Memorial Day began as a national celebration as "Decoration Day," in 1868, with May 30 designated…
Category: Photo
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…
Now it’s our turn to help
Organizers of a vigil in Chicago asked Auroran Bradley Keven Green to present his song “Aurora…
Our Newest Addition: A Portrait of Marion Tanner Simpson (1851-1902)
This portrait of Marion Tanner Simpson (1851-1902) just arrived from Tanner descendants in Virginia, accompanied by…
So many kinds of embraces
The memorial service to commemorate the 1-year anniversary of the loss of life at the Henry…
Commemorating the Pratt tragedy one year later
Family, police officers, singer-songwriter Brad Green, anonymous well-wishers, and the media attended the exhibit opening.
Cheer up, Spring is coming…
…according to our inimitable Blanford Clock. Little-known fact: although also an example of William Blanford’s fine…