Hillary House Full of Hidden Treasures, Be Curious It’s Fun

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Hillary House Full of Hidden Treasures, Be Curious It’s Fun

May 30, 2013
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Hillary House is full of hidden treasures. I visited the house many times, of course with my photo gear, and I always find something interesting. Apparently, there were many hidden treasures hidden away and now are exhibited.

The Hillary House is now open for the season so definitely you can check it out for yourself and explore, be curious and have fun.

Hillary House National Historic Site, Aurora, Ontario


I always considered myself a bookworm. I find books and journals more interesting than any thing else, but that is a personal preference. The reason – books are not just historical objects that age, books tell the stories. Even if it is a simple recipe – this is what they ate.

Hillary House National Historic Site, Aurora, Ontario


What else is interesting about old books is the writing style. We don’t write like that anymore, as a matter fact with the introduction of texting we made our words even shorter, or we write acronyms to communicate. We live in the fast changing world.

Hillary House National Historic Site, Aurora, Ontario


History is fascinating, the change, the similarities – what you see in the Hillary House will never be encountered again. Hillary House will always will be a unique place. It was a doctor’s office but it was also a house to many families that lived there and left memories behind. In some cases memories that we will never know.

Hillary House National Historic Site, Aurora, Ontario


I must say that I also enjoyed Art of the Manor 2013 exhibiting original artwork by Elena Yim, Kallista Haughey and Nancy Falconi inspired by the medical collection of Hillary House. Check out more photos from Hillary House on my Facebook page.

Hillary House National Historic Site, Aurora, Ontario

Hillary House National Historic Site, Aurora, Ontario


Hillary House National Historic Site, Aurora, Ontario



About the Author

Anna Lozyk Romeo

I am living in Aurora and this is my photo journal blog. A picture says 1000 words - but not always, so I write. You don't have to travel 1000 miles to find a treasure - all I have to do is zoom through my lens and I will find it for you here in Aurora.

Comments:

  1. Marvin said:
    May 30, 2013 at 21:02

    I miss old-style handwriting! So pretty, so distinctive… so hard to read.

  2. Marvin said:
    May 30, 2013 at 21:03

    Very cool.

  3. joe said:
    June 1, 2013 at 12:48

    I thought photography is not allowed in museums.
    Love that sewing machine.

  4. Alexandra Riccio said:
    June 3, 2013 at 09:45

    @joe: photography in museums depends on many factors (such as the type/condition of artfacts that may be photographed, copyright concerns and other reasons) but here at Hillary House most of the artefacts are ok to be photographed, and it is really a photographer’s paradise – as you can see from the many gorgeous photos Anna has taken here. (Alex Riccio, Community Development Assistant, Aurora Historical Society)