Educational Opportunities
Lifelong Learning at the Aurora Colony Museum
The Aurora Colony Historical Society provides a variety of opportunities for learning about the Aurora Colony through exhibits and events each year at its museum complex and the Stauffer-Will Farmstead:
The Old Aurora Colony Museum is an excellent choice for your classroom trip or other groups up to 20. Participants learn about life in the Aurora Colony and its unique role in Oregon history.
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Each Spring, students have the opportunity to learn about Colony life through the Aurora Village Program and the Stauffer-Will Farm Program.
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Resources are available for teachers and students wanting to learn more about the Aurora Colony or to enhance a visit to the museum or Stauffer-Will Farm.
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Students from local high schools often choose to volunteer with us to meet their service-hours requirement for graduation. Consider donating your time to help at one of our historic sites.
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The Aurora Colonists were best known by nineteenth century Oregonians for their music.
The Aurora band often took first prize in brass band competitions, and they were much in demand for fairs, political rallies, and ceremonial functions.
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