Upcoming February Meeting

The next regular meeting of the Prescott Corral of Westerners is set for Thursday, February 5, 2026, at the Marlin D. Kuykendall Centennial Center (formerly known as the Prescott Centennial Center) at 1989 Clubhouse Dr. near the Prescott airport. 

The February presenter will be Brenda Cusick (top photo), offering a first-person portrayal of noted Prescott resident, Grace Sparkes. Brenda has researched various pioneer women who lived in the local area and has created first-person narratives of their individual stories, which she presents in full historic costume to local groups. 

For this presentation, Brenda has researched Grace Sparkes, an important figure in both the preservation of Prescott’s history (through her association with Sharlot Hall, namesake of the current Sharlot Hall Museum) and the development of tourism in the Prescott area through her 35-year work at the Yavapai Chamber of Commerce (beginning in 1911), as editor of Yavapai Magazine from 1924 until 1932 and through her efforts on behalf of the Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo. The photo at the left shows Grace standing to the left of Governor George W.P. Hunt and Sharlot Hall.

Note that reservations must be mailed by Tuesday, January 27, in order to ensure seats at the dinner. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. A reservation slip and instructions can be found in the February Roundup newsletter, which can be downloaded from the link at the top of this page. If you have any questions about the program, please contact Sheriff Ken Hoyle at (970) 560-9965.

CALL FOR PAPERS – Tombstone Territory Rendezvous Annual Symposium – October 20-26, 2026

Tombstone Territory Rendezvous (TTR) invites proposals for papers to be presented at its 16th annual Symposium, October 20-26, 2026. All symposium sessions will be held in Schieffelin Hall, Tombstone’s historic, public meeting house.

 The topic for our 2026 symposium is “Gunbattle on Fremont Street: The ‘O.K. Corral’ Gunfight, from Questionable Justice to Legendary Heroes.” Individual presentation and panel proposals should relate to this topic. However, many variations on the topic are possible, from new research on the gunfight itself and the participants to events that led up to the gunfight, the court hearing that followed and those who took part in it, the supporters of both sides that emerged before and after the gunfight, the continuing conflict between the Earps and “cowboys” that unfolded after the gunfight, the political implications of the gunfight, and the gunfight’s portrayal in newspaper accounts, movies, and TV shows. Scholarship about the gunfight has an interesting history of its own and also might be the subject of presentations.

We invite proposals for individual presentations and panels. The due date for proposals is May 1, 2026. Click here for details on proposal requirements, contact information, etc.

Western History Symposium

Annually, we host the Western History Symposium, a day-long series of interesting, provocative and informative talks and presentations from noted authors, researchers, historians and educators on a variety of subjects relevant to our western heritage offered free to the public. Check out the Symposium tab above for information on past Symposiums, including the 22nd annual Symposium held on July 26, 2025, at the Phippen Museum. Our 2026 Symposium is planned for Saturday, July 25, 2026, also at the Phippen Museum. As details become available, they’ll be listed on the same tab.