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(_L_to_r)_Minnie,_Christina_Stauffer_Wolfer,_Fred,_Williamcrazyquilt.jpg
Ask_Mrs._Stauffer.jpg
Aug_25,_1887_Wolfe_to_Jonas_Will.jpg
Aurora_Blue.jpg
Aurora_Quickstep_Score.jpg
Backporch.jpg
Baking_Bread.jpg
Band.jpg
Band2.jpg
BandBook1.jpg
BandInHubbard.jpg
BandOnMainSt.jpg
BandOnMountain.jpg
Barn.jpg
Baskets_and_Bonnets.jpg
Blacksmith_Shop2.jpg
Blacksmith.jpg
Brass_and_Strings.jpg
Chery1.jpg
Clark_Moore_Will.jpg
Colony_Church_Display.jpg
Colony_Days.jpg
Cooper.jpg
Costumed_Tour_Guides.jpg
Descendants_at_Keil_Cemetary.jpg
Descendants_at_Strawberry_Social.jpg
Dorothy_Scholl_Ross_and_sister_Velma_Scholl.jpg
Dorothy_Scholl.jpg
Dr._Richards_talks_about_the_music.jpg
Drew_Moshberger.jpg
Educational_Demonstrations.jpg
Eugene_Snyder.jpg
George_Kraus.jpg
Giesys_and_Wagners.jpg
Hotel_and_train.jpg
Hurst_Family_Reunion.jpg
Inspiring_Curiosity.jpg
Janus_Childs.jpg
Ken.jpg
Kitchen_Displays.jpg
Kraus_House_parents_room.jpg
Learning_about_the_band.jpg
Leonard_Will_Jr..jpg
Logging_display.jpg
Making_Bread.jpg
Museum_Displays.jpg
P1010001.jpg
P1010002.jpg
P1010007.jpg
P1010008.jpg
Quilt_Show.jpg
Raffle_Quilt.jpg
Spinner.jpg
Spinning_and_Weaving.jpg
Spinning_Demonstrations.jpg
splitting_shakes1.jpg
Spud.jpg
Stauffer_Farmhouse.jpg
Steinbach_Log_Cabin.jpg
TitlePageBand.jpg
Tour_Guides_educate.jpg
Treadle_Lathe.jpg
Volunteers_at_Lunch.jpg
Volunteers_at_work.jpg
Wheelwright_at_work.jpg
Wheel.jpg
Wheelwright.jpg
Willies_Wagon.jpg
sewing_lessons.jpg
School_Tours.jpg
Robert_Steinbach_and_family.jpg
Yost_anniversary_invite.jpg
William_Steinbach.jpg
William_Miller_Hopyard_Jeff_Miller_collection.jpg
William_(Cap)_Miley.jpg
Will-Reunion-43.jpg
Triphena_Zimmerman_Miller.jpg
Town_of_Aurora.jpg
The_Forstner_Sisters.jpg
The_Andrew_Giesy_Jr_Family.jpg
Susan-Will.jpg
Stauffer_Family.jpg
Snyder_siblings.jpg
Snyder_group_Perrin_Collection.jpg
Snyders_etc_on_board_the_Steamer_Queen_April_20,_1897_on_the.jpg
Rudolf_and_Catharine_Schuele,_children_of_Adam_and_Catharine.jpg
Rosina_(Rosa).jpg
Ralph_and_Roberta_Bachert_and_son_Robert.jpg
Percy_Will_and_his_dog.jpg
Ottilia_and_Henrietta_Will.jpg
Ottilia_and_Henrietta_Will (1).jpg
Norman_Bachert.jpg
Mr_and_Mrs_David_Bachert.jpg
Mr_and_Mrs_Alfred_Henry_Will.jpg
Mrs._Matthias_Schuele.jpg
Mother_Mary_Stauffer.jpg
Michael_Rapps_and_Mary_Schuele_Rapps_Snyder_Collection.jpg
Michael_Rapps.jpg
Michael_and_Mary_Rapps.jpg
Michael Forstner.jpg
Mary_Schuele_Rapps.jpg
Mary_Rapps_with_Harmony_Coverlet.jpg
Mary_Rapps.jpg
Mary_Giesy.jpg
Mary.jpg
Mary (1).jpg
Martin_Giesy_Family.jpg
Martin_Giesy.jpg
Margaret_Rapps.jpg
Margaret.jpg
Louisa_Keil_daughter.jpg
Louisa_Keil.jpg
Louisa.jpg
Leonard_Will_Family1.jpg
Leonard Will and Triphena Fiorstner Will.jpg
Kraus_House_Kitchen.jpg
Julius_and_Emma_Snyder.jpg
Joseph_Miller_Family.jpg
Jonas Forstner.jpg
John_William_Will1.jpg
John_William_Ehlen.jpg
John_Stauffer_Sr.jpg
John_Miley_Mary_Elizabeth_Snyder_Miley.jpg
John_Diedrich_Ehlen_1799-1882.jpg
John_and_Christina_Miller_Will_and_two_sons1.jpg
John_Adam_Steinbach_and_Barbra_Stammler_Steinbach.jpg
John.jpg
John-Adam-Steinbach.jpg
James_Miller_on_rocking_chair.jpg
Jacob_Miller_House.jpg
Jacob_Giesy.jpg
Jacob.jpg
Israel_Snyder_(Bob)_Snyder_collection.jpg
Hulda_Mae_Giesy.jpg
Henry_Clay_Ehlen.jpg
Helena_Giesy.jpg
Hannah_Stauffer_husband_Jacob_Steinbach.jpg
G_E_Kraus_with_horse.jpg
Giesy_Family_Reunion_1897.jpg
George_Steinbach_Log_Cabin_moved_to_Aurora_1967.jpg
George_Miller_Family.jpg
George_Miller_Depot_Agent_for_Southern_Pacific.jpg
George_Kraus_with_grandson_John_F.jpg
George_and_Elizabeth_Kraus.jpg
George_and_Catharine_Steinbach.jpg
Fred_Keil_children.jpg
Frederick_Will_family1.jpg
Frederick_Miley.jpg
Frederick_Keil_son_Frederick_Willie_Keil.jpg
Freddie_Ehlen.jpg
Emma_Steinbach.jpg
Emma_and_Gussie_Snyder1.jpg
Emmanuel_Keil_and_Sarah_Giesy_Keil.jpg
Eli_Keil_and_dog.jpg
Elizabeth_Kunz_Kraus.jpg
Elizabeth_Kunz1.jpg
Elizabeth_Giesy_Kraus1.jpg
Elizabeth.jpg
Elizabeth Forstner.jpg
Elias_Keil.jpg
Ehlen_Hardware_Store.jpg
Dr._William_Keil.jpg
Diana_Snyder_with_bread1.jpg
David_Steinbach.jpg
David_Schuele_Family__David_and_Josephine_Eddings_Schuele_an.jpg
David_Schuele_family.jpg
Daniel_Snyder_and_Eliz_Vogt1.jpg
Claus_Henry_Ehlen.jpg
Clark_Moor_Will1.jpg
Clark_Moor_Will1 (1).jpg
Christina_Schuele_Snyder_with_1840_Harmony_Coverlet1.jpg
Christina_Schuele_Snyder_and_Logan_Snyder.jpg
Christina.jpg
Charles_Snyder_Family1.jpg
Charles_Snyder_Family1 (1).jpg
Charles_Snyder1.jpg
Charles_and_Christina_Snyder_with_Carl_Snyder1.jpg
Andrew_Jackson_Giesy.jpg
Apple_Butter.jpg
August_and_Willie_R._Giesy_.jpg
Aurora_Church_Bell_at_Frog_Pond_Church.jpg
Aurora_Colony_Church_--_sketch_by_Clark_Moor_Will.jpg
Aurora_Colony_Church_2.jpg
Aurora_Colony_Hotel_1867-1934_--_with_Aurora_Brass_Band_on_top_of_the_hotel_waiting_to_greet_a_train.jpg
Aurora_school_2.jpg
Aurora_School.jpg
Aurora_Train_Depot.jpg
Band.jpg
BandBook.jpg
Bread_Basket.jpg
Bread_Basket1.jpg
Buck_and_Barney.jpg
Bus_-_General_store_10050.jpg
Bus_-_Tin_Shop0058.jpg
Bus_-_Will_General0059.jpg
Carpenters_Tool_Chest1 (1).jpg
Carpenters_Tool_Chest1.jpg
Catharine_Forstner.jpg
Childs_Rocker1.jpg
Clearing_the_land.jpg
Colony_Church_Window.jpg
Colony_Trunks.jpg
Courting_Bench.jpg
Dr._Giesys_Desk.jpg
Dry_Sink.jpg
Easter_Egg_Hunt.jpg
Egg_Basket.jpg
Egg_Basket1.jpg
Emmanuel_and_Sarah_Keil_Marriage_Certificate.jpg
Flour_Bin.jpg
Fred_Giesy_accounts_2.jpg
Giesy_Sisters_Colony_Store (1).jpg
Giesy_Sisters_Colony_Store.jpg
Hop_crew_in_Giesy_Hop_Field_c_1900.jpg
Hotel (1).jpg
Hotel_and_train.jpg
Hotel_Snyder_Collection.jpg
Hotel.jpg
Ida_Giesy_Becke_and_Catherine_Giesy_thumb.jpg
Jelly_Cupboard.jpg
Keil_Hop_Pickers.jpg
Kocher_Wedding_Dress.jpg
Laundry_Basket.jpg
Laundry_Basket1.jpg
Matilda_Fry.jpg
Mills_article_map.jpg
Rocking_Chair.jpg
Salem,_Oregon_Directory_for_Advertisement_for_the_Aurora_Colony_Hotel_1875.jpg
Spinning_Mill_1922.jpg
The_Aurora_Hotel_with_outbuildings_circa_1875.jpg
Train_at_hotel.jpg
Ursula_Beckes_Baptism.jpg
William_Wolfers_Spelling_Book_inside_cover.jpg
Writing_Desk (1).jpg
Writing_Desk.jpg
Anton_Will_House_and_Doll_House.jpg
Aurora_Blue.jpg
Baskets_for_Many_Uses.jpg
Bethel_to_Aurora.jpg
Birth_Record_for_Christian_and_Emma_Giesys_children.jpg
C_Will_sketch_Echo_Above_The_Falls_edit.jpg
Chris-Giesy-jr_edit.jpg
Christinas_Plate_exhibit.jpg
Cobblers_Bench.jpg
Colony_Woolens.jpg
Crazy_Quilt_detail.jpg
Crazy_Quilt_detail1.jpg
Dr_William_Keil.jpg
Emma_and_Gussie_Snyder_2.jpg
Emma-Wagner-Giesy-and-four-generations_edit.jpg
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