On 29 June 1997 under brilliant sunshine and precisely at 2:40 p.m. the Queen arrived to inspect a Guard of Honour escorted by Lieutenant Colonel Ian Cameron and Guard Commander Major Andre Poles. Entering the church, Her Majesty was greeted by the Reverend G. Cameron Brett and Mrs. Brett plus members of St. Andrew’s Session and Board. Accompanied by the Honorary Colonel, Her Majesty proceeded to the museum to unveil a plaque commemorating the opening. A brief tour followed and as requested it was “an informal family discussion.”  with the heads, and their spouses, of the branches of the Regimental family and of the Museum. Fittingly, Mrs. Ruby George and Mrs. Norma Elms were there to represent the two Highlanders who had made the museum a reality. Her Majesty’s final words as she was departing were: “You have yet another milestone here in the annals of a proud and famous Regiment. Do keep it up. Relatively few of our regiments at home have such impressive links with their past.”

Volunteers, with a love of their Regiment, do “keep it up”.  The museum is their opportunity to show citizens of Toronto and visitors the proud history of the 48th Highlanders. Visitors get more than history; they hear the personal stories behind the artefacts, stories that make the museum live. Moreover, to increasing numbers of second, third and even fourth generations, it is the source of help in researching into the proud pasts of their relatives who, as Highlanders, made the history through their deeds.