2023 Historymakers™ exhibit opens at Arizona Heritage Center
By Caroline Yu�Mail | X: @AzNewsmedia
The Historical League opened its 2023 Arizona Historymakers exhibit Oct. 14 at the Arizona Heritage Center at Papago Park, honoring the latest Historymakers and celebrating their legacy to the state.
Since 1992 the Historical League has recognized more than 80 men and women who have “distinguished themselves with noted achievements in such diverse areas… and who have maintained their ties to Arizona,” according to its website.
At the exhibit’s official ribbon cutting, Chair of the Historymakers Committee Diana Smith and Arizona Historical Society’s Executive Director David Breeckner gave some brief words about this year’s Historymakers before a more in-depth program led by journalist Carey Pena about their contributions to the state.
“It has been our honor as the Historical League to spend the last year getting to know them and getting to be with them and understand their story,” Smith said.
The league works with the Arizona Historical Society to bring about the Historymakers exhibit each year, but the Historymakers recognition program also helps raise funds for Arizona Heritage Center education efforts and programs and supports Arizona students and teachers participating in National History Day.
Breekner said the program recognizes more than just “abstract facts written on a page,” but that it highlights what has shaped the world today and the ones who have inspired Arizonans with their work.
“Every single individual in this case here — and all of the Historymakers we’ve recognized, celebrated in the past — is one that has made our Arizona, this special state, an incredible reputation,” Breekner said.
Historymakers are not honored just for their past accomplishments but for their lasting legacy and the meaningful work that they continue to do in their respective fields while representing Arizona.
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