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The Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame Association (ERHOF)formed in 1997 to preserve the history and traditions of the Ellensburg Rodeo. Inductees are chosen only after careful consultation with old-timers and other local rodeo experts.

Hall of Fame artifacts from over 60 inductees are on display as a feature attraction of the Ellensburg Rodeo and Chamber of Commerce Headquarters in the Driver Home on North Main Street and the Western Village, adjacent to the rodeo grounds. There is an ERHOF display in the front window of the Kittitas County Museum. Alongside other community groups, the Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame Association helped to plan and maintain the Kittitas County Heritage Center, underneath the restored main rodeo grandstand of the Kittitas County Fairgrounds.

The Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame is collecting, preserving, storing, and displaying hundreds of priceless rodeo artifacts. Our goal is to build and maintain a year-round museum of rodeo history in Ellensburg.