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Behind The Scenes: Preparing for Portraits of the Past

Behind The Scenes: Preparing for Portraits of the Past

by Aurora Historical Society | Apr 19, 2022 | Featured

Happening now: Portraits of the Past which consists of scores of Aurorans you’ve never met will be looking straight at you with that question in their eyes in the exhibit at the Pierce Art and History Center.  The exhibit, titled Portraits of the...
The Beacon-News: Aurora wedding one for the history books

The Beacon-News: Aurora wedding one for the history books

by Aurora Historical Society | Mar 23, 2022 | Aurora Historical Society, Featured

Aurora Historical Society Executive Director John Jaros and new wife Kathy greet guests immediately following their exchange of wedding vows on Saturday in the parlor of the historic William Tanner House in Aurora. (Denise Crosby / The Beacon-News) Visit The...
Paul Egan, Unvarnished

Paul Egan, Unvarnished

by Aurora Historical Society | Feb 27, 2022 | Articles & Exhibits, Featured

“A bunch of lousy gangsters.” Mayor Paul Egan That was Paul Egan’s view of politicians.  How he became a politician himself and earned an international reputation for plain speaking and a whole lot of other things is an Everyman story of the 1950s...
Behind The Scenes: Preparing for Portraits of the Past

Portraits of the Past Sneak Peek: William F. Holt

by Aurora Historical Society | Feb 19, 2022 | Articles & Exhibits, Featured, Photo

Happening Now — Portraits of the Past. Presenting 60 portraits in oil, acrylic, pen and ink, pencil, and photography, all drawn from our archives. About this painting: William F. Holt (1867-1940) Hand-colored pastel based on a photograph; Artist, Casimir Arcouet...
We Remember: February 15, 2019

We Remember: February 15, 2019

by Aurora Historical Society | Jan 31, 2022 | AHS Video, Featured, Video

A Look Back At “Our Favorite Things” Exhibit

A Look Back At “Our Favorite Things” Exhibit

by Aurora Historical Society | Jan 16, 2022 | Articles & Exhibits, Featured

After an extended closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Society’s first exhibit open to the public was Our Favorite Things which consisted of an eclectic mix of artifacts from the Aurora area. The exhibit ran from late June 2021 to mid-January 2022 in the...
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The Aurora Historical Society is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit.  Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law.

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John Jaros, Executive Director
Scott Sherwood, Museum Assistant
Nicole Baker, Gift Shop

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Mary Clark Ormond, President
Greg Probst, Vice President
Mary Caffee Twait, Secretary
John Medernach, Treasurer
Virginia Potter
Scott Robowski

Angela Clay Thomas

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Aurora, IL 60507

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