About / Pioneer of the Year
Honoring the people who carry history forward.
The Pioneer of the Year recognition celebrates people and organizations whose service strengthens the Society and helps local history thrive.
2025 Pioneer of the Year
Lita Shelton
Lita Shelton is the Marysville Historical Society’s most recent Pioneer of the Year honoree.
Lita Shelton joins a growing line of people and community organizations recognized for carrying Marysville’s history forward.
The award celebrates the service, stewardship, and community spirit that keep the Society’s work strong from one generation to the next.
Full recognition archive
Pioneer of the Year recipients.
Browse the Society’s recorded honorees in reverse chronological order.
- Lita Shelton
- Peter Condyles
- Jodi Hiatt
- Ron Young
- Hazel Southard & Marie Nelson
- Raven Corvus & Coastal Bank
- Linda Molitor & Jim Langus
- Donna Hurst
- Al Elliott
- Sandra Buse, Kip Kipperberg & Harve Jubie
- Michelle Cochron & Kathy Franza
- Ken & Ethel Cage
- Meg Engelter & Nancy Tschida
- Edith Johnson & Lavon Read
- Morrie Sachsenmaier, Stan Lyons & Naomie Byers
- Lyle Schadee & Karen Burkhart
- Autrey Steilling & Rietta Costa
- Steve Mueller
- Nerys Halvorson & Leonard & Shirley Nielsen
- Darlene Scott
- Zoe Hallgren
- Marilyn Hackler
- Dolores Sylte
- Steve Edin
- Walt & Verla Bailey
- Art & Dorothy Duborko
- Valda & Gary Bloom
- Don Beaman
- Walt Taubenneck
Years without a listed recipient are omitted. If you can help fill a gap or correct an entry, please contact the Society.