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Painting of Mountains in British Columbia
Circa 1940
British Columbia, Canada
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Credits:
Aurora Historical Society

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Edith Nora Hillary (1902-1993)

Nora Hillary contracted polio at a young age and as a result did not attend school until she was 8-years-old. She worked in the office of the Children's Aid Society and in 1981, when the Aurora Historical Society acquired the property, she became the resident curator of Hillary House until 1992.

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Nora Hillary with sunflowers
Circa 1915
Aurora, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Aurora Historical Society

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Nora died at the age of 91 having lived a life filled with worldly travels.

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Nora Hillary's travel journal
5 July 1926
Exeter, England
TEXT ATTACHMENT


Credits:
Aurora Historical Society

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Nora Hillary on a trip to Cherbourg, France with friends
Circa 1940-1948
Cherbourg, France

Credits:
Aurora Historical Society

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Ceramic Basket
Circa 1950-1980
Italy
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Credits:
Aurora Historical Society

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Ceramic Bowl with Lid
Circa 1950-1980
Italy
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Credits:
Aurora Historical Society

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Hillary Children
Circa 1914
Aurora, Ontario, Canada

Credits:
Aurora Historical Society

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Mary Victoria Barker Hillary (1905-1963)

Mary Hillary was a secretary at the Ontario Department of Agriculture at Queen's Park, Toronto.

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Isaac Pitman's Pocket Shorthand Dictionary
1915
Isaac Pitman & Sons, The Phonographic Depot, 2 West 45th Street, New York, New York, United States of America
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Credits:
Aurora Historical Society

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Mary was the first member of the Hillary family to own a car and was an avid gardener. She has left her mark on the Manor's landscape, having been responsible for establishing the large perennial garden north of the barn.

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Painting of Mary's Garden
1960
Hillary House, Yonge Street, Aurora, Ontario, Canada
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Credits:
Aurora Historical Society

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Horace "Holly" Douglas Lancaster Hillary (1907-1999)

A jack of all trades, Horace Hillary held several occupations ranging from that of a salesman selling Beatty washers door to door, to being a farmer and banker. In 1940, Holly married Mary Emma Webb and they had four children.