Historical League Friendships

Friendships develop as we volunteer for the Historical League over the years. These friends met up again in Pinetop. Great to see them! Susan Oelze, Joan Lora, Delores Tomasek, Carolyn Mendoza.

ArtFest for Historical League

Mary McMahon, Sharron McKinney, Carolyn Mendoza

Join us at ArtFest. Visit Historical League booth. Share your AZ history and discover more with Tastes & Treasures storytelling cookbook of Historic Arizona. 10 am - 5 pm Nov 23-24 at Scottsdale Civic Center.
Thanks to our fabulous volunteers: Claire Nullmeyer and Judy Kittoe made Granola for sampling at shows.
Carolyn Mendoza who stayed the entire weekend. 
Linda Corderman, Ruth McLeod, Mary McMahon, Sharron McKinney, Norma Jean Coulter, Pat Christopherson, Davie Garrison, Pat Grogg, Mariamne Moore with Scott helping at tear down. 
Judy Kittoe and her friend (not a HL member) Liga Zebauer fulfilled volunteer commitment to ArtFest so we did not jeopardize our nonprofit free booth.

Carolyn Mendoza and Linda Corderman

Carolyn Mendoza and Ruth McLeod

Pat Grogg visiting with customers

Creating Memories on Historical League tours

Peach Bellinis with Renee Donnelly

Having fun on Historical League tour to historic SE Arizona! With 40 on the trip, it was a wonderful time to visit with other members, meet new members and learn a lot of history.

Always glad to have Chris driving our bus

Deb Hester

John Garbaciak

Mary Garbaciak

Pat Faur, Barb Ziehler, Susan Howard

Ruth McLeod and Cathy Shumard

Through the Looking Glass
Carolyn Mendoza, Delores Tomasek, Mary Parker

Zona Lorig with Susan Dale

Jan Murray photo bombing Clede Gorrell

Tubac Presidio another highlight on Historical League trip

Ruth Ann Hogan and Zona Lorig read the Presidio history

Nancy Evans with Ocotillo fencing

Claire Nullmeyer with St Francis Xaviar

Carolyn Mendoza with "the Jackass Mail Ambulance"

Historymakers Gala chairs meeting

A Meeting of the Minds . . . this awesome group of ladies has chaired the Historymakers Gala and Recognition Program starting in 1992 with first chair Marilyn Parke. It is a privilege and honor to be included in this group. It takes hard work, dedication and passion but the Historymakers program is so very worthwhile.

L to R: Zona Lorig, Nancy Evans, Deb Hester, Jeannine Moyle, Delores Tomasek, Pat Faur, Renee Donnelly,
Carolyn Mendoza, Pat Mason Tanner, Mary Parker, Marilyn Parke, and Ruth McLeod (taking the photo)

 Congratulations on a successful 2017 Historymakers held March. We look forward to 2019.

 The purpose:
- Raising funds for education, exhibits, and other programs that assist the AZ Heritage Center at Papago Park.
- Contributing to the museum’s artifact, oral history and photograph collections.
- Increasing public awareness of the 80,000-square-foot history museum.
- Recognizing and honoring outstanding living Arizonans and celebrating Arizona’s statehood day, February 14, 1912.

Tasting Party for Tastes & Treasures Vol II recipes

Lee Rogers, Carolyn Mendoza, Delores Tomasek, Hostess Mary Parker,
Leslie Christiansen, Linda Corderman

Mary Parker's home was a perfect venue with good friends and fine wines, tasting recipes for the Historical League's new cookbook, Tastes & Treasures, A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona Volume II. Tasting Parties are a wonderful way to critique the recipe for flavor, presentation, ingredients and helpful hints on how to make it. The Evaluation Sheets get filled up with suggestions and comments. The excitement for Volume II is building with these historic venues and their foods.

Jolene Beard, Cathy Shumard, Lee Rogers, Bonnie Newhoff, Linda Fritsch, Lindy Isacksen,
Julie Moore, Delores Tomasek, Carolyn Mendoza, Renee Donnelly, Mary Parker, Margaret Baker

Hubbell Trading Post, Ganado, AZ

Walking through Hubbell Trading Post on the last day of our bus tour was like walking back in time. Native Americans still come to trade with their rugs, jewelry and intricately painted pots. They take home flour, sugar, canned goods and all the other treasures found in the Trading Post. Centered in the middle of the main room is the pot belly stove. Nancy Knight enjoys the warmth of it. Think of the stories it could tell . . .

Kay Holcombe at the counter

Navajo traders

Karen Overton talking with the artist before purchasing her pot

Rifles line the walls

Carolyn Mendoza, Pat Farr, Pam Stevenson, Nancy Knight admire farm and ranch equipment on the ceiling.

Navajo Code Talker Museum in Tuba City

The Navajo Code Talker Museum in Tuba City tells the story in pictures, displays, artifacts and video of the Code Talkers. It was fascinating to learn the Code after remaining secret from the public until the 1960's.

Ruth Ann Hogan poses with the explanation of Hogans

Julius Watson Sr. built this hogan 30 years ago.
With Kay Holcombe

Carolyn Mendoza (center) chaired 2005 Historymakers Gala when the Code Talkers were honored.

Unbroken Code