East Aurora, New York appears on official maps. It has a duly elected mayor and village board. Property owners receive a village tax bill. And motorists pass by “Welcome to the Village of East Aurora” signs every time they enter the quaint community where several Christmas movies have been filmed. But what happens when a judge rules that East Aurora might not actually exist?
The compelling court case is just one of the many fascinating real-life stories explored in this second in a series of books that bring together more than 20 years of historian Robert Lowell Goller’s research.
Does East Aurora Legally Exist?, a sequel to Who Put the ‘East’ in East Aurora?, also answers more than 30 other intriguing questions, including:
How many tornadoes have touched down in East Aurora?
Why did couples race to the altar in June 1938?
Did Queen Victoria ever eat East Aurora cheese?
Why was (and is) there so much confusion over daylight saving time?
When did East Aurora get its first stop sign?
In addition to investigating the quirky legal questions surrounding the existence of the Village of East Aurora, Does East Aurora Legally Exist? explores love and marriage; compelling stories from the village police department; transportation habits of yesteryear, including diagonal parking on Main Street; and the sometimes controversial history of timekeeping. These are the stories of East Aurora, but they could easily be the stories of any small town. Short, independent chapters are brought together in sections by topic, so the reader may read the entire book at once, or skip around while enjoying a chapter or two at a time. Each chapter is designed to tell a complete story on its own.
Coming November 10, 2026!
