Juneteenth event 2026

 Supporting the Juneteenth event, Historical League members are happy to volunteer. Thanks to Jolynn Clarke, Anne Lupica, Pat Faur, Laurie-Sue Retts, Bonnie Newhoff, Cathy Shumard and Norma Jean Coulter.

Norma Jean commented, "Senator Mark Kelly stopped at the 6888 table honoring those mostly black women who solved the mail problem for the troops during WWII." (Fascinating story).

Cathy Shumard, Pete Faur

Zona Lorig

Research - that’s how Oral History starts and one of the first interactions with Arizona Historymakers. 

"A Historymaker's oral history is a recording, via audio, video or both, of an individual's lifetime of memories including family, education, career, philanthropy, and interests. Prior to the interview, the interviewer researches the Historymaker's background and prepares a series of questions, adding appropriate questions during the interview." Zona Lorig has been a big part of Historymakers and their oral histories for years. "It's fairly intense because you are under a time constraint of two hours and you're searching for this person's most important life experiences. It is very interesting and fascinating to have the honor to take oral histories."

The Historical League is blessed with some incredible members

who learned about each 2025 Arizona Historymaker. We are grateful for the diligent research and interviews from members Norma Jean Coulter, Zona Lorig, Josephine Pete, Diane Smith, and Laurie Sue-Retts.

Listening to them speak is a great way to get to know Arizona Historymakers 1992-2023. The oral histories are available at www.HistoricalLeague.org/historymakers

Diane Smith, Norma Jean Coulter, Josie Pete, Laurie-Sue Retts