Bring a Guest to the January meeting

Guest visitors were a highlight of the January meeting. Lots of smiling faces learning about Arizona history and making new friends. Here are a few of them. 

League members introduced their guests during the meeting making this a wonderful way to get to know the person.

guest Cheryl Walker introduced by Clede Gorrell

Susan Dale with guest Dr. Parvin Bonocdar

Zona Lorig with guest Mary Perona

Norma Jean Coulter, guest Karla Elliot, Mariamne Moore, guest Martha Langley, guest Jim Elliot

Pat Grogg with guest Elizabeth Freeburg

Diane Smith, guest Sonya Moliqua, Pam Betz

guest Cheryl Walker with Clede Gorrell

President Chris Hackett introduces her guest Kit Locker

Diane Smith, Pat Faur, guest Elizabeth Freeburg

Guest speaker Jan Cleare with guest Barbara Marriott

guest Kit Locker with Diane Smith

Guest Speaker Jan Cleere at January 2023 Historical League meeting

 "I write about the people, legends and tales of the Old West that I have uncovered among tattered documents, tear-stained journals and diaries, and the accounts told by old-timers." — Jan Cleere. We were thoroughly entertained by our guest speaker at the January meeting. After an introduction from Pat Grogg, Jan shared stories from her book "Arizona Women who Made History". Fascinating!

Historical League January 2023 Newsletter

 Another wonderful newsletter from editor Pat Faur. Informative, full of photos, stories, calendar, events. Thank you Pat!

Queen of Decorating for All Things Historical League

After 30 years of decorating for our events, Nancy Evans continues to embellish all things Historical League. And we are so-o-o grateful for her talent and dedication!!

She hasn't changed much as these photos show with daughter Jennifer and granddaughter Reagan at Children's Holiday Party (circa 2003) and at Family Holiday Party (December 2022) with Jennifer and husband Stan at the "Cinderella" event . . . which, of course, she decorated.

Merry Christmas especially to The Audrey Johnson Theatre Foundation

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays especially to the Audrey Johnson Theater Foundation. Part of the Historical League mission is to conduct educational and promotion activities. Working with this foundation helps fulfill our goal. Here's a post from Audrey Johnson Theatre Facebook 12/8/22.

"It's taken a long time but we are finally back! This Saturday, December 11, 22 children from the Sunshine Residential Center will get to see a live theatrical production of "Cinderella" at Phoenix Theatre! This is being made possible by the generosity of the Arizona Historical Society and our yearly partnership with them. Check out their website: www.historicalleague.org.
We look forward to restoring our mission of giving children the magic of live theatre that would otherwise be unable to do so.
If you have any theatre tickets that you are not using, please let us know and we will put deserving children into those seats! And if you are a theatre owner or supporter and want to make sure your actors are performing to a full house, we will gladly fill up those seats for you!"

Since 1996 Sunshine has been home to more than 25,000 children needing emergency out-of-home placement. Not only did the children get tickets to the performance, but the League also donated the leftover treats to them as well as the table decorations. 

Families enjoying Historical League Holiday Event at Cinderella, Phoenix Theatre

Mouth-watering cranberry scones, Terrie's All-American Brownies, tables groaning with delicious food: Bonnie Newhoff (chef extraordinaire) organizes an amazing array of food for the Historical League Holiday event prior to Cinderella.

Recipes from Tastes & Treasures II: A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona. Available at www.HistoricalLeague.org/shop

 

Sarah Holcombe, Emma and Amber Bradley, Kay and Rex Holcombe

Delores Tomasek with daughter Tammy Frazier, granddaughter and great-granddaughter!

The Evans family

Nazila Adib, her 8-year-old daughter Emilia Aubrey, who won the stuffed flamingo raffle item, Susan Dale, Nazila’s mother Parvin Bonakdar

Mary Parker's granddaughter Olivia won the motorized car. The second time her family has won a car!!!

Family Holiday Party features Cinderella and lots of fun with raffles, food, drink and community

 The smiles and laughter tell it all. Good friends volunteering together have made the Family Holiday Party a success again this year.

Historical League President Chris Hackett and niece Danielle McGill

Patt Walker and Lee Rogers

Ruth Ann Hogan, Linda Corderman, Zona Lorig and Ruth McLeod