By John Jaros, Executive Director; and Mary Clark Ormond, President, Aurora Historical Society This holiday season,…
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Video: Tanner House Holidays
Ten years of Tanner House Holidays. This year, we can’t open the doors for you, so…
November 2020 — This Month In History: East-West Thanksgiving Day Football
By John Jaros, Executive Director, Aurora Historical Society East Aurora and West Aurora High Schools began…
Looking Back: Veterans Day 2012
Members of Roosevelt-Aurora American Legion Post 84 plant a “Pioneer” Elm tree in front of the…
Then and Now, 60 Years Later
In exactly the same place where John Kennedy asked for votes, we can now vote. The…
October 2020 — This Month In History: Kennedy’s Visit to Aurora — October 25, 1960
By John Jaros, Executive Director, Aurora Historical Society The 1960 presidential election pitted Republican Richard Nixon,…
A Meeting of the Minds
Ulysses S. Grant, on left, the general who won the Civil War, and was twice elected…
The Beacon-News: Three Fox Valley women honored for making their marks in history
Head over to The Beacon-News’ site to read Denise Crosby’s article on three area women who…
The Beacon-News: Column: Here’s hoping the old Copley bell is hanging around at next year’s Beacon birthday bash
Head over to The Beacon-News’ site to read Denise Crosby’s Article on the Ring of Truth…