Thousand Islands River Heritage Society & Mallory Coach House Museum Receive 2024 Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award for Excellence in Conservation

Mallorytown – The Thousand Islands River Heritage Society (TIRHS) is excited to announce the winning of one of the 2024 Ontario Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for Excellence in Conservation for the Mallorytown Glassworks Permanent Exhibit at the Mallory Coach House Museum.

The award was received on April 25th at a ceremony at the Ontario Legislature. This award joins two others for the TIRHS and the permanent exhibit in 2024, the Ontario Historical Society President’s Award for Excellence in Exhibits and the Ontario Museum Association’s Award for Excellence in Volunteerism.

The TIRHS wishes to thank its members for their continued enthusiasm, the Front of Yonge Township council for its continuing support of the Coach House, the donors who made the exhibit possible and the museum visitors.

A special thank you is given to Brian Phillips for his many, many hours donated to the design and installation of the permanent exhibit (as well as the donation of his collection of data and photos), to Bob Greenhorn and Reg Hunt for their dedication to the project and to the late Bob Morrison.

The exhibit can be seen at the Mallory Coach House Museum in Mallorytown every Tuesday morning until June 15th. The museum will then be open every day, except Monday, from June 15 until the end of August.

“Congrats to the Thousand Islands River Heritage Society and Mallory Coach House Museum on receiving a 2024 Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award for Excellence in Conservation. The Hon. Edith Dumont presented the award at Queen’s Park for the Mallorytown Glassworks Permanent Exhibit”, said MPP Steve Clark.

The Ontario Heritage Trust website celebrates the exhibit, noting: “This tribute conserves memories of the glassmaking process and the rediscovery of Mallory’s buried history, while fostering local pride and boosting tourism.”