Town Park: A Community Storybook A Community Storybook Aurora Museum & Archives
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 […]
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 […]
Edward Blake’s Aurora Speech, later renamed A National Sentiment, was delivered at the Aurora Armoury on October 3, 1874. Transcript (Audio edit) How long is this talk in the newspapers […]
The Aurora and District Kennel Club held their first International All Breed Dog Show in the Armoury on May 24, 1951. With over 320 entries the show was considered a […]
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.
Arctic Adventure first began in 2002 in Town Park. It was moved to the Aurora Community Centre and Fleury Park from 2003-2007 and then back again to Town […]
As part of the 125th Canada Day celebrations in 1992, students from Wells Street School formed a Canada Flag in Town Park. The event was organized by the […]
The Aurora Horse Show was held in Town Park from 1923-1970 and had sections for men, women and children to compete. Up until 1971 the show remained a […]
In a time before television and film, local sporting events were the most popular form of entertainment. These events brought the whole community together and like many other events […]
