A vintage bible, photos, newspaper clippings, and other historic items were recovered from a 100-year-old Aurora Masonic lodge time capsule, which was unsealed Saturday, Aug. 22. Approximately 50 people attended the two-hour evening event on the lawn at the Grand Army of the Republic Hall and Military Museum, 23 E.
The City of Aurora’s Grand Army of the Republic Military Museum, 23 E Downer Pl., Aurora, in partnership with the Aurora Historical Society, will host an event to unseal a 100-plus-year-old time capsule Saturday, Aug. 22 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.. The Masonic Temple Time Capsule was found just
Ornate pieces which were part of the former Aurora Masonic Temple are on the site which remain following a destructive fire earlier this year.
The demolition process of the near century-old historic former Masonic Temple in Aurora began Friday. The city government of Aurora has contracted with Alpine Demolition of St. Charles and Aurora to complete the full removal of the building and restoration of the site and rights of way. Destroyed by a
The Aurora Fire Department responded to the Masonic Temple, 104 S. Lincoln Avenue, for a structure fire at 9:57 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7. At the time of the fire the immediate threat to firefighters and residents living in the immediate area was and still is the threat of collapse. To
Aurora Firefighters appear to let a fire burn under control at the old and abandoned Masonic Temple at the corner of Benton Street and Lincoln Avenue on the City’s near East Side. The call came in just before 10 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7. No injuries or fatalities were reported in
