March Historical League Meeting

 President Jolynn Clarke conducted an information-filled March meeting. AHS updates with Dr. Breeckner (Legislature, museum construction), Vincent Bradley (Capital Campaign), Leonard Moody (NHDAZ), Emily Hahn (3rd grade postcard contest). Dr. Rex beamed in via video of the postcard winners.

Thanks to Sandy Loeffler for Luck of the Irish decor

yummy food (especially the Tomato Bisque) from Creations by Sergio

  

Greg McNamee presented a program about the Gila River, with plenty of pictures. He is the author of Gila: The Life and Death of an American River; The Ancient Southwest; Tortillas, Tiswin & T-Bones: A Food History of the Southwest; The University of Arizona: A History in 100 Stories; and The Desert Reader.

Thanksgiving Table Talk

 Thanksgiving Table Talk — Family Story Prompts. One of the perks of membership in AHS is some great correspondence. Vince Bradley, Deputy Assistant Director at Arizona

Historical Society sent out "10 story prompts to spark memories, laughter, and a little oral history at home." Here are 3.

1. What’s a place in Arizona (or where you grew up) that instantly brings back memories?

2. Who was the best storyteller in your family, and what tale did they tell over and over?

3. Describe a “first” you remember clearly—first home here, first job, first Arizona summer monsoon.

https://arizonahistoricalsociety.org/ahs-membership/

January 2025 meeting

2025 Historical League is off to a great start. The January meeting had education-filled stories from guest speaker, Dr. Christine Marin,

Dr. Christine Marin

enthusiastic Historymakers report from Diana Smith

Historymakers co-chair Diana Smith

and a report from AHS Deputy Assistant Director Vincent Bradley accompanied by his sons. They were off school and decided to dress like Daddy for the presentation.

A new category of Co-Presidents featuring Pam den Draak with Pat Faur is working well for the 2024-2025 Historical League. They both supervised the January meeting.

We are delighted to introduce four new members of the Historical League.

Left to Right: Jane Robertson, Christine Phillips, Caroline Bissell, Melissa Johnson