Western Heritage Center

from Prescott LIVING Annual Showcase 2022-2023

by ROX Media

Prescott Frontier Days®

Educate.Celebrate. Preserve.Promote.

Photography by Dennis Gallagher

Western Heritage Center offers free admission to Prescott’s oneof-a-kind showcase of Yavapai County’s many museums, other organizations and private collections.

These exhibits, which help preserve and promote the area’s remarkable history, heritage and culture, create a diverse educational experience not found anywhere else in the area. The Prescott Western Heritage Foundation believes that it is their responsibility to provide an opportunity for more people to become aware of Yavapai County’s history through over 25 exhibits and displays.

With a storefront on historic Whiskey Row, history is even more accessible to area residents and visitors from throughout the U.S. and the world. The Center is located within a structure built in 1901, soon after the great fire of 1900, which destroyed much of the city. The Prescott Western Heritage Foundation sustains the Center and other programs through grants, fundraisers, mercantile sales, scheduled events on the “Heritage Stage” every month, memberships and other generous donations.

The Center and its website provide a guide to local museums and a variety of history-related events. Information is available at the center regarding such programs as the Western Heritage Keeper Scholarship program, outreach to elementary schools, scheduled events every month and the Western Heritage Banquet.

The Foundation’s banquet and major fundraiser will be Nov. 5 this year at the Prescott Resort & Conference Center. rich history and heritage and seasonal hours of operation can be found at www.visitwhc.org.

For a real educational experience, visit the Western Heritage Center on historic Whiskey Row in downtown Prescott.

If you have a desire to learn more about our remarkable history and heritage, come visit us at the Western Heritage Center on historic Whiskey Row in downtown Prescott.

For additional information regarding our volunteer and docent opportunities, “Friends of Western Heritage” membership, our monthly events on the Heritage Stage, student scholarship opportunities, great gifts from our mercantile, and our annual fundraising events, visit www.VisitWHC.org.