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Earl H. Goetz Memorial Fund
The Richland County Foundation Mansfield, Ohio

Bill & Ruthie Hunter



Phil Kiner

In memory of Dr. Howard McGarry By: Dr. Ronald McGarry

Donald  & Debbie (Ohye) Neilson

Gerald Russo

Lawrence Russo, Jr.

In Memory of Lander Trap Club
By: Torrington Gun Club

In Memory of Eric B. Weikum
2009 Memorial Shoot
 Downers Grove Gun Club; Morris, IL

Gold Sponsors

Mr. & Mrs. Jim Bradford

Chuck & Lorel I Delaney

  Kenny Ray Estes

Robert L. Hofman



Bob & Lou Ann Munson






Joseph P. Spradley

Steven C. William

Silver Sponsor

Dennis DeVaux

Lawrence J. Marvier

 

 

 

Museum Holiday Hours & Plans to Close

Holiday Hours
The Trapshooting HOF & Museum will be closed December 24 through January 3 for the Holidays.  Regular hours will resume on Monday, January 4, 2010. 

HOF Storage & Relocation Project
The Trapshooting Hall of Fame and Museum is very excited to announce that the first big step is being taken in relocating to Sparta.  We have completed our immense inventory and these precious items will be moved to a safe, secure and climatically controlled location. This decision was twofold: (1) to insure that we keep our items safe from fire, water, and temperature risks; and (2) to better prepare our artifacts for the move to our new home.

The Trapshooting Hall of Fame & Museum in Vandalia, Ohio WILL CLOSE as early as February, 2010.

We give you this advance notice in hopes that you will plan a visit. We will accept reservations to visit the Museum outside of the regular business hours.  This will make the collection available to the ATA membership, our trapshooting friends, and new visitors. Please contact the HOF Office if you would like to make these very special arrangements.

WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT AFTER THE MUSEUM'S CLOSING, THE HOF OFFICES & RESEARCH LIBRARY WILL CONTINUE NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS!

To contact the HOF Offices:
Telephone: 937-898-4638 Ext. 528
email:
hof@shootata.com

s February Contributions to the Hall of Fame.
 January Contributions to the Hall of Fame.
 December Contributions to the Hall of Fame.
 2010 HOF Inductees.
 2010 Annual Gift Request Letter - Please read and consider making a donation to your Trapshooting Hall of Fame and Museum.
 2010 HOF scholarships.
 "Historically Speaking" by Kenny Ray Estes.
 HOF Qualifications & Nomination Information
 NEW! Earl H. Goetz Memorial Fund!
 In Remembrance - Tobias H. Cohron
s  The Hall of Fame Is Relocating! Click Here!
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He was a famous Parker professional, major league baseball pitcher and one of the greatest shooters of all time. 
Who was the man that put LC Smith shotguns on the trapshooting map? They called him "Prince Hal' and he was one of the greatest shots of all time. 
Another famous logo and shoot.
The most famous logo in all trapshooting.
Kenny Ray Estes named permanent museum director and ATA Official of the Year.
A complete list of all donors towards the purchase of the 1911 Harve Dixon GAH winners gold medal.
1911 GAH Gold Medal Acquisition.
The Fabulous Topperweins by Dick Baldwin.
Part 1 in the November Trap and Field
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The Fabulous Topperweins by Dick Baldwin.
Part 2 in the December Trap and Field
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Photograph of the Sportsmen's Club of Cincinnati, taken in 1852, appeared in Field and Stream back in 1972. The club is the birth place of American trapshooting in 1831. A grainy, black and white photograph, colorized and improved by Hamilton Web Design. Click on the photo for a larger picture.


Evelyn Primm of Los Angeles. First woman to ever shoot from the 27 yard line, as well as the 26 yard line and the 25 yard line. She earned her last punch on April 16, 1955.


 

 

Charles Sparrow Young, a Hall of Fame inductee in 1972, of Springfield, OH, was one of the most colorful trapshooters of all times, and was the first shooter to break 100 straight from back yardage to win the Grand American Handicap (23 yards in 1926) and the first to break a 25-target event in the Grand American Handicap. He had broken 100 straight from 23 yards at Peru, Ind. in 1916, and he broke the 25 straight at the first Grand American Handicap at New York City in 1900 when he shot under the nom de plume of Robin Hood, for whom he worked. Robin Hood was a powder and ammunition company.

.Visit the Hall of Fame in Vandalia, Ohio to learn more about the great American sport of Trapshooting. 


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Trapshooting
Hall of Fame

601 W. National Road
Vandalia, Ohio 45377
Phone: (937) 898-4638, extension 528
Fax: (937) 898-5541
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Email anytime: hof@shootata.com


The Hall of Fame is a Section (c) (3) organization. All gifts are tax deductible.


1915 Hercules Trophy


Bossey Gyro Pigeon
English
1872