Tastes & Treasures II at Roswell Bookbinding

Working with Mike Roswell at Roswell Bookbinding is awesome! Great people and great business that has been in the Phoenix area for over 50 years!
Cathy Shumard and Leslie Christiansen approved the sample book so we are on track to have this cookbook looking wonderful.

Roswell's Kim Hodgson with Cathy Shumard and Leslie Christiansen

New member Rene Blain

Congratulations to Rene Blain for being elected the Vice President of the Sunnyslope Historical Society. We are glad to have Rene join the Historical League, invited by friend Reba Wells Grandrud.
Raised in Arizona, with a father who was a walking encyclopedia of Arizona history, she grew up camping in this state. Rene has a passion for history and excited to be a part of the preservation of Sunnyslope. Since 2011, she is also an active hiker with over 300 different hikes in 3 different hiking clubs.

Autographs of Tastes & Treasures II cookbook

Jeannine Moyle

Jeannine Moyle bought her copy of Tastes and Treasures II cookbook at the AZ Statehood Celebration at the AZ Heritage Center on Feb 13 and immediately started to go through it. Sitting next to Margaret Baker in the auditorium, she asked Margaret to sign the Gass Bros. page in her cookbook!  This page is about Margaret's grandfather's restaurant in downtown Phoenix. Margaret was so surprised and honored. Jeannine commented that she thought the Gass Bros. page was one of the best of the tribute pages because it was such a part of early 1900 Arizona history.
Read the fascinating yourself in this new book. $30 at www.HistoricalLeague.org/SHOP.aspx

Margaret Baker

Lunch at Lon's at Hermosa Inn

Ruth McLeod and Elaine Kapach

Delightful patio and delicious food on a lovely late January day, that's what happens at Lon's at Hermosa Inn. We enjoyed the gardens and big trees; visited with Stan and Nancy Evans who also thought it was a great day for Lon's. Recognize the front door to Hermosa Inn? It's the front cover of Tastes & Treasures II; A Stortytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona. Written by all volunteers and at O'Neil Printing now, the book is the latest publication from the Historical League.

It will be available for the first time at the February 13 Statehood Day Celebration at AZ Heritage Center. Featuring Historymaker Marshall Trimble and balladeer Dolan Ellis, as well as announcing the 2019 Historymakers, this will be quite an evening. From 6-8:30 pm. Tickets at www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-statehood-day-with-marshall-trimble-and-dolan-ellis-tickets-41889759398

New signage at AZ Heritage Center

Nice to see the new signage at the museum. Our director, Tawn Downs, has been working hard at promoting the facility and making it a better place to visit. This was another of her goals.  We are very fortunate to have her at the museum.

AZ Heritage Center featured in Front Doors Media

Wonderful article in Front Doors Media about AZ Heritage Center, talking about all the things happening at the AZ Heritage Center on February 13. It is the Arizona Statehood Celebration featuring Marshall Trimble and Dolan Ellis. Also announcing the 2019 Historymakers. And (just arrived from the printer)  you can take home your copy of Tastes & Treasures II; A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona. Tickets $15 ($20 at the door) available at www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-statehood-day-with-marshall-trimble-and-dolan-ellis-tickets-41889759398

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