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TM HISTORICAL LEAGUE NEWSLETTER OLD NED’S NEWS SUPPORTING THE AZ HERITAGE CENTER at PAPAGO PARK 1300 N. COLLEGE AVENUE • TEMPE, AZ • 85251-1211 • 480-929-0292 www.ArizonaHistoricalSociety.org www.HistoricalLeague.org The mission of Historical League, Inc., is to support the AZ Heritage Center at Papago Park by contributing the services of its members, securing and allocating resources, and conducting informational and promotional activities. November 2017 Edited by Mary Parker, Lee Rogers E X T R A ! E X T R A ! Read all about it! Disney’s Newsies is a block-buster! Saturday, December 9 at Phoenix Theatre Reception starts at 12:30 Matinee starts at 2:00 Time is running out to purchase your tickets. Please join the Historical League On Saturday, December 9 for a reception and a professional stage production of Disney’s Newsies, a musical based on the New York City newsboy strike of 1899. The festivities will start at 12:30 in the theatre atrium, with complimentary light refreshments and no-host bar. There will be a raffle for children, featuring a Mercedes Benz pedal car, an American Girl Doll, and several interactive toys. Raffle items for adults include a set of three pillows from Cornelia Parke, a copper and turquoise Nambé bowl, and, of course, the wine raffle, being organized by Dianne Linthicum and Pam den Draak. New this year is a 50/50 raffle and a Silent Auction featuring six different trips put together by Winspire. To purchase your tickets, go to the home page of our website: www.HistoricalLeague.org . Click on the link “purchase tickets.” You may also order by calling the Phoenix Theatre at 602 254- 2151, but you must say you are purchasing tickets for the Historical League benefit performance. The League will only get credit for the sale of tickets purchased before Nov. 17. Ticket prices are $75 and $95. Raffle tickets are on sale. You do not need to be present to win. Tickets are two for $10, six for $20, or twenty for $40. As the reception time is short, we recommend that you order your raffle tickets in advance by completing the form on page 8 and mailing it and a check to Mary McMahon, 3185 E. Marlette Avenue, Phoenix, 85016. Your raffle tickets will then be waiting for you to pick up at the theater. Bonnie Newhoff and her committee are planning several delicious sweet and savory party treats. You all know what great cooks/bakers League members are! Any who are willing to contribute to this effort please contact Bonnie at 602 739-1299. The Holidays are a traditional time to think of helping others. In addition to raising much needed funds for the AZ Heritage Center, our Family Holiday party also offers the opportunity to donate tickets to some deserving children. The League has partnered with Audrey Johnson Theatre Foundation which “matches” donated theatre tickets with local children’s charities. Generous League members donated 50 tickets last year. If you cannot attend our Family Holiday Party, donating tickets is a great way to support the event. Donated tickets cannot be purchased online. Please send a check payable to Phoenix Theatre to the following address: Historical League, Inc., 115 East Country Club Drive, Phoenix AZ 85014 for the number of donated tickets you wish to purchase. Our Family Holiday Party is the only League fundraising event planned for the rest of 2017. Please help the League fulfill our central mission of supporting the Heritage Center by purchasing or donating Disney Newsies tickets. It is a very entertaining event for family and friends of all ages! The two productions the League has sponsored at Phoenix Theatre have been enjoyed immensely by other League members and their families and friends. Both have been memorable afternoons of getting together to kick off the holiday season with each other while enjoying spectacular theatre. Do not miss out this year. Order your tickets today! Disney Newsies chairs: Bonnie Newhoff, Dianne Linthicum, Nancy Evans, and Mary Parker Toy raffle winner from the Holiday Family Fundraiser at the 2015 party at the Phoenix Theatre

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HISTORICAL LEAGUE NEWSLETTER

OLD NED’S NEWS SUPPORTING THE AZ HERITAGE CENTER at PAPAGO PARK

1300 N. COLLEGE AVENUE • TEMPE, AZ • 85251-1211 • 480-929-0292

www.ArizonaHistoricalSociety.org www.HistoricalLeague.org

The mission of Historical League, Inc., is to support the AZ Heritage Center at Papago Park by contributing the services of its members, securing and allocating resources, and conducting informational and promotional activities.

November 2017 Edited by Mary Parker, Lee Rogers

E X T R A ! E X T R A ! Read all about it!

Disney’s Newsies is a block-buster!

Saturday, December 9 at Phoenix Theatre

Reception starts at 12:30

Matinee starts at 2:00

Time is running out to purchase your tickets.

Please join the Historical League On Saturday, December 9 for a

reception and a professional stage production of Disney’s Newsies,

a musical based on the New York City newsboy strike of 1899.

The festivities will start at 12:30

in the theatre atrium, with

complimentary light refreshments

and no-host bar. There will be a

raffle for children, featuring a

Mercedes Benz pedal car, an

American Girl Doll, and several

interactive toys. Raffle items for

adults include a set of three pillows

from Cornelia Parke, a copper and

turquoise Nambé bowl, and, of

course, the wine raffle, being

organized by Dianne Linthicum and

Pam den Draak. New this year is a

50/50 raffle and a Silent Auction

featuring six different trips put

together by Winspire.

To purchase your tickets, go to the home page of our website:

www.HistoricalLeague.org. Click on the link “purchase tickets.”

You may also order by calling the Phoenix Theatre at 602 254-

2151, but you must say you are purchasing tickets for the

Historical League benefit performance. The League will only get

credit for the sale of tickets purchased before Nov. 17. Ticket

prices are $75 and $95.

Raffle tickets are on sale. You do not need to be present to win.

Tickets are two for $10, six for $20, or twenty for $40. As the

reception time is short, we recommend that you order your raffle

tickets in advance by completing the form on page 8 and mailing

it and a check to Mary McMahon, 3185 E. Marlette Avenue,

Phoenix, 85016. Your raffle tickets will then be waiting for you to

pick up at the theater.

Bonnie Newhoff and her committee are planning several

delicious sweet and savory party treats. You all know what great

cooks/bakers League members are! Any who are willing to

contribute to this effort please contact Bonnie at 602 739-1299.

The Holidays are a traditional time to think of helping others. In

addition to raising much needed funds for the AZ Heritage

Center, our Family Holiday party also offers the opportunity to

donate tickets to some deserving children. The League has

partnered with Audrey Johnson Theatre Foundation which

“matches” donated theatre tickets with local children’s charities.

Generous League members donated 50 tickets last year. If you

cannot attend our Family Holiday Party, donating tickets is a

great way to support the event. Donated tickets cannot be

purchased online. Please send a check payable to Phoenix

Theatre to the following address: Historical League, Inc., 115

East Country Club Drive, Phoenix AZ 85014 for the number of

donated tickets you wish to purchase.

Our Family Holiday Party is the only League fundraising event

planned for the rest of 2017. Please help the League fulfill our

central mission of supporting the Heritage Center by purchasing

or donating Disney Newsies tickets. It is a very entertaining event

for family and friends of all ages!

The two productions the League has sponsored at Phoenix

Theatre have been enjoyed immensely by other League

members and their families and friends. Both have been

memorable afternoons of getting together to kick off the holiday

season with each other while enjoying spectacular theatre.

Do not miss out this year. Order your tickets today!

Disney Newsies chairs: Bonnie

Newhoff, Dianne Linthicum,

Nancy Evans, and Mary Parker

Toy raffle winner from the

Holiday Family Fundraiser

at the 2015 party at the

Phoenix Theatre

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Programs January and February

HISTORICAL LEAGUE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President Nina Filippi

President-Elect Mary Garbaciak

Recording Secretary Pam den Draak

Treasurer Rebecca Stone

Advisor Anne Lupica

Director at Large Linda Cathey, Renee Donnelly,

Laura Helder, Diana Smith

Standing Committee Chairs

Awards Cindy Tidwell-Shelton

Books & Merchandise Ruth McLeod

Cookbook Leslie Christiansen, Linda Corderman,

Ruth McLeod, Cathy Shumard

Corresponding Secretary Renee Donnelly

Credit Card Coordinator Laura Helder

Database Manager Pat Faur

E-Mail Communications Barbara Ehrhard

Grant Writing Anne Lupica

Historian Katie Tovar, Karolee Hess

Historymakers Legacy Project Zona Lorig

Hospitality Mary Garbaciak

Membership Sharron McKinney

New Member Mentors Mary McMahon,

Julie Moore

Newsletter Mary Parker, Lee Rogers

Programs Coordinator Diana Smith

Records Management

Social Media Ruth McLeod

Tours Coordinator Judy Blackwell

Website Barbara Ehrhard, Pat Faur

Special Events

Annual Meeting/Recognition Anne Lupica, Delores

Tomasek

Dinner Cruise Mary Garbaciak

Family Holiday Party Nancy Evans, Dianne Linthicum,

Bonnie Newhoff, Mary Parker

Historymakers Gala Chair Pat Faur

Historymakers Recognition Chair Diana Smith

Spring Party

January Claire C. Carter is Curator of Contemporary

Art at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art

where she has curated visual art, architecture and design

since 2007. Claire will present an overview Repositioning

Paolo Soleri: The City Is Nature, the retrospective of

seminal American artist and architect Paolo Soleri

(1919 – 2013) she curated at the Scottsdale Museum of

Contemporary Art.

February Joan Fudala has been a full-time Scottsdale

community historian since 1999, and is the author of seven

books as well as hundreds of feature articles about

Scottsdale’s history. Joan will present “The Arizona

Craftsmen: Catalyst for Scottsdale’s Post-World War II Cultural

Cachet.” Flash back to late 1940s Scottsdale and learn –

through a photo-rich presentation – about the artisans who

helped brand Scottsdale as the arts, crafts and fashion capital

of the Southwest. Working from a re-purposed General Store

on Main Street, artists like Lloyd Kiva, Lew Davis, Mathilde

Schaefer Davis, Sandy Sanderson and others gained national acclaim for their

work and for their adopted home town.

September

Pat Faur, 2017 Chair of the

Historymakers Recognition

Program, is pictured at the left with

League Programs Chair, Diana

Smith. Pat shared “behind the

scenes” stories and pictures of each

of the 2017 Historymakers

honorees at the September

meeting. All of the Historymakers provide a wealth of stories and photographs,

but not all of them can be used in the Gala program or exhibit.

October

Rancher, cowboy and

entrepreneur, H. Alan Day,

entertained the League in

October, with stories of his 35

years ranching and “cowboying”

on his 200,000 acre Lazy B cattle

ranch in southeastern Arizona.

Advance copies of his book,

Cowboy Up! Lessons from the Lazy B, were available for purchase and

autographing. His co-author, Lynn Wiese Sneyd, also attended and autographed

books.

Alan is shown above with two of the League’s rancher gals, Cindy Tidwell-Shelton

(l) and Katie Tovar (r).

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Bullion Plaza Cultural Center

A message from President Nina Filippi

Luckily, I found a roomy spot with plenty of seating,

so if anyone would like to bring a few giant reindeer,

a life-sized Nativity, along with 22 wreaths, please, be

my guest. I admit we may be short on many of those

amazing pieces. However, this year we will focus on

the delectable food, our amazing friends, and the

blessings we have. Mary Garbaciak, Hospitality

Chair, will be delighted to have you sign up to bring a dish, maybe

even a few from the fabulous new dishes from the Tastes and

Treasures Vol II. Reservations are necessary.

Speaking of which, the outstanding Chairs, Leslie Christiansen,

Linda Corderman, Ruth McLeod and Cathy Shumard will be

enthusiastically introducing this new edition very shortly. I can hardly

wait to see the final copy after many months, days, and hours of

work to produce a product that the League will be honored to pro-

mote and distribute. T&T II, will need us all to collaborate in order to

make this our major fundraiser in the not so distant future. This is an

exciting opportunity for us to come together to be a part of some-

thing BIG, once the book is published. I have been thinking of venues

to market the book. A store near my home, where they have a little

bit of everything Arizona for all their breakfast and lunch customers,

real estate offices where there are hundreds of agents and hundreds

of clients, the many golf clubs with Pro Shops that have gift items. If

each of us think of one or two places, we can help sell this book; it

will change this effort in ways we don’t even realize. So, do some

brain storming with the Chairs and let’s work together to do our

small or large part in getting this book out and into the hands of the

public for their reading, cooking and gift-giving pleasure.

Sending my best holiday wishes to our wonderful, hard working,

fun-loving and generous membership. I appreciate everything that

each one of you do to support our League in its mission to help the

AZ Heritage Center!

NinaNinaNinaNina

Greetings Members,

It’s hard to believe it’s almost the start of the Holiday Season with

Thanksgiving around the corner. I always look forward to that

day, out of all the holidays. It’s the least complicated, no

shopping, buying gifts, not many decorations. So basically, set

the table, cook the turkey, get the wine, and then ask everyone

else to bring the side dishes and desserts! Sounds easy, right! I’m

blessed to have a wonderful family who are kind enough to clean

up after me. Yes! Always thankful for my smallest blessings.

Our new Publicity Chair, Susan Dale, was hot on the trail of

getting our events in Phoenix Home and Garden Magazine with a

side article of the Footprints Exhibit! Many League members

enjoyed the Frank Lloyd Wright Exhibit Opening, Footprints on

the Desert, on October 12. It was thoughtful, with wonderful

photos, and artifacts and stories. Don’t miss it, in the Heritage

Center lobby, until March 2018. October 18, was the Historical

League (with a little help from our friends) Historymakers Exhibit

Opening. This exhibit is something we can surely be proud of.

Our HM exhibit is handsome, and creative, thanks to the many

minds that produced this work. Pat Faur, Chair, along with many

others had a hand in this wonderful exhibit. Please stop by to

view both outstanding exhibits. Having most of our 2017 HMs

there was a real treat! Congratulations to everyone that helped in

the production, and as members, we are grateful!

The Canyon Lake Cruise on Saturday, November 4, was a

delightful evening. The amazing scenery is something we will

certainly remember! Mary Garbaciak, Event Chair, had this great

idea. It was a charming evening and a great way to begin the

Holiday Season, enjoy nature, see wild life and the awesome

night sky. It can be shared with friends, family and visitors! I can’t

say enough about it!

Our speaker for November was author Carolyn Warner. She

writes books that are her own practical “here’s how to do it.” Her

latest, The Last Word, is a must for me, as I can relate on every

level!

We are all looking forward to seeing the Disney Production of

“NEWSIES,” on Saturday, December 9, 12:30 p.m. at Phoenix

Theatre, when we celebrate our Family Holiday Party. I hope we

have all participated in whatever way we can, by purchasing

tickets, raffle tickets, 50/50 chances, baking or donating food,

wine, raffle items or cash. We greatly appreciate all efforts to

help in our largest and only fundraiser of this 2017 season! The

chairs, Nancy Evans, Dianne Linthicum, Bonnie Newhoff, and

Mary Parker have been working feverishly to make this event a

success. As members it’s up to us to step up and make it happen.

NEW on December 4, we will be having our Holiday Luncheon at

the AZ Heritage Center Lobby, followed by our Membership

Meeting. After 5 years, we need to give our kind and generous

member, Joan Galloway, a much needed respite. She certainly

earned it! Oh, I suddenly realized, who would have all those

tables and chairs for 60 plus members to sit and enjoy the

delicious Potluck Luncheon, surrounded by enchanting holiday

décor?

News from Ventura County Dee Steen spotted this news on Facebook: Megan Gately,

who was at the Tempe museum for several years in the

education department,

and worked as Education

Director/ Volunteer

Coordinator at the

Ventura Museum, is now

moving on to the Reagan

Library in Ventura County.

Congratulations, Megan!

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Ed Beauvais, Wink Crigler, Senator Jon Kyl, the Papp Family, Dr. Robert Spetzler, and Dr. Warren Stewart

MORE H I S T O R Y M A K E R S G A L A NEWS

A big thank you to all members, museum staff, and CAC board members who attended the 2017 Historymakers Exhibit Opening. The

pictures above show that it was a great event and everyone had a great time. A special thank you goes to members Anne Lupica and

Deb Hester for most of the arrangements; Zona Lorig, who tirelessly edited the exhibit wording; and Susan Dale, who helped with

publicity. Many thanks also go to museum staff of Tawn Downs, Debbie McKinnon, and Ashley Smith, who were so helpful, despite

just finishing the Frank Lloyd Wright exhibit and opening the week before. Congratulations go to Chef Mark Vanek who did a great job

with the food and, of course, the staff of Evans Communications, especially Whitney Thistle and Cheyenne Brumlow who did the

graphic design for the exhibit.

Now about the 2019 Historymakers Gala. As you know I am chairing it again. I know many members are concerned about holding the

Gala every two years, instead of three. It seems like a daunting task. However, one of my goals is to put together a schedule and a

process that will make this run smoothly with easy transitions from one Gala Chair to the next. Working with Andrea Evans has been a

pleasure and her knowledge and expertise have been a great learning experience for me. We are working together on a system that

will smooth out the rough spots we encountered with the last Gala. This is a learning experience for all of us.

Diana Smith, Recognition Chair, is in the process of holding meetings with the selection panel to select our new Historymakers. I am

grateful to have her on board to help.

I am putting together a Gala committee, which I will call the steering committee. It will have certain responsibilities, but no specific

duties at first. As the year progresses, I may need members to take on some specific tasks. We will meet every other month through

2018. I am especially looking for members to volunteer for this steering committee who might be interested in chairing the GALA in

the future.

I want to thank all the members who have expressed support for me as the League set out to do something new and daring. I truly

believe in the importance of the Historymakers program and the Gala that has become a part of it. I think honoring Arizonans by

preserving their oral histories, pictures, and memorabilia in the archives of the AZ Heritage Center is a

worthwhile endeavor and it will become even more valuable for the future.

I look forward to your support this coming year!

Pat Faur

Gala Lobby Exhibit Opening, October 18 - Honoring the 2017 Historymakers

Marilyn Parke, Nancy Spetzler,

and Dr. Robert Spetzler

Senator Jon Kyl

and Tawn Downs

Rosellen and Harry Papp Dr. Warren Stewart

and Bill Shover

Margaret Baker, Andrea Evans,

and Anne Lupica

League President,

Nina Filippi

Renee Donnelly, Carolyn Mendoza,

Ruth McLeod, and Delores Tomasek

Margaret Baker, Linda Fritsch,

Mary Garbaciak, Tom Lorig, and

Larry Baker, seated

Ed Beauvais

Deb Hester, chair of Gala XII, and Pat Faur,

Historymaker Recognition Program chair

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Arizona history and favorite recipes are coming together

in Tastes & Treasures II, A Storytelling Cookbook of

Historic Arizona. Thanks to the many volunteers on the

cookbook committee for making this book a reality. We

had hoped to have it published by December, but due to

printing delays, we find that it won’t be available until

January 15. If you were one of the many who purchased

the book through pre-orders, we have cookbook

postcards that could be used to write, “Your gift is coming . . .” The postcards are great to carry in

your purse. When someone asks you, “What’s new?” tell them about this new project and share

your love of Arizona, history, and good food.

With 35 people pre-ordering a box of ten books, we have sold $8400 in

books. Thanks to Norma Jean Coulter for chairing this position, creating a

detailed spread sheet, and handling the checks. Pre-sale customers will be

the first to receive the book.

To date, we have raised over $27,000 in support of Tastes & Treasures II. It is thrilling to report this major milestone

and we are so grateful for all the donors of the Acknowledgment page, Tribute pages, as well as front and back

cover sponsors. You have believed in this book and we hope you will be pleased with the finished product.

When the book arrives, we will be having “Pallet Parties” at the museum. This will be to inventory as well as

socialize, talk about recipes, special events, stores, and other potential venues for the new book. Did I

mention lunch was involved? We love to try out the new recipes, so sign up to participate. Remember how

great all those “Tasting Parties” were? Thanks to so many who signed up to test recipes.

Not even printed and we have had orders on the website. YES . . . you can purchase the book now at

www.HistoricalLeague.org Go to STORE. Thanks to Sharron McKinney for taking on the role of website

mailing chair for Volume II.

Featuring stories and recipes from 24 historic restaurants in Tastes & Treasures II, we are grateful

to Jolene Beard for working with these venues to make sure they get copies of the book right away

for their patrons.

Cookbook committee volunteers presented merchandise at the wonderful

2017 Historymakers Exhibit Opening, and sold Tastes & Treasures Volumes I

and II, aprons and Soleri bells. Thanks to Claire Nullmeyer, Cindy Tidwell-

Shelton, Donna Esposito, Clede Gorrell, and Norma Jean Coulter. Dancing Chef catering featured Cream Puffs from

The Spicery in Our 1895 Home, and All-American Brownies from Terrie Sanford’s tribute page. These delicious treats

were made by Bonnie Newhoff, Julie Moore, Sharron McKinney, Jolene Beard, Mariamne Moore, and Norma Jean

Coulter. Special thanks to Cathy Shumard for organizing it all.

Join us at other event possibilities in the spring to promote the cookbook, the Historical League, Historymakers and

AZ Heritage Center. We are looking into participating at Tucson Festival of Books, Devour at Desert Botanical Gardens, Desert Mt. Golf

Course luncheon, Assistance League of East Valley luncheon, AZ History Convention and historic home tours.

Tastes & Treasures II, A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona

Tastes & Treasures II Chairs: Linda Corderman,

Leslie Christiansen, Cathy Shumard, and Ruth McLeod Some of the Tastes & Treasures II

committee members

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What an exciting fall we've had so far! On

October 12, we opened our new

exhibit, Footprints On The Desert: Frank Lloyd

Wright in Arizona, the culmination of more than

a year of planning. The event drew a large

crowd, as Scottsdale Vice-Mayor, Virginia Korte,

and Stuart Graff, President and CEO of the Frank Lloyd Wright

Foundation, joined me in the ribbon cutting ceremony. Vernon

Swaback, renowned architect and former Frank Lloyd Wright

School of Architecture student delivered a riveting keynote

address. We are pleased to present this exhibit in partnership with

the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale Public Library and

Tempe History Museum. Many thanks to our numerous sponsors,

including our title sponsor, U-Haul, and our other

contributing sponsors, AZ Humanities, Institute of Museum and

Library Services, and, of course, the Historical League.

And as you know, the following week we were proud to open the

Historical League Historymakers 2017 exhibit to a full house. What

a pleasure to see all but one of our honored Historymakers in

attendance with their families. This is a wonderful tribute to a

group of people who have made such a lasting impact on Arizona.

Congratulations to all the honorees! Congratulations to the

Historical League for a beautiful exhibit, and a great evening! We

have been hard at work planning many interesting and

diverse lectures and discussions for the coming months, and the

spring calendar is already filling up as well. We hope you will make

time in your busy schedules to join us for some (or all!) of these

informative discussions. A

calendar of November and some

December events is shown below.

Check our website or

Facebook for more details.

Update on our building stucco

repair: after many weeks of

delays, construction has begun.

The removal of damaged stucco

is complete, and the re-stucco

work begins next week. The

project will take several weeks to

complete. Many thanks to our

Central Division Board and the

Historical League for their

assistance in securing

additional funding to cover the

gap beyond what is covered by

Risk Management.

We look forward to seeing you

soon, and hope you will share

our news and events with your friends and neighbors, and invite

them to visit.

Regards,

Tawn www.arizonahistoricalsociety.org

The Lego Taliesin West model is

meant to provide a bird’s-eye

view of this expansive and

unique Wright structure, while

demonstrating the geometry of

Wright’s designs through the use

of Legos.

Adam Reed Tucker, artist

Tawn Downs, Director Central Division

Historical League Tours The January tour will be to the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMOCA) on January 11, 2018. The curators will give us a

tour from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

There are two exhibitions being shown at this time. One is “Repositioning Paolo Soleri: The City is Nature” and the other is “Marking

the Infinite: Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal Australia.“

After the tour we will walk to Los Olivos for lunch. We can order from their regular lunch menu.

The cost for the trip will be $25. We can take 25-30 people. SMOCA is located at the Scottsdale Civic Center, 7374 E. Second Street,

Scottsdale, AZ.

This tour has been organized by Katie Tovar.

On September 24, Ruth McLeod arranged for the League to have a tour at Roswell Bookbinding.

Mike Roswell does more than bind books. He restores old, torn, abused books that become

heirlooms for families. He creates inventive packaging. He designs unique style books and amazing

large format books. Mike was a major sponsor for our Historymaker Centennial book providing the

beautiful leather binding with the copper embossed title. He has contributed to Tastes & Treasures,

Volume II, A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona with a delicious posole recipe and memories

of his family. And the cookbooks will be bound and stored at Roswell Bookbinding. We have a very

supportive partner in our new cookbook and we are very grateful.

With the informative tour of Roswell Bookbindery filling our heads, members of the

September Historical League tour headed to St. Mary’s Foodbank Community Kitchen for

lunch and relaxation. The meals were prepared by the students in the Community Kitchen

program, which offers a 12-week culinary training program aimed at giving students a

second chance in life by providing all of the skills necessary to be successful in the food

service industry.

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November 4th

Canyon Lake Dinner Cruise & Tour

www.arizonahistoricalsociety.org

Please, please go through your drawers, files, closets, binders,

and shoe boxes and bring Historical League information to the

museum! Do you know what a wonderful feeling you will have

after you remove all that information from your home? You will

get a second rush from contributing these important records that

will be deeded to the AZ Heritage Center archives!

We are looking for agendas and minutes from membership

meetings, board of directors’ meetings, special events including

Historymakers Gala and Recognition programs, Children’s Holiday

Parties, and one-time events. Annual reports should be included

from board officers, standing committees, nominating

committees, and ad hoc committees.

Please include membership directories, Old Ned Newsletters and

other newspaper articles; special event invitation and programs;

and photographs, preferably with identifications and dates.

The date has been extended – please bring materials by

November 30, 2017 to Historical League office. Make sure your

information is identified. Thank you to the individuals who

have already contributed!

www.HistoricalLeague.org or for

questions contact Zona Lorig.

Historical League’s 38 years of Records Zona Lorig

On Saturday, November 4, Mary Garbaciak organized a

beautiful water cruise through Canyon Lake on Steamboat

Dolly, that took us where there were no roads. We boarded a

bus at the AZ Heritage Center, driven by our favorite driver, Chris.

After boarding Dolly and getting underway, our guide told us about the geology

of the canyon and pointed out quite a few mountain goats. Libations, dinner

onboard, and a trip back to the dock, with soft background music all added to

the enjoyment of the evening.

To top off a fun evening, Rochelle Bee, a guest of League member, Patti Goss,

joined the League on the bus ride back to the Heritage center.

Mary Garbaciak,

President-Elect,

organized the cruise

John and Linda Fritsch, Bob and

Lindy Isacksen, and George and

(League President) Nina Filippi

Photo of dusk on

Canyon Lake

taken by Donna

Esposito

Linda

Whitaker is

showing us

how and

what to save

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CALENDAR 2017-18

November 20 New Member Orientation

Happy Thanksgiving

December 4 General Membership Meeting

League Holiday Party

December 9 Phoenix Theatre Newsies

Happy Holidays & Happy New Year

January 8, 2018 General Membership Meeting

Speaker: Claire C. Carter

January 11 Tour—SMOCA

February 5 General Membership Meeting

Speaker: Joan Fudala

February TBA Fundraiser

March 5 General Membership Meeting

Speaker: Dr. Tricia

Lohgen

April 2 General Membership Meeting

Speaker: Lisa Schnebly

Heidinger

April 10-12 Overnight Tour

May 7 General Membership Meeting

May TBA Annual Meeting

& Recognition Luncheon

June 4 General Membership Meeting

Raffle Ticket Order Form

If you would like to purchase raffle tickets by mail, please complete this form: The deadline to pre-order raffle tickets is Nov. 28.

Name_______________________________________________________________Phone No._____________________________

Address/City/State/Zip_______________________________________________________________________________________

Raffle ticket prices are: $10 for 2 tickets $20 for 6 tickets $40 for 20 tickets

Number of tickets ________________ Amount enclosed _________________________________

Make checks payable to Historical League, Inc., and mail to Mary McMahon, 3185 E. Marlette Ave., Phoenix, 85016

or Julie Moore, 5127 N 34th Way, Phoenix, 85018

If you wish to purchase raffle tickets, but are unable to attend the reception before the performance, please circle where you would

like your raffle tickets to be entered:

All tickets to Audrey Johnson children All tickets to wine basket All tickets to children’s raffles All tickets to adult raffle Equal amount to all raffles items

1300 N College Ave

Tempe, AZ 85281

Lisa Schnebly-Heidinger featured in AZ Highways

Author Lisa Schnebly-Heidinger has a personal connection to

Sedona. Her great-grandmother was Sedona Schnebly. Having

authored several books about Arizona topics, Lisa is helping

write about the historic venues in Tastes & Treasures II. She is

featured in the November issue of Arizona Highways. Look for

an article about Lisa on page 3, and her

article, “A Woman by the Name of

Sedona” on pages 48 and 49. With her

fantastic knowledge of Arizona and her amazing skills in

writing, the Historical League is fortunate to have Lisa as a

member. She is scheduled to speak to the League and

interested guests, in April about her grandmother, Sedona

Schnebly. Her latest book is The Journal of Sedona

Schnebly.