AZ History Convention reception at AZ Heritage Center

Norma Jean Coulter and Julie Moore visit with Lew Armer

It was an enjoyable time April 27, celebrating the AZ History Convention with an evening reception at AZ Heritage Center. Strolling through exhibits, visits with old friends, good food from Dancing Chef and Tastes & Treasures II cookbook on display. Norma Jean Coulter and Julie Moore did a great job talking about and selling cookbooks.

Les Roe was happy to see the Historymaker display he created 15 + years ago is still functioning well and versatile.
Ruth McLeod and Pam Stevenson reminisce with Les about past exhibits he designed.

Monthly lunches and meetings

It's not all serious meetings with the Historical League. We start off with discussions and enjoy hearing the report from museum director, Tawn Downs. She is filled with enthusiasm and ideas so it is great to hear how the attendance has increased, facilities rentals have improved, exhibits are being built and even the gift shop is doing well.

Meetings are followed by a delicious lunch from Dancing Chef. The couscous with black beans was very tasty and those look like Terri's All-American Brownies with the strawberries and blackberries. The recipe can be found in Tastes & Treasures II, A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona. Available at HistoricalLeague.org/SHOP.aspx

Tasty couscous with black beans

Enjoying lunch in the lobby area near the Historymakers exhibit

June 2017 Historical League meeting

The final meeting of the year was a busy one with reports turned in, Director Tawn Downs gave us museum updates, delicious food served from Dancing Chef, Staff Appreciation luncheon with introductions to new staff and good byes to friends for the summer. It may look like a slow down but that is not the case. The Historical League continues to function and plan over the summer. Looking forward to the fall with a tour of Roswell Bookbinding September 21, Historymakers 2017 Exhibit Opening in October, Family Holiday Party featuring "Newsie's" at Phoenix Theatre in December and hopefully Tastes & Treasures Volume II will be published.

Museum Director Tawn Downs answers question while President Anne Lupica oversees her last meeting.
President elect Nina Fillipi steps in as new President for 2017-2018.

Silent Auction Dinner from David Wright House event

Historymaker Marshall Trimble entertains with stories of AZ

With guests of honor, Historymaker Marshall Trimble and Museum director Tawn Downs, the 18 people who bid on the Silent Auction dinner at the David Wright House event enjoyed their private "Evening Under the Stars."
So many volunteers came together to make this dinner happen. Mary and Bill Parker graciously hosted the evening at their home. Dancing Chef Mark Vanek prepared the delicious meal. Servers Susan Hoffland, Mary McMahon and Julie Moore were charming and witty. Linda Corderman, Cathy Shumard, Kay Holcombe, Ruth McLeod, Zona Lorig and Margaret Baker were instrumental in the organization of the dinner.

Ruth McLeod, Cathy Shumard, Zona Lorig, Mary Parker plan details of the evening.

Susan Hoffland, Mary McMahon, Julie Moore

Zona Lorig, Historymaker Marshall Trimble, Mary Parker

Dancing Chef Mark Vanek and assistant

Silent Auction Dinner from David Wright House event

With guests of honor, Historymaker Marshall Trimble and Museum director Tawn Downs, the 18 people who bid on the Silent Auction dinner at the David Wright House event enjoyed their private "Evening Under the Stars."
So many volunteers came together to make this dinner happen. Mary and Bill Parker graciously hosted the evening at their home. Dancing Chef Mark Vanek prepared the delicious meal. Servers Susan Hoffland, Mary McMahon and Julie Moore were charming and witty. Linda Corderman, Cathy Shumard, Kay Holcombe, Ruth McLeod, Zona Lorig and Margaret Baker were instrumental in the organization of the dinner.

Ruth McLeod, Cathy Shumard, Zona Lorig, Mary Parker plan details of the evening.

Historymaker Marshall Trimble entertains with stories of AZ

Susan Hoffland, Mary McMahon, Julie Moore

Zona Lorig, Historymaker Marshall Trimble, Mary Parker

Dancing Chef Mark Vanek and assistant

Silent Auction items were popular at David Wright House Evening Under the Stars

We are grateful for the wonderful donations to the Silent Auction April 9 to raise more funds for National History Day www.NHDAZ.org. Thanks to all those generous donors and those who acquired them. Thanks also to Nina Filippi who organized the silent auction items, presented them in a most attractive packaging, determined pricing and bidding, then created a spread sheet of all the items, bidders, donors, solicitors and winning bids.

Silent Auction Items for David Wright House Event, April 9, 2016
“Dinner and Wine Pairing for Ten ” Imagine the opportunity to enjoy dinner at the AZ Heritage Center, with State Historian and Historymaker Marshall Trimble and Museum Director Tawn Downs, you and 7 of your closest friends? The dinner will be professionally and superbly catered by our own Dancing Chef with parings by Doz Cabazas Winery, Sonoita.
“Delightful Journey”; a 1940 signed Barry Goldwater book and video. It is filled with personal photos and his journal entries.



“Phil Mickelson 2010 Masters” greens flag. Handsomely framed and personally signed, accompanied by his signed book and video. Golf for 4 at the AZ Biltmore.

 





“Splash Copper” or Copper Splash; is an art piece from the AHS museum gift shop. It’s man-made art, with natural ingredients. The pieces are created by pouring molten copper at 2200 degrees F onto a flat surface, then cooling it by water. The pieces are then hand-buffed to give them a brilliant shine.
“Rock my World” a unique Necklace from the AHS museum gift shop.
Necklace is sterling silver with amethyst (purple quartz) and drusy quartz (rainbow) gemstones. Drusy quartz forms when tiny quartz crystals grow over a stone or another mineral, usually agates. The crystals are coated in titanium to give them a rainbow effect.
“Wine and Dine” A variety of Restaurant gift cards and select bottles of wine. Restaurants include Sierra Bonita Grill, L'Amore, Alexis, Timos/Spoke and Wheel, First Watch.
 “Made in Arizona” basket filled with books by Arizona authors: Terri Fields, Marshall Trimble, Roger Naylor, Jan Cleere, Lisa Schnebly-Heidinger, Pam Stevenson, Kyle McKoy, Historical League.  Goldwater salsa, a bottle of Dos Cabezas wine and 2 etched wine glasses, along with our own customized Soleri bell.
A “Sustaining Historical League Membership.” Become a Lifetime member, dues paid for your lifetime.
“Cherished Family Recipes” is a chapter in our new Tastes & Treasures II cookbook. You will have Premier placement, 2 full pages. It includes dedication and photo of the honoree, and professionally styled color photo and story of recipe. Includes name listed on Acknowledgement page at front of the book. Includes framed copy.

“Frank Lloyd Wright Lights the Way,” We have an extraordinary piece of architecture and function, a black edition of Wright’s Taliesin 3 Table Lamp 29” tall currently available for purchase only in Japan. Donated by Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, the indoor table lamp uses incandescent candelabra bulbs. The light can be directed upward or downward as featured on the original light fixture, using the movable diffusers. It’s made from beech wood with a black stain finish.
“Cookbook Basket”; containing Barbara Fenzl signed cookbook, 4 Junior League, Western Horseman, Tastes & Treasures, Arizona Cooking Heritage, 2 sets of Old Ned aprons and more.
“Clouds and Ravine”, 17” X 28” framed print by renowned artist and Historymaker Ed Mell.

February guest speaker - Carolyn O'Bagy Davis

Meeting 10:00 - 11:15 am. Lunch 11:30 am - 12:15 pm.  Guest Speaker 12:15-1:00 pm.
Purchase tickets by Wednesday, January 27           
www.HistoricalLeague.org

We are pleased to announce that our speaker at the general membership meeting on February 1, 2016 will be CAROLYN O’BAGY DAVIS, a fourth-generation descendant of Utah pioneers, and the author of 14 books on archaeology, quilting and the history of the Southwest. She will be speaking about an Arizona legend, Goldie Tracy Richmond, the woman who was the Tohono O’odham Indian trader who made amazing applique? quilts with images of the O’odham life.

Carolyn’s book, Hopi Summer, was selected as the OneBookArizona for 2011 and Desert Trader was named one of the Best Books of the Southwest 2012. Carolyn was founding President of the Tucson Quilters Guild and Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, and is an inducted member of the Society of Women Geographers and the Arizona Quilters Hall of Fame. She has appeared on HGTV, PBS, and Lifetime television programs and has curated many traveling museum exhibits.

The Arizona Historical Society owns three of Goldie’s world-renowned quilts, and we will have one in the lobby for our program on February 1. We decided to publicize this program to non-members, and to have the lunch catered by the Dancing Chef. He leases the museum kitchen and catered the HistorymakerTM Exhibit Unveiling event. Our general membership meeting will be at 10:00 in the boardroom, as usual. Our luncheon and program will be in the lobby at 11:30.

Delicious food served at Unveiling of 2014 Historymakers Exhibit

“History in the Making" event at the Museum had a buffet table filled with fabulous food. Thanks to the Dancing Chef Mark Vanek for doing the catering. Many of the delicious menu items were taken from the League cookbook “Tastes and Treasures.”

Dancing Chef caters History in the Making Exhibit

Event Chair Anne Lupica thanks Mark for the
delicious food and beautiful presentation.

The Dancing Chef Mark Vanek provided the wonderful food for the “History in the Making" event at a very affordable prices. Many of the delicious menu items were taken from the League cookbook “Tastes & Treasures.” 
The recipe for Sherried Shrimp with Capers is from La Posada Hotel in Winslow. Found on page 60 of Tastes & Treasures cookbook.

Sherried Shrimp with Capers from La Posada Hotel

Staff Appreciation Luncheon

Catered by our newest addition to the AHS Museum, Dancing Chef Mark Vanek, the staff enjoyed a lovely luncheon and were very grateful to be recognized.

Karen Swanson attended as the Historical League representative taking these photos and commenting, "They are all very passionate and proud of the museum."

She also reported that, "Mark added several extra dishes 'because that is what Chefs do'.  So the staff were treated well with lots of food.  Included on the buffet: 2 different wraps (Tuna & Vegetarian), tortellini soup, lettuce boats w/pinto bean hummus, mozzarella salad w/tomatoes, chips, dessert tray, a Carrot Cake and Prickly Pear Juice and Raspberry Lemonade."