Town Park: A Community Storybook A Community Storybook Aurora Museum & Archives
Concerts in the Park were originally held on Sunday evenings from 7-9pm. The popular series was moved to Wednesdays in 2003 and offer Aurorans a wide range of musical […]
Theresa Larouche talks about attending the Concerts in the Park when her children were younger. Transcript Theresa: Before what I really liked about it, especially when he was younger… when […]
Michelle Dakin and her father Doug Dakin reflect on the importance of the softball league to Town Park and the culture that revolves around it. Transcript Michelle: Every […]
Town Park was the site for the joyous VE Day celebrations that took place on May 7, 1945.
Edna day and Dave Humphries competing at the Aurora Horse Show the early 1950s.
This clipping is from the July 7, 1899 issue of the Aurora Banner. It was used as a heading under which a report of Aurora’s annual Dominion Day celebrations […]
In 1896 Aurora joined the York District Football League. The league played Association Football (Soccer) and was comprised of teams from Aurora, Kettleby, King City, Nobleton, Markham, Ellesmere, Woodbridge […]
Reflections on Aurora’s time as a ‘dry town’ and the emergence of Town Park’s Band Shell bootlegger. Transcript Helen: The band shell at the town park was the place […]
Julia Yu and her daughter Sophia Liu reflect on Sophia’s experience of learning how to skate at the outdoor rink in Town Park. Transcript Julia: I remember that […]
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 […]
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 […]
