by Aurora Historical Society | Oct 29, 2023 | Past Exhibits
Each week during the Here Comes the Bride exhibit, the history of one of the dresses was featured on the website. Take a look at the featured dresses. View Posts
by Aurora Historical Society | Nov 27, 2022 | Articles & Exhibits, Past Exhibits
Take a look back at the 2022 exhibit Portraits of the Past. Harry H. Barber (1878-1948) William B. Greene (1886-1982) Harry H. Barber & William B. Greene; Oil portraits by James J. Ingwersen, 1966 Harry Barber & W. B. Greene were engineers at Aurora’s...
by Aurora Historical Society | Aug 28, 2022 | AHS Video, Articles & Exhibits, Featured, Past Exhibits, Video
Looking back at Portraits of the Past, the Society’s first exhibit...
by Aurora Historical Society | Jan 16, 2022 | Articles & Exhibits, Featured, Past Exhibits
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...
by Aurora Historical Society | Oct 28, 2019 | Articles & Exhibits, Past Exhibits, Photo
A look back at the Quilts — Art, History, Community exhibit of historic quilts from the collection of the Aurora Historical Society on display. The visiting curator for the exhibit, Erin Howard, says that of the numerous quilts owned by the society, the two...