Lisa Schnebly-Heidinger featured in AZ Highways

With her fantastic knowledge of Arizona and her amazing skills in writing, the Historical League is so fortunate to have Lisa as a member. We celebrate her upcoming book about her grandmother Sedona Schnebly, The Journal of Sedona Schnebly, and her recent article in Arizona Highways.

We are also grateful that Lisa was the creative writer in Tastes & Treasures II, A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona due out in a few months. 

Alan Day, author of new book Cowboy Up

As part of the monthly Historical League meetings we often have guest speakers. Hearing the personal stories from Alan Day as he talked about his new book, Cowboy Up, on October 2 was most informative and entertaining. Alan grew up on the Lazy B and has been a rancher his entire life. After graduating from University of Arizona, he went straight back to the ranch and never left! Forty-five years later, he is sharing his life work in this new book and it is fascinating.

When his grandfather, H.C. Day started the ranch in 1880, it was part of New Mexico and Arizona Territories. It grew to 200,000 acres. The 5,000 head of cattle were originally from Chihuahua, Mexico and had the Lazy B brand. The name stayed.

H.C. Day and his wife, Alice, had many firsts in the area: the first brick house, the first bank, the first orchard, the first schoolhouse.

Cowboy Up, co-written with Lynn Weiss Sneyd, is filled with short stories of those times. Alan gave us the premier showing of his video of the ranch and his family. It has wonderful photographs and memories of his grandparents, his parents, and sister, Historymaker and former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Foremost in his talk, Alan shared his love of the land, the grasses and the importance of stewardship to the ranch.

H.C. and Alice Day

Sandra Day O'Connor and Alan Day

Water is the life blood of the ranch. Each cow needs 60 acres to graze.

Lazy B Ranch

October 2 General Historical League meeting

The AZ Heritage Center fall season is a busy one. At our October meeting, Museum Director Tawn Downs spoke of upcoming events open to the public.
"Footprints on the Desert" celebrates 150 years of Frank Lloyd Wright opening Oct 13.
"2017 Historymakers Exhibit" opening October 19.
"Phoenix City Rising" -presentation is Nov 1 from 6:30-7:30 pm.
"Geology of Central Arizona" - lecture series is Nov 15 from 6:00-7:30 pm.
It's always good to hear the sounds of active school groups visiting the exhibits!

"History in the Desert" Exhibit Opening is Nov 18 from 9-10:30 am.

Frank Lloyd Wright students are all over the world

While visiting the upper peninsula of Michigan, I found this at Finlandia University in Hancock, Michigan.
The AZ Heritage Center at Papago Park in Tempe, AZ is celebrating 150 years of Frank Lloyd Wright with an exhibit opening Thursday, October 12. Save the Date!

Entrance on campus

Finlandia's first building in Hancock, Michigan

Lunch at St Marys Foodbank Community Kitchen

Standing:Margaret Baker, Mary Parker, Zona Lorig, Ruth McLeod,
Pam Stevenson, Norma Jean Coulter.
Seated: Cathy Shumard, Linda Corderman

With the informative tour of Roswell Bookbindery filling our heads, members of the September Historical League tour headed to St. Marys Foodbank Community Kitchen for lunch and relaxation. In a lovely conference room upstairs, we found lunch bags with delicious sandwiches, potato chips and chocolate brownies all neatly packaged for us. An icy tub held sodas and bottled waters.

The meals were prepared by the students in the Community Kitchen program, which offers a 12-week culinary training program aimed at giving our students a second chance in life by providing all of the skills necessary to be successful in the food service industry. The Community Kitchen is a life skills and food service training program for those with barriers to employment. Students gain the skills to get jobs offering livable wages, benefits, and opportunities for advancement through hands-on food service training as well as classroom studies.

During the past decade, the Community Kitchen has provided thousands of meals to those in need, while transforming the lives of countless participants and families. New sessions start every four weeks. In addition to training, each student receives job-placement assistance and support following graduation.
We are pleased that our new cookbook, Tastes & Treasures Volume II, features Roswell Bookbindery and St. Mary's Foodbank with photos, stories and delicious recipes.

New to our group were Donna Parisi and Chris Robinson

Linda Corderman standing by the ceramic tribute to sponsors of St. Mary's Foodbank

Roswell Bookbinding Tour

We will never look at a book in the same way, now that we have toured Roswell Bookbindery. Of course, Mike Roswell does more than bind books. He restores old, torn, abused books that become heirlooms for families. He creates inventive packaging. He designs unique style books and amazing large format books. His business comes from all over the world. While we were there, he had books that are going to Korea, to National Football teams and players, to Arizona Highways, to Collectable Car enthusiasts, to St. Andrews Golf Resort in Scotland . . . It's fascinating!
So many of his employees have been there for years. They talked fondly of their "second family" at Roswell Bookbindery.
Also wonderful is that Mike was a major sponsor for our Historymaker Centennial book providing the beautiful leather binding with the copper embossed title. He has contributed to Tastes & Treasures, Volume II, A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona with a delicious Posole recipe and memories of his family. And the cookbooks will be bound and stored at Roswell Bookbinding. We have a very supportive partner in our new cookbook and we are very grateful.

"Dancing Fred"

Our new cookbook will have the Wire-O Ring for ease of opening while cooking.

Antique bindery machines

Long time employee Christi Buchholz explains the O-Ring binding that will be used on Tastes & Treasures Volume II

Zona observes the delicate repair of old book that are ripped and torn.

Mary Pat Honey and Renee Donnelly are "twins" with matching shirts!

100 pro golfers signed the fabulous book for St. Andrews

Explaining repairs in the "Restoration Room"

Family Holiday Party featuring Disney's "Newsies"

Extra!  Extra!  Read all about It!  Historical League's Holiday "Play" Date will be held on December 9, 2017 at 12:30 PM in the wonderfully intimate Phoenix Theatre.

Wonderful reception prior to the play featuring delicious treats. No host bar. 50/50 Raffle. A wine raffle and a raffle with items for both Children and Adults.

Tickets will be available soon on www.HistoricalLeague.org
$60.00 - $80.00 depending on location of seat and prior to November 1.  After that date the tickets will be $75.00 - 95.00.