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We are happy to announce the Will Rogers Medallion Award program’s
official partnership with the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Whereas; the Will Rogers Medallion Award Program began in 2003 and
Whereas; the Awards honor those who write about the American West and whose work upholds the traditions and values of Will Rogers and
Whereas; Will Rogers was a respected writer and cowboy entertainer whose work embodied the traditions and values of the American cowboy and
Whereas; the Will Rogers Medallion Awards were originally created to recognize quality works of cowboy poetry that honored the Will Rogers’ heritage, but has expanded to include other works of Western literature and film and
Whereas; the Awards have been located in Ft. Worth, Texas, since 2003 and
Whereas; more than 250 people attended the two-day event in 2023 and
Whereas; it is fitting that this prestigious literary award named in Will Rogers’ honor be moved to Claremore, Oklahoma, and the location where the Memorial Museum pays tribute to his life and legacy, and
Whereas; the event will be held during the Will Rogers Days events celebrating the birth of Will Rogers, November 4th,
It is proper and fitting that the Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors recognizes the Will Rogers Medallion Awards as a partner with the Oklahoma Historical Society and the Will Rogers Memorial Museum for future Awards events and hopes for many years of successful events celebrating America’s Cowboy Philosopher and Oklahoma’s Favorite Son.
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