Harvey H. Nininger is considered by many to be the "Father of American Meteoritics" - the study of meteorites. He was a pioneer and innovator in the field. During his long career, he wrote ten books and 162 articles on meteoritics.When he began to search for meteorites, he was told by the head curator of geology at the Smithsonian Institution: "Young man, if you live to be 100 and find one meteorite, you will have done well." Despite this discouragement, by 1941, it was acknowledged that his personal meteorite collection, from 226 meteorite falls, represented one-half of all the meteorites know at the time in the world.His connection to Sedona was his Meteorite Museum on Sedona's Main Street from 1953 to 1960 now part of a hotel. In addition, his home on Meteor Drive is included on Sedona's list of Historic Landmarks.Yet despite his many accomplishments and discoveries, he is little known within the annals of Sedona's history. This monograph seeks to right that wrong.