A Falconers' Monument and Book of Remembrance

The Archives of Falconry established a monument to honor those of our comrades no longer with us. This monument, The Wall of Remembrance, serves as a permanent location where friends, fellow falconers, and family of the deceased may honor the memory of a departed falconer among those others who shared his or her passion for hawking.

The monument is of simple design. The centerpiece is a bronze sculpture created by falconer Ross Matteson depicting a Peregrine falcon lifting off to the heavens, mounted on a pedestal. On an adjacent wall individual 4 x 9-inch cast bronze plaques bear the name of each falconer honored and his or her birth and death dates.

A specially designed “Book of Remembrance” is displayed in The Archives of Falconry to present personal memorabilia relating to the honored falconer. Two side-by-side 16 x 20-inch pages are provided for each honoree on which personal photographs, biography, obituary, photos of hawks flown, and personal reminiscences are placed. The book includes the names of those clubs and individuals making this remembrance possible.

Specific criteria for inclusion into the Falconers’ Wall of Remembrance and Book of Remembrance are:
The proposed honoree must have been

1. an active falconer for at least five years OR a member in good standing of a local or national falconry club for five years;
2. recommended in writing by three falconers who knew him or her personally or by a local or national club; and
3. must not have worked intentionally to discredit the sport of falconry.

"A society defines itself by the people it honors.”
— John Fitzgerald Kennedy —

Falconers' Wall of Remembrance