National History Day AZ Students ready and rarin' to go for Regionals

 Shout out to National History Day Arizona students who work so hard on their projects. Showing up early for Regional Contests, dressed up, nervous and excited . . . setting up, then waiting patiently for their time to explain their exhibits, performances, websites, papers or documentaries. 

If they go on to State or not, they have learned so much about their topic and themselves.

Registration table for North West Regionals: Historical League volunteers Ruth McLeod, Mary Perona, Anne Lupica, Caroline Bissell with NHD Advisor Leonard Moody

New website in progress for Historical League

So much work has gone into creating a new, faster, more detailed, user friendly Historical League website. Thanks to Mary Perona and her team for making this happen.  Zoom calls were one of the many times her team has met to discuss the changes and updates.

From Historymakers events, Become a Member, Mission Statement, Volunteer, Donate, Contact, and Membership Connections, Mary has spent time making sure we are able to put our best face forward, better ways to function as a non-profit, attract new people, support the Arizona Historical Society and promote our events. All this plus great photos on a computer or cell phone. 

NHDAZ East Regional Contest

Cathy Shumard

 Judging NHD takes a lot of organizing. We are grateful to Cathy Shumard making it fun, interesting and exciting for so many Historical League members to be trained and participate.

Leonard Moody, NHDAZ Coordinator, directed Feb. 22 activities held at U of A Medical School Chandler campus and nearby Chandler library with scheduling of students, judges, and families, room locations, snacks, Wi-Fi connections, technology, and problem solving.

Judging teams awarded 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners; promoting appropriate projects on to the State competition on April 12th. Feedback is given to teachers and students so there is an opportunity to strengthen their projects: papers documentaries, exhibits, websites, and performances before State.

Leonard Moody

Many teachers make these projects a class requirement and grades are given. Participation in the NHD competitions is voluntary.

Volunteering is a BIG part of the Historical League and we are proud to support National History Day Arizona, making students and parents feel comfortable and have proper instructions for the day.

Behind the scenes, taking pictures, is our highly-motivated AHS Chief Education Officer Dr. Kristen Rex

Norma Jean Coulter

Sharron McKinney in middle

AHS Todd Bailey on right

Cheryl Stegall

Sharon Akridge

Dave and Diana Smith with other volunteer judges

Welcoming NHDAZ students are Robin Ferguson and Jolynn Clarke

Mary Perona handing out information to students

Leonard Moody giving instructions to Mary Perona, Robin Ferguson, Jolynn Clarke

Welcoming NHDAZ student contestants to the East judging competition are Historical League members Robin Ferguson, Jolynn Clarke and Mary Perona.

Tastes & Treasures II at Navajo County Historical Society

 1895-1897. The early years of Navajo County courthouse. Check out pictures Historical League Mary Perona took of the courthouse and the jail when she delivered a box of Tastes & Treasures II: A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona to them. Navajo Co. Historical Society Administrator Dawn Sawyer was very pleased to receive the books filled with AZ history, recipes, memories.

We are grateful to Mary for delivering books and taking photos.

Barbershop chairs from 1900s

 Barbershops have changed but not Angel Delgadillo's Route 66 shop. They still use his father's 1926 chair. Mary Perona took pictures at Navajo Co. Historical Society in Holbrook so you can see the similarity to Angel's in Seligman. Photo shows Zona Lorig interviewing Angel for his oral history when he was honored as 2023 AZ Historymaker. • 

Angel Delgadillo - "The Father of the Mother Road" - advocate for the preservation of Historic U.S. Route 66

Tastes & Treasures II delivered by Mary Perona to Navajo Co. Historical Society

 Driving through Navajo County, Mary Perona writes, "On our drive back home we stopped at the Navajo County Historical Society and gave them a box of our wonderful Tastes and Treasures II: A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona. Dawn Sawyer, the administrator, was delighted to get them."

Mary Perona delivers cookbooks to Quartzsite Historical Society

 Who has been to Tyson's Well Stage Station in Quartzite? Dale and Mary Perona stopped at the Quartzsite Historical Society (one of AZ Certified Historical Institutions) to deliver a box of Tastes & Treasures II A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona. Mary comments, "The directors were very happy to get the books. They have an interesting little site there and the volunteers love to tell stories about their community. It's also known as Tyson's Well Stage Station Museum."