AZ Heritage Center guest speaker/author Lisa Schnebly Heidinger "The Journal of Sedona Schnebly"

Norma Jean helps create raffle basket for AHS Convention

With the AHS State Convention in Tempe, April 25-27, Norma Jean Coulter has been finding appropriate books for one of the raffle baskets. Tastes & Treasures II and The Journal of Sedona Schnebly are two of the items.

The Historical League volunteers worked for over two years on Tastes & Treasures II: A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona. Printed locally, we are excited to see brisk sales after the first six weeks.  Lisa Schnebly Heidinger authored The Journal of Sedona Schnebly, a fascinating look at life in the West in the early 1900's. Sedona Schnebly is Lisa's great grandmother. Lisa also wrote the introductions to all 24 historic restaurants in Tastes & Treasures II.

Lisa Schnebly Heidinger - author and April guest speaker

Reading from her latest book, The Journal of Sedona Schnebly,

Lisa had us listening intently. The story of the beginning of the town of Sedona (named after her great-grandmother) is one of triumph and tears. A very touching and insiders view of life in the early 1900 in Arizona Territory.
Program co-ordinator, Diana Smith, introduced Lisa and thanked her for her contribution to preserving Arizona history.
There was quite a line of attendees waiting to purchase the book and have Lisa sign it.
The Historical League is also grateful to Lisa for writing the history of all 24 restaurants and resorts in Tastes & Treasures II: A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona. Her fresh voice and easy approach make this new cookbook a popular read as well as a well-written cookbook!

The Journal of Sedona Schnebly by Lisa Schnebly Heidinger

A delightful afternoon with soft breezes on a lovely patio drew fans and supporters of Lisa Schnebly Heidinger and Arizona History. They wanted to be the first to get The Journal of Sedona Schnebly, have her sign the book and listen to a reading.

Linda Corderman, Cathy Shumard, Ruth McLeod with Lisa

Tastes & Treasures II, A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona is fortunate to have Lisa be a major contributor to the new cookbook, telling the stories about the historic venues. With her distinctive writing skills, the restaurants and resorts become more than old buildings. They hold the history of Arizona within their walls, and tell the histories through their recipes and foods.

Co-chairs of Tastes & Treasures II, Linda Corderman, Cathy Shumard, Leslie Christiansen and Ruth McLeod are very pleased that Lisa is an Historical League member!

Chuck and Dee Steen, Cathy and Tom Shumard, Ruth and Al McLeod

Ruth and Linda toast to Lisa's book as well as the upcoming Tastes & Treasures II

Lisa signs her books, Linda Corderman signs her credit card payment while Jana Bommersbach waits to purchase

Jana Bommersbach tells stories of her upcoming book filled with Arizona history

Lisa reads excerpts from The Journal of Sedona Schnebly