Tickets On Sale: Tanner House Tours by Candlelight

by Aurora Historical Society | Sep 6, 2023 | Activities, Fundraiser, Special Events

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Photos: 2023 Independence Day Picnic

by Aurora Historical Society | Jul 26, 2023 | Photo, Special Events

Scenes from the 2023 Independence Day Picnic at the Tanner House Museum. Photo credits: Gary Bahnick and Jean...

Aurora Historical Society to hold annual Independence Day picnic

by Aurora Historical Society | Jul 2, 2023 | Press Release, Special Events

Old-fashioned fun will be the theme of the annual Independence Day Picnic and Ringing of the Bells at the Aurora Historical Society’s Tanner House Museum on July 4 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Festivities will begin with music by singer-songwriter Bradley Keven Green and...

Special Event Reservations: Ruth Van Sickle Ford Exhibit

by Aurora Historical Society | Mar 9, 2023 | Special Events

Make your reservations for the special events highlighting our Ruth Van Sickle Ford Exhibit. No event...

Tanner House Special Guests on December 4, 2022

by Aurora Historical Society | Dec 3, 2022 | Photo, Special Events

Enjoy the decked-out Tanner House on Sunday, December 4 from 1-4pm and visit with special guests Santa and Mrs. Claus! Special thanks to friends of Santa and Mrs. Claus, Jeremy and Tina Fewer for sharing their holiday spirit!

Spanish Flu epidemic and World War I come to Tanner House Museum

by Aurora Historical Society | Oct 19, 2022 | Press Release, Special Events

Singer-songwriter Bradley Keven Green in a 2018 performance of Death Comes to the Tanner House, set in the Civil War era. The Aurora Historical Society takes on a terrible blend of war, sickness, and death in Death Comes to the Tanner House: 1918 over the Halloween...