Editing Lucy Maud Montgomery (section)

===Honours and awards===

Montgomery was honoured by King [[George V]] as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the [[1935 Birthday Honours]]; there were no Canadian [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Canada|orders, decorations or medals]] for civilians until the 1970s.

Montgomery was named a National Historic Person in 1943 by the Canadian federal government. Her Ontario residence was designated a National Historic Site in 1997 (Leaskdale Manse), while the place that inspired her famous novels, Green Gables, was formally recognized as "L. M. Montgomery's Cavendish National Historic Site" in 2004.

On May 15, 1975, the [[Canada Post|Post Office Department]] issued a stamp to "Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables" designed by Peter Swan and typographed by Bernard N. J. Reilander. The 8¢ stamps are perforated 13 and were printed by Ashton-Potter Limited.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables |website=Canadian Postal Archives Database |url=http://data4.collectionscanada.gc.ca/netacgi/nph-brs?s1=%28artist.A790%2CC790.%29+Or+%28null.B742.%29&l=50&d=STMP&p=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2Farchivianet%2F02011702_e.html&r=36&f=G&Sect1=STMP |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130101123712/http://data4.collectionscanada.gc.ca/netacgi/nph-brs?s1=(artist.A790,C790.)+Or+(null.B742.)&l=50&d=STMP&p=1&u=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/archivianet/02011702_e.html&r=36&f=G&Sect1=STMP |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 1, 2013 |date=May 15, 1975 |access-date=September 20, 2015 }}</ref>

A pair of stamps was issued in 2008 by [[Canada Post]], marking the centennial of the publication of Montgomery's classic first novel.<ref>[https://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/personal/collecting/stamps/2008/2008_june_aogg.jsf Anne of Green Gables], Canada Post announcement from Details Magazine, April 2008</ref>

The City of Toronto named a park for her ([[Lucy Maud Montgomery Park]]) and in 1983 placed a historical marker there near the house where she lived from 1935 until her death in 1942.<ref>[http://www.torontohistory.org/Pages/Lucy_Maud_Montgomery.html L.M. Montgomery plaque] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208044954/http://www.torontohistory.org/Pages/Lucy_Maud_Montgomery.html |date=December 8, 2015 }}, Torontoplaques.com</ref>

On November 30, 2015 (her 141st birthday), [[Google]] honoured Montgomery with a [[Google Doodle]] published in twelve countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://doodles.google/doodle/lucy-maud-montgomerys-141st-birthday/|title=Lucy Maud Montgomery's 141st Birthday|work=google.com|access-date=December 1, 2015}}</ref>

The Royal Canadian Mint issued a commemorative loonie to celebrate Montgomery's 150th birthday. The coin features artwork by Brenda Jones of Montgomery and Anne Shirley, Montgomery's most famous character. The coin was unveiled June 26, 2024 and began circulation on June 27, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brun |first=Stephen |date=June 26, 2024 |title=New coin etches P.E.I. author Lucy Maud Montgomery into Canadian currency history |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-lucy-maud-montgomery-commemorative-coin-1.7246470 |access-date=June 26, 2024 |website=CBC}}</ref>