Morton Museum wins state awards

The Tennessee Association of Museums held its annual conference in Jackson, where the Morton Museum of Collierville History received three Awards of Excellence and the Award of Commendation.

The 2015 Awards of Excellence was given to the Museum for Collier ville Dairy Day, the Morton Museum Veteran History Project and for volunteer Michele Hyduke’s dedication to the museum. The Beverly Morton McCormack Memorial Garden Dedication and Flower Shower won the 2015 Award of Commendation.

Collierville Dairy Day was one of the Morton Museum’s monthly “Spotlight Saturday” programs. The program highlights different historical topics through crafts, demonstrations and living history.

Museum staff, scout leaders and local scouting organizations began working on the Veteran History Project in the fall. Scouts learned to prepare, plan and conduct oral history interviews of local veterans to be permanently archived at the Morton Museum.

Hyduke sta rted volunteering for the Morton Museum in August. She quickly surpassed her duties as a front desk volunteer by helping with programs, field trips and event promotion.

In June, the Morton Museum hosted a flower show and art exhibit opening entitled, “Art in Bloom: A Tribute to Art and Flowers.” The event featured flowers from the Shelby East Gar- den Club, artwork from Pat Traylor and live music. During the opening, the museum had the Beverly Morton McCormack Garden Dedication.

“These awards are well deserved recognition for the hard work and imagination of Ashley and her staff,” said Josh Suddath, assistant town administrator. “The work they do and the value they add to our community is something Collierville can be proud of. I’m glad to see that their peers at the state level feel the same way.”