Town Park: A Community Storybook A Community Storybook Aurora Museum & Archives
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 […]
A formal bandstand was first constructed in Town Park in 1950. It was later demolished and a new design, pictured here, was built in 2003.
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 […]
After a five year hiatus due to World War II, the Aurora Horse Show returned to Town Park on June 8, 1946.
As part of the huge VE Day celebration a massive bonfire was organized in Town Park. This image shows the pile of items before and after they were set […]
Jack Cox, Glen Dix, and Dudley Wilcox among others are pictured at the start of a footrace in the 1930s. Town Park played host to a number of […]
In the 1950s, Don Gilkes’ and his nine piece Orchestra were an incredibly popular band in Aurora and the surrounding area. They headlined numerous dances at Aurora’s Greystones […]
