June 10-14, 2012
Dr. Anne Woosley, Executive Director
In conjunction with Sharlot Hall Museum, Arizona Historical Society, and Historian Marshall Trimble, the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa is honoring ten Arizona residents for making a positive impact on the state’s history, culture, environment, and economy.
Selected from more than 100 nominees, the 2012 Arizona Culturekeeper honorees will be recognized at a luncheon ceremony on Sunday, May 6, at the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa in Scottsdale.
Each Culturekeeper will be presented with an award that describes the individual’s or group’s contributions to the state. Plaques of each honoree will be displayed along the walls of the resort’s meeting space.
The Culturekeeper program recognizes state residents who are committed to upholding the traditions, rituals, and culture of Arizona. Established in 2002, the program has announced and recognized 10 individuals during an annual event at the Westin Kierland. By the state’s centennial in 2012, 100 Culturekeepers will have been honored by the program. The selection committee is led by Marshall Trimble, State Historian and was originated by Katherine “Kax” Herberger, longimte Valley philanthropist, who passed away in 2003.
Welcome to the Arizona Historical Society
Established by an Act of the First Territorial Legislature on November 7, 1864, the Arizona Historical Society (AHS) is Arizona’s oldest historical agency.
Today, AHS serves as the steward of state and regional history, fulfilling its mission to collect, preserve, interpret, and disseminate the history of Arizona, the West, and northern Mexico as it pertains to Arizona.
AHS collections number in excess of 3,000,000 objects housed throughout the state.
Through stories of people, land, and objects, AHS makes and preserves history everyday.
A Note from the Executive Director…
Explore these pages and discover our museums, search our archives, and take advantage of education programs, research opportunities, special events and festivals. Get involved, become a member, and most of all . . . Let’s make history!
Anne I. Woosley
