![]() Cookies and lemonade will be served in the old Steinbach Cabin and live music will be playing, courtesy of Heartstrings. As if that weren’t enough, in the Kraus House kitchen, you can make a fresh-baked bread roll and learn the science behind the ingredients used. In the tie sheds, you can cut a log with a crosscut saw, split the log in 1/2 with a fro and mallet then drill a hole just big enough to fit the candle that you hand dip. Visit with cheerful volunteers near the herb garden, learn how laundry was washed and try out the stilts. This completely remodeled space provides your group with all the amenities you would. Augfrom 11:00 am to 3:00 pm there will be costumed interpreters throughout the museum complex sharing activities or demonstrations.ĮDIT: Due to the coming heat, all outdoor activities will end by 2:00 pm. Minutes to I-5, the Aurora Airport and gateway to the Willamette Valley. The Old Aurora Colony Museum invites you to come spend the day with us for Living History Day. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at the museum either by phone at: (503) 678-5754 or email: Event → We are all uber-grateful to Gary for his support and dedication to the Aurora Colony Historical Society. Gary McLaren will be supporting our online, silent auction through his platform.Īll interested bidders will need to download and register with the “McLaren Auction Services” app from the app store onto their phone or other mobile device. Our procurement team has been hard at work to bring you many, many items for our SILENT AUCTION. Some items include: a stay at Skamania Lodge, All-day fishing for 4 with Hot Line Guide service, a Rotary Hammer and so much more! Thank you so much for all your support!Īfter dinner, Gary McLaren of McLaren Auction services will conduct the LIVE portion of our auction and paddle raise. ![]() We hope you will take a look at our online auction by downloading the McLaren app on your phone and registering for their services. UPDATE: You must now contact the museum by phone or email to place your dinner reservation. ![]() You will be able to purchase raffle tickets, play the cornhole game or purchase from the wine wall while you visit with friends new and old. While you are enjoying appetizers and dinner, Chip Cohen will be playing live music to keep your toes tapping. The rest of the menu includes: Loaded Mashed Potatoes (vegan option IS available), Green Beans with Crimini Mushrooms, fresh-baked roll and butter.ĭessert is our Colony’s Krumble Cake with Marionberry Compote! Join us IN-PERSON at the Stauffer-Will Farmstead where we will have outdoor seating, wine and sparkling cider service with appetizers to sample before dinner.Ĭhoices for dinner whether you stay or take away include: Smoked BBQ Chicken quarter OR Fred Broadwater’s Traditional Baked Salmon OR Grilled Portabella (vegan option) Your $65 dinner ticket comes with CHOICES this year! You may choose to come pick up your dinner and take it home OR…. Tickets may be purchased-online (button below!) or by calling the museum-now through Friday, Augat: (503)678-5754 We invite you to Celebrate the Colony at our annual fundraising dinner and auction. Guests will be emailed the specific site address and directions Tuesday, May 17th. This event will take place at the Stauffer-Will Farm located between Aurora and Hubbard. Please let us know if you need dietary accommodations. Tickets must be purchased by Monday, May 16th. Memberships start at $20 and can be purchased here. Includes dinner catered by Arlene Cuisine and Pheasant Run wine. Guests will rotate through 6 stations learning about the Stauffer family and farm life in the 1870s.īring a friend and escape to the past. Historic Aurora is also the setting for a series of young adult books by Jane Kirkpatrick featuring the heroine Emma as she grows up in the pioneer NW.Step back in time and enjoy an Evening at the Stauffer-Will Farm. Many of the original buildings and structures remain in good condition and the town is full of shops, museums and places to relax. For more about the happenings in town or local history visit the Old Aurora Colony: Historical Museum in Aurora, Oregon Today Aurora’s has been named one of the Top 5 Antique Shopping Destinations in America by CNBC and the Travel Channel. It quickly blossomed into a small successful village with a mill, shops, artisans, a grand hotel complete with a band, hops traders, a feed company etc. Aurora is built on the banks of the Pudding River and is one of the early settlements in Western Oregon. A group of mostly German people chose to live and work together for the betterment of the community. Historic Aurora was founded as a Utopian Society in the mid-1800s.
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