Santa Fe Trail Association

Santa Fe Trail Association Hall of Fame

The Santa Fe Trail Association Hall of Fame has been established to recognize those individuals who were associated with the Santa Fe Trail during its historic period, or in modern times have made a significant contribution to, an impact on, or preservation regarding the Santa Fe Trail.

Hall of Fame nominations must be made posthumously. There are two categories for nominations to the Hall of Fame:

*Historic Hall of Fame*
Who is Eligible:		Individuals who lived prior to 1900 and traveled the Santa Fe Trail and/or made a significant contribution to or had an impact on history of the Santa Fe Trail.

*Modern Hall of Fame*
Who is Eligible:		Individuals who lived after 1900 who have been significant in the study of the Santa Fe Trail, or has made a significant contribution to preservation of the Trail, historic information, artifacts or remnants related to the Trail.

Any SFTA member may nominate someone for consideration for the Hall of Fame in either category and should include a 100+ word justification. The Awards and Hall of Fame Committee of the Santa Fe Trail Association will evaluate all nominees to determine which nominees will be inducted into the Santa Fe Trail Hall of Fame.

To nominate someone, just click on the link below where you will find information for the nomination procedure. After completing your nomination, email the nomination to: info@santafetrail.org or you may print it off and mail it to: Santa Fe Trail Association, 1349 K-156 Hwy., Larned, KS 67550

Those persons inducted to date are:

2008 William Becknell Pedro Ignacio Gallego Kit Carson William Bent William R. Gordon	2009 James Aull Josiah Gregg Susan Shelby Magoffin Marian Russell Ceran St. Vrain	2010 Catherine (Katie) Bowen Isaac Bowen William Russell Alexander Majors William Bradford Waddell

2011 Lucien Maxwell Mary Donoho Lewis Garrard “French Frank” Laloge Ed Miller Zebulon Pike “Jack” Costello Abraham Moore Ashael Beach Abijah Beach George Armstrong Custer Franz Hunning Ernestine Hunning William Mathewson Elizabeth Mathewson William Allison Francis Boothe George Peacock Charles Rath Charles Fuller Lydia Lane George Sibley Francois X. Aubry	2012 Julia Archibald Holmes Pedro Sandoval Frederick Hawn James Kirker Maria de la Luz Beaubien Maxwell James Butler Hickok Ned Wynkoop Edwin Vose Sumner Black Kettle (Moke-tav-a-to) William Gilpin Charles Bent Robert Wright Stephen Watts Kearny Phillip St. George Cooke Robert Morris Peck Bennet C. Riley	2013 No Inductees

2014 Charles Autobees Don Antonio Jose Chavez Robert Hall Chilton Joseph Bainbridge Doyle Thomas Fitzpatrick Charlotte, a slave Dick, a slave Edmund Guerrier Albert (E.A.) Reynolds Dr. John Sappington John Simpson Smith Thomas (Tom) Tate Tobin	2015 Historic Inductions Mamie Aquirre Joseph C. Brown Felipe Chávez Emily Fisher Facundo Melgares Archibald Rice Modern Inductions Paul Bentrup Grace Collier Ralph Hathaway Richard Louden Harry C. Myers Roger Slusher Bill Wheatley	2016 Historic Inductions Cathay Williams Elizabeth Caroline Newcomb Francisca Lopez Kimball Modern Inductions David K. Clapsaddle Gregory M. Franzwa Barbara (Huff) Pierce Garrett E. "Pete" Gaines Emma Hills Stanley Fannie Geiger Thompson Abzuga "Zu" Adams Almira Sheffield Peckham Cordry Isabelle Cone Harvey Grace Ruth Meeker

Hall of Fame Nomination Form

Our Mission

The mission of the Santa Fe Trail Association is to protect and preserve the Santa Fe Trail and to promote awareness of the historical legacy associated with it. The Santa Fe Trail Association’s purposes are exclusively charitable and educational within the meaning of Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.