Great Fair of Fine Arts and Crafts in Fountain Hills

Cathy Shumard and Ruth Mcleod

Great Fair of Fine Arts and Crafts of Ft. Hills goes on rain or shine. Cathy Shumard and Ruth McLeod braved the cold and rain to set up Thursday, Feb 21. But with snow and freezing rain during the night, very few booths were open Friday morning Feb 22. The Historical League booth will be open on Sat. and Sun. Feb. 23-24 from 10 am - 5 pm with Tastes and Treasures II for sale, granola sampling, and lots of stories of Arizona history. 

damaged tents nearby

Can you see the fountain blowing tall in all the rain and mist??!!

Cathy Shumard

Can you see the damaged tents that collapsed from the weight of the snow and rain? Including the one right next to us! We are so grateful that our tent survived the storm.
We are also extremely grateful for our wonderful volunteers who were full of enthusiasm talking to customers who came out to enjoy the sun and the many booths on Saturday and Sunday. Stories of Arizona, history of our state, people and places and food were shared.

Pushing snow off the tent roof

Collapsed tent filled with snow and ice

Cathy Shumard, Ruth McLeod, Karen Overton, Lee Rogers

Helping customers with sales

Al and Ruth Mcleod are warm and dry after setting up tent

Delighted to see Historical League member Norma Hinton delivering more Tastes & Treasures II books to Lons at Hermosa Inn. 

As Lons buyer Pam Swartz says, "They are quite popular." 

Book available at Hermosa Inn and HistoricalLeague.org/shop.aspx

Norma Hinton and Pam Swartz

Big Blend Magazine interview

Join Cathy Shumard, Lisa Schnebly Heidinger and Ruth Mcleod with Big Blend Magazine discussing the Historical League and Tastes & Treasures II.
Mike Lute from Yuma's Lutes Casino will be sharing recipes and stories too.
Noon, Sunday, Feb 17
www.blogtalkradio.com/big-blend-radio/2019/02/17/big-blend-radio-a-toast-to-arizonas-nature-history-culinary-traditions

Tastes & Treasures II cookbook at Willo Home Tour

Patti Goss, Bonnie Newhoff, Karolee Hess, Norma Jean Coulter

Thanks to these wonderful volunteers for promoting our Tastes & Treasures II book at Willo Historic Home Tour this past weekend. Cold day but fun to visit and share the stories of Arizona through our book. Bonnie Newhoff, Karolee Hess, Norma Jean Coulter, Patti Goss are the BEST! 
Book also available at www.HistoricalLeague.org/shop.aspx

Bonnie Newhoff, Patti Goss, Norma Jean Coulter

Karolee Hess

Norma Jean Coulter, Patti Goss

Thank you notes for Tastes & Treasures II

Historical League member Janna Cross gifted copies of Tastes & Treasures II: A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona to several friends. How rewarding to read their Thank You notes! 

Janna is in the dark glasses telling people about Tastes & Treasures II at Scottsdale ArtFest. Sales were great at this event. Our volunteers are the BEST!

"Call Him Mac" Gary L Stuart guest speaker at February meeting

February Historical League meeting featured Gary L Stuart speaking on his new book “Call him Mac” about Ernest McFarland and his Arizona legacy.

All of us who love Arizona are indebted to Gary Stuart for his very moving story of “Mac’s” early years and his engagement with virtually every significant issue from the beginning to near the end of the 20th Century, noting he was a “political star in Washington (including his role as “father” of the G.I. Bill) while retaining his very personal touch to all Arizonans as “a man of the people, by the people, and for the people.” from Lattie F. Coor, Ph.D., 2017 Historymaker and President Emeritus and Professor of Public Affairs, Arizona State University

Willo Historic Home tour booth

We'll have our new book, Tastes & Treasures II: A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona featured In our booth. 
Come visit us and sample the granola (receipe on on page 150!) Sunday, February 10 at Willo Historic Home Tour. From 9 am - 4 pm.