Western "Heritage Keeper" Awardees
Annually, the Prescott Western Heritage Foundation selects an individual and/or an organization for the prestigious Western "Heritage Keeper" Award for exceptional preservation and promotion of our western heritage. Additionally, scholarships are awarded to youth who are committed to preserving and promoting our western heritage. Please join us in celebrating these individuals and organizations!
2016 |
Western "Heritage Keeper" Awardees
Western "Heritage Keeper" Scholarship AwardeesPrescott Western Heritage Foundation is grateful for these scholarship sponsors.
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2015 |
The 3rd annual Western Heritage Foundation Recognition Dinner and Concert was held in the Plaza View Ballroom.
Western "Heritage Keeper" AwardeesWestern "Heritage Keeper" Scholarship Awardees
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2014 |
The second annual Western Heritage Recognition Dinner and Concert was another sold out affair at the Hotel St. Michael Ballroom.
The 2014 "Heritage Keeper" Honorees are: ★ Prescott Frontier Days World's Oldest Rodeo® ~ the organization and all of the volunteers who have kept this great tradition alive for over 127 years... website ★ Elisabeth Ruffner ~ spirit of volunteerism and advocacy for historic preservation ★ Bill Nebeker ~ lifelong contribution to western art through his bronze sculptures... website
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2013 |
The Prescott Western Heritage Foundation's Inaugural Western Heritage Recognition Dinner and Concert was sold out due to the support of western business owners, ranchers, western artists, the rodeo, and many other organizations that help preserve and promote our western heritage. This invitation only event was held in the Hotel St. Michael's Ballroom on Historic Whiskey Row.
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Those recognized this year include Gail Steiger, for entertaining and educating the public, locally and internationally, about cowboy and ranch life in the American West. Nancy Burgess, was recognized for the preservation of Prescott's historic buildings and our western heritage through her research, writing, and publications. The Yavapai Cowbelles were recognized for the organization's preservation of ranch life, and for their student scholarship program funded by their Quilt raffle ticket sales each year. Those recognized have made, and continue to make, significant contributions to the preservation of our history.
Entertainment included Gail Steiger, past recipient of the Gail Gardner award, and Mike Dunn, past recipient of the Gail Gardner and Will Rogers awards. Belinda Gail, the Western Music Association's Female Performer of the Year in 2012 was the headliner for the evening. |
![]() Another highlight of the evening was the unveiling of local western artist Steve Atkinson's painting of Tom Mix driving through the Granite Dells in his '37 Cord Phaeton Convertible. Bob White, of Cave Creek, Arizona purchased the painting of the beautifully restored automobile. The car and it's history was a big hit when displayed in Prescott in mid-September. Proceeds from the signed "art poster" go to the Prescott Western Heritage Foundation.
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