National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum

National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum and Hall of Fame

Former name	National Cowboys of Color Museum and Hall of Fame
Established	February 1, 2001
Location	2201 Dottie Lynn Parkway, Suite 115, Fort Worth, TX 76120
Type	Western History Museum and Hall of Fame
Website	https://nmwhm.org

The National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum, formerly the National Cowboys of Color Museum and Hall of Fame, is a museum and hall of fame in Fort Worth, Texas.

History

The National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum was founded February 1, 2001, by Jim and Gloria Austin of Fort Worth, Texas. Their objective was to recognize the individual contributions of many groups from the Western Frontier. Included in these groups are people of Hispanic, Native American, European, Asian, and African descent. Many of these people have stories that only this organization will tell. The organization was renamed to its present name in 2008 to better encompass the varied history of the museum.[1]

About the museum

The museum is located at 2201 Dottie Lynn Parkway, Suite 115, Fort Worth, Texas 76120. [phone] Museum, [phone] Business Office. Along with the Museum's Hall of Fame that held its first induction in 2003, there are also permanent exhibits that include Bass Reeves, Bill Pickett, the Buffalo Soldiers, Tuskegee Airmen, Native American Indian Chiefs, Native Heritage and the Vaquero, Escaramuza and Hispanic Heritage, to name a few.

Hall of Fame Inductees

2022 DeBoraha Akin-Townson Harry Belafonte Anthony "Tony" Brubaker Reginald T. Dorsey Danny Glover Albert "Al" & Essie Morris Chris Navarro Sammy Davis Jr. Sir Sidney Poitier 2021 Obba Babatunde Darrell Barron Aldrich Everett Clarence Gonzales Lynn Hart Jean Prescott 2019 Valeria Vason Cunningham Lu Vason Double R Rodeo Livestock Company - C K Reid Taylor Hall Jr., aka "Bailey's Prairie Kid Wes Studi[2] James Pickens Jr.[3] Michael Aku Ro Driguez Source:[4] 2018 Douglas Harmon, Ph.D. Will Arthur "Artie" Morris Jay Novacek Eugene "Gene" Smith* James Watson Jr. Libby Willis Dale Evans (posthumous induction)[5] Roy Rogers (posthumous induction)[6] John Ware (posthumous induction) Charley Willis (posthumous induction) Source:[4] 2017 Inductees Billy and Pam Minick[7] Bob Tallman[8] Fort Worth Herd Scott Murray Wilbert D. "Wil" Robinson - Posthumous Inductee William J. Grandstaff - Posthumous Inductee 2016 Inductees Cleveland Walters Floyd Frank Hub Baker Isador "Lolo" Munoz James Beckwourth Timmy Brooks 2015 Inductees Danell Tipton Gordon Wade Tonips Harvey Means Holt Hickman Jamie Foxx[9] Judge Paul L. Brady Randy White Steve Murrin Walt Garrison 2014 Inductees Anne Lockhart[10] Barry Corbin[11] Nathan Jean Whitaker Sanders aka "Mama Sugar" Vincent Jacobs 2013 Inductees Monroe Tahmahkera (Posthumous) 2012-2013 Inductees Burl Washington, Texas Colonel Allen Allensworth*, California (Posthumous) Floyd "Buck" Wyatt*, Oklahoma (Posthumously) Fred Whitfield, Texas[12] James Butler Hickok (Posthumously) Lawrence Homer Coffee, Texas Mollie Taylor Stevenson Jr., Texas Pam Grier, Colorado[13] Walt Willey, Illinois Woody Strode*, California (Posthumously)

2011 Inductees Freddie "Skeet" Gordon Glynn Turman Joe Beaver Peter Perkins Pitchlynn Ruth Scantlin Roach[14] Shirlie Sanders Walter Clarence "Buck" Taylor William "Will" Penn Adair Rogers 2010 Inductees Abe Morris Charles Hank Banks Harold Cash Lowell "Stretch" Smith Paul J. Matthews Robert Strauss 2009 Inductees Albino Tais (Posthumous) Alex Dees Ben F. Tahmahkera Calvin Norris Greely Jr. (Posthumous) Dean Smith Henry Harris (Posthumous) Isaac Burns Murphy (Posthumous) Mayisha Akbar[15] 2008 Inductees Art T. Burton Holt Collier Matthew 'Bones' Hooks Paul Cleveland Taylor H. Haynes, M.D. Tommie Haw Willie Thomas 2007 Inductees Cathay Williams Frank White Nathaniel 'Rex' Purefoy Red Steagall[16] Rufus Green Sr. Tom Three Persons[17] Verna Lee Booker Hightower 2006 Inductees Bass Reeves*[18] Charley Pride[19] Colonel Juan Seguin* George Fletcher Jackson Sundown[20] Ken Pollard Knox Simmons Patricia E. Kelly Rosieleetta Lee Reed 2005 Inductees Ed 'Pop' Landers Gerardo 'Jerry' Diaz Luke 'Leon' Coffee Melvin 'Mel' Carnell Blount Vicki Herrera Adams[21] 2004 Inductees Jim Lane Mantan Moreland Mary Fields Walter Charles Morse 2003 Inductees Bill Pickett[22] Bose Ikard Charlie Sampson Herb Jeffries Jose 'Pepe' Diaz Myrtis Dightman[23] Quanah Parker[24] Steven R. Heape

Source:[25]

See also

• Black American West Museum and Heritage Center in Denver, Colorado
• Black cowboys
• List of museums in North Texas

Notes

1. "History". National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum and Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
2. "Wes Studi to make Oscars history for Native American actors". ABC News. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
3. Welch, Bob (August 4, 2010). "It's No Act: Actor James Pickens Jr. on His Love of Team Roping". The Team Roping Journal. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
4. "16th Annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony" (PDF). National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
5. "Dale Evans | American actor, singer and writer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
6. "Roy Rogers | American actor-singer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
7. "Back When They Bucked with Billy & Pam Minick". The Rodeo News. November 19, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
8. "PRCA announcer Bob Tallman featured on NBC Nightly News". Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
9. "Jamie Foxx | Biography, TV Shows, Movies, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
10. "Anne Lockhart". Lambert Studios. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
11. "Barry Corbin's Trophy Shelf". Texas Monthly. January 21, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
12. Jaracz, Trisha (December 20, 2018). "Fred Whitfield (1967- )". Retrieved March 25, 2020.
13. "As Pam Grier celebrates 70, she finds peace off the grid". AP NEWS. July 19, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
14. "Ruth Roach Salmon". Cowgirl Hall of Fame & Museum. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
15. "Mayisha Akbar". Cowgirl Hall of Fame & Museum. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
16. "Red Steagall Is Somewhere West of Wall Street". www.rfdtv.com. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
17. "Tom Threepersons Holsters". The Last Best West. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
18. "Bass Reeves | American lawman". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
19. "Charley Pride". Country Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
20. "Jackson Sundown, Rodeo Legend - C&I Magazine". Cowboys and Indians Magazine. August 26, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
21. "Vicki Adams". ProRodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
22. "Bill Pickett | American cowboy". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
23. "Myrtis Dightman". ProRodeo Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
24. "Quanah Parker | Biography, Facts, & Family Tree". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
25. "Hall of Fame Inductees". National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum. Retrieved June 3, 2023.

External links

• Official website

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