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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…
Sneak Peek: Tanner House Tour
A virtual tour of the Tanner House takes a lot of organizing but we're up to…
Museum Week 2020: Part Three — Ceilings in the Victorian style – Tanner House
It’s Museum Week in Aurora and EarthFoot Entertainment made us three videos of our favorite house.…
Museum Week 2020: Part Two — Bells in Aurora History
It’s Museum Week in Aurora and EarthFoot Entertainment made us three videos of our favorite house.…
Museum Week 2020: Part One — Portraits of the Past
It’s Museum Week in Aurora and EarthFoot Entertainment made us three videos of our favorite house.…
Museum Week 2020 Sneak Peek
A film crew captures art conservator Scott Sherwood at work cleaning a newly-acquired portrait. Their video…
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 “Crazy” Contribution From Tanner Descendents
Crazy quilts, in addition to being vivid and full of energy, were a way of putting…
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…