Legacy Museum on Main and the Troup County Historical Society recently received two awards for museum exhibits.

They received the Georgia Historical Society’s Roger K. Warlick Local History Achievement Award in the category of Exhibits for the Home Life on the Eve of the Civil War exhibit. This award recognizes outstanding achievement in the field of public history by affiliate chapters of the Georgia Historical Society.

The award was announced at the annual meeting of the society in Savannah.

The exhibit focused on furniture, paintings, photographs, letters and other artifacts which were in Troup County in 1860 and are still in the county today. Georgia Humanities Council supported the exhibit along with a series of lectures held in conjunction with the history department of LaGrange College. The exhibit was on display in the Charter Bank Gallery of Legacy Museum from October until January.

The Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries recognized the Wheels of Change permanent exhibit with its “Best Exhibit in 2010 in the over $100,000” category. The award was presented at GAMG’s annual meeting in Thomasville.

In presenting the award, Jamie Credle, director of the Isaiah Davenport House Museum in Savannah and chairwoman of the awards committee, said the museum was recognized “for creating an exhibit that artistically and astutely tells the story of the people of West Georgia with inclusive content and dramatic visual impact.”