SCHOLARSHIPS
It is an honour for OMAH to support our community’s students in their academic pursuits.
We are pleased to offer the following scholarships:
The Georgia McLellan Scholarship
The Orillia Museum of Art & History congratulates this year’s recipient of the Georgia McLellan Visual Arts Scholarship.
This year’s scholarship has been awarded to Orillia Secondary School student, Kyle Thornley, who will be pursuing a Bachelor of Visual Arts at Brock University this September. Congratulations Kyle!
It is an honour for OMAH to support our community’s students in their academic pursuits.
Kyle Thornley
Recipient of the 2025 Georgia McLellan Visual Arts Scholarship
The Allan Ironside Scholarship
Each year, OMAH awards the Allan Ironside Scholarship to a senior student who has achieved the highest marks in history or world studies at each of Orillia’s three high schools. The Allan Ironside Scholarship was created by Allan’s family as a tribute to his memory. A self-professed adventurer, Allan lived in Montreal, Toronto, Iran, Venezuela and the United States. Settling in Orillia, upon an early retirement in 1962, Allan was very involved with the Orillia Historical Society as well as the Simcoe County Historical Association and the Ontario Historical Society. Some of his writings have been compiled into a book, Anecdotes of Olde Orillia, available at the OMAH Shop and online at shopomah.org.