Town Park: A Community Storybook A Community Storybook Aurora Museum & Archives
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 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.
This photograph was taken in Town Park around 1900.
Originally constructed as a drill shed in 1874, the Aurora Armoury has undergone many functional and aesthetic changes over the years- although its footprint has remained relatively the same. When […]
Victory in Europe (VE) Day was the public holiday that commemorated the Nazi’s formal surrender to the Allies thereby ending World War II in Europe. It was celebrated in […]
