Monthly Archives: May 2024

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Leeds & Grenville Branch – June 2024 Presentation – Mallorytown Glass Works – With Bob Greenhorn and Reg Hunt

Meetings

Did you know that Mallorytown in Leeds County is the location of the first glassworks in what we now call Canada? In 1839 Amasa Mallory realized the need and market for locally produced glass, and he founded the Mallorytown Glass Works. The factory produced household items such as plates, bowls, jugs, pitchers, jars and bottles.

(Photo courtesy of the Royal Ontario Museum Online Collection.)

Join us on Monday, June 3rd at 7:00 pm on Zoom for a presentation about the Mallorytown Glass Works, and a virtual tour of the permanent exhibit featuring historical and replica examples of the goods produced at the factory. Bob Greenhorn and Reg Hunt from the Mallory Coach House Museum will talk about the man and the business and will give us a virtual tour of the permanent exhibit housed in the Museum.

To register, click on this link.

Everyone welcome!

Leeds Heritage Day – May 25, 2024

Events

The Leeds & Grenville Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society will be open on Saturday, May 25th to celebrate Leeds Heritage Day.  Our Archives, located in the Brockville Museum, will welcome visitors with refreshments and a chance to see our collection of family histories, land abstract books, and much more about the history of Leeds & Grenville counties.  Come to visit us!

Other activities taking place for Leeds Heritage Day include:

•        The Athens Museum is celebrating 20 years and will also have a BBQ.  Athens Library has a book and plant sale and there is a community yard sale. Maple View Lodge Auxiliary has a pie and yard sale.

•        The Brick School in Elgin will host a display of photos by famed photographer Clifford Pennock, an early 20th century photographic pioneer.

•        Delta’s Old Stone Mill will be open and offers guided or self guided tours.

•        At Mallory Coach House in Mallorytown there will be a chance to visit the new Glassworks display as well as other exhibits.

•        The Thousand Islands History Museum in Gananoque will be hosting the last weekend for the fibre arts show, “From Away”.

•        The Brockville Museum is a member and offers many exhibits of local interest. 

•        The Rideau District Museum, located at 29 Bedford Street in Westport, has many unique and interesting artifacts.

•        The Brockville Museum is a member and offers many exhibits of local interest. 

•        The Rideau District Museum, located at 29 Bedford Street in Westport, has many unique and interesting artifacts.