Mary Clark Ormond continues to be a history-maker as the third recipient of the Aurora Historical Society’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Having retired from the Society’s Board of trustees in 2023, the Board recently recognized Mary for the impact she made not only at the organization but Aurora at-large through the...
Mary Clark Ormond, president of the Aurora Historical Society, looks at the storage space for smoking materials hidden in the armrest of a gentleman's Victorian-era smoking chair, which is ornamented with carvings of smoking dogs.
Russ George, left, Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora president, presents a $500 check to John Jaros, Aurora Historical Society executive director and Mary Clark-Ormond, society president.
