Members of Roosevelt-Aurora American Legion Post 84 plant a “Pioneer” Elm tree in front of the…
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Happy Halloween: The Tanner House in 1935
We don’t know who the passer-by is, or why this photo was taken, but it has…
Then and Now, 60 Years Later
In exactly the same place where John Kennedy asked for votes, we can now vote. The…
A Meeting of the Minds
Ulysses S. Grant, on left, the general who won the Civil War, and was twice elected…
Photo: A Window to Secrets of the Tanner House
On August 15, 1866, somebody scratched the names Florence and Amy into a bedroom window, as…
The secret of hollyhocks
In the Victorian era, hollyhocks played a pretty important role and we asked our Facebook followers…
June 14, Flag Day and the Local Connection: Dr. Bernard J. Cigrand
June 14 is Flag Day. The founder of Flag Day was Dr. Bernard J. Cigrand, who…
June 12, 1837: Joseph Stolp Arrives in Aurora
On May 17, 1837, Joseph G. Stolp, just shy of 25 years old, left his home…
Museum Week 2020 Sneak Peek
A film crew captures art conservator Scott Sherwood at work cleaning a newly-acquired portrait. Their video…
We Remember: Those Lost and the Origins of Memorial Day
Memorial Day began as a national celebration as "Decoration Day," in 1868, with May 30 designated…
Aurora Boys Off To Fight In World War I
This photo from our 2017 calendar, taken September 13, 1917, shows 20,000 citizens at the train…
Tanner House Tree Work
Dedicated to Grace Carter Bliss, the 80-year-old red maple on the corner of Oak and Cedar…