Annual Volunteer Recognition Luncheon 2024

 Celebrating a year of history, support of the Arizona Heritage Center and friendship: that's our Annual Volunteer Recognition Luncheon. Awards are handed out and the new Board of Directors for 2024-2025 is welcomed. Along with a delicious lunch, it was a lovely event! Held at Seasons 52 this year.

Day at the Museum for NHDAZ students

Smiles greeted the NHDAZ students during Day at the Museum. Historical League members Cathy Shumard, Chris Hackett, Anne Lupica, Pam Den Draak had fun handing out SWAG: cowboy hats, pins, hoodies, AZ flags and more on Saturday, May 4 at Museum of the West. The students will stand out in the crowds in June at University of Maryland.

 

Husbands support Historical League members

 Supporting spouses are key to successful events. Historical League volunteers are grateful for that person beside us and glad to have them with us as we attended the 2023 Arizona Historymaker™ Celebration Oct 14.

Historical League members enjoy 2023 Arizona Historymakers Event

 Sharing the event with family and friends, Historical League members relax and enjoy the 2023 Arizona Historymakers Celebration on October 14.

National History Day AZ State Competition at ASU

Volunteering for NHDAZ state competition was fun and inspiring. The League is proud to support National History Day AZ students and teachers with funding as well as volunteering. 158 excited students competed!

Presentation for NHDAZ were educational, well researched and varied. Kudos to all the students participating in State Competition. Dr. Kristen Rex is a driving force for National History Day AZ.

Chris Hackett, Claire Nullmeyer and AHS Kaydia Forgia at registration

The Babbitt Family Award was presented at NHDAZ by Ollie Babbitt and his daughter, Shari Nelson. Dr. Kristen Rex (VP Education at AHS) was delighted to meet him. A WWII veteran who served in Iwo Jima, he will turn 100 this year!

The audience gave Ollie Babbitt a beautiful standing ovation.

Ollie Babbitt and his daughter, Shari Nelson present Babbitt Family Award

Claire Nullmeyer and Chris Hackett help students register

Fun at the October 4 meeting

The October meeting brought friends together at AZ Heritage Center to discuss League business, learn about the 48 Women project with guest speaker Connie Robinson, have a delicious lunch and enjoy the museum. Pictured here are Chris Hackett with Anne Lupica, Claire Nullmeyer with Cindy Tidwell-Shelton, Connie Robinson with Diane Smith, Katie Tovar with her sister Mimi, Pat Faur, caterers Sergio and Randy.

It's a wonderful feeling to be meeting face to face after the pandemic!

WNPA re-orders Tastes & Treasures II again

During the Historical League bus tour of SE Arizona, we stopped in to show them Tastes and Treasures II: A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona. Western National Parks Association has re-ordered several times since that initial visit in May 2018. They have a large number of venues all over Arizona, including Tumacacori and Saguaro in Tucson.
Enjoy our National Parks and don't forget to browse the books in their gift shops!
Thanks to Chris Hackett for mailing boxes of books to WNPA!

Makers and Bakers at Encanto Park

It's always fun to talk about Arizona history and Tastes & Treasures II at events. Stop by and say hello tomorrow at Encanto Park. noon - 5 pm. 
Historical League member Christine Hackett will be in our booth. She was a hit when she prepared Lakin’s Chili con Queso dip, page 188 of Tastes & Treasures II, for a recent party. 
Made and delivered in her crockpot, there were no leftovers to bring home. The reaction, “This is Y-U-M-M-Y!”