On August 15, 1866, somebody scratched the names Florence and Amy into a bedroom window, as…
Category: Aurora Historical Society
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…
This chair is smoking… or, rather, FOR smoking
A prized item in our collection, it is back in the Library at the Tanner House…
A fresh seat for the Parlor
New Way Restoration does magic! Kevin Dixon, owner of New Way, waved his magic wand, dispelled…
A return to the excitement and beauty of a wedding day
Five Tanner daughters got married in this parlor in the late 1800s. March 2020 marked a…
A “Crazy” Contribution From Tanner Descendents
Crazy quilts, in addition to being vivid and full of energy, were a way of putting…