Transcript Glen: It was great […]
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 […]
