Recognition Luncheon at the Wrigley Mansion BIG Success

Nina Filippi arranges Raffle Table items

Co Chairs Barb Erhard, Nina Filippi, Pat Phee

With 93 attending, the ballroom at the Wrigley Mansion was, as guest speaker Barbara Barrett called it "Chock a Block" full of interesting and influential people. We enjoyed the beautiful views, the stunning hats for the Kentucky Derby theme, Barbara Barrett's wonderful comments on AZ, raffle items, tours of the home and delicious lunches. The May 3 event is also the time to hand over the Board of Directors and Committee Chairs to the upcoming year. We are pleased to have Anne Lupica accept the Presidency of the Historical League for 2016-2017.

Next years President Anne Lupica accepts the
gavel from President Margaret Baker

Barbara Barrett speaks about "Why Arizona is a great state to live in."

Tour organizers did a fantastic job to Monument Valley

Thanks to Bonnie Newhoff, Dianne Linthicum, Nancy Evans and Mary Parker, the 3 day bus tour to Monument Valley and Canyon de Chelly was outstanding. So much to see and experience. What a wonderful time learning about Arizona's history.
What a wonderful time to spend with other Historical League members.
We are most appreciative of the time and energy it took to organize such a fantastic tour. Three days of meals, lodging, shopping, BBQ in the rain, tours into Canyon de Chelly, Monument Valley, guest speaker Peter McDonald, Navajo National Monument, Hubbell Trading post, Navajo Code Talkers Museum, even box lunches from Chapparal Pines Country Club in Payson and Happy Hour on the bus each day.
Did I mention turquoise and silver jewelry shopping was involved too?

Cameron Trading Post shopping and lunch

Cathy Shumard and Dianne Linthicum

Our lunch stop at Cameron Trading Post included lots of shopping as well as delicious Navajo Tacos. Historical League tours are a great way to see the state and spend time with amazing members.

Mary Parker, Jane Scoville, Sally Little, Becky Bryan

Fever pitch shopping for turquoise and silver jewelry

Cameron Trading Post sells Tastes & Treasures cookbook

Happy to announce that you can purchase our award winning Tastes & Treasures A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona at Cameron Trading Post in Cameron, Arizona. We took boxes of cookbooks on our 3 day Historical League journey to the Navajo Nation. After lunch at Cameron Trading Post, Leslie Christiansen and Ruth McLeod showed took the cookbook to gift shop buyer, Jolleen Kerley. She looked at the first chapter with Navajo Tacos from Cameron Trading Post and was sold!

Jolleen Kerley was born on the black mountain
in the background

Next time you are in the NE corner of the state, stop in to this HUGE Trading Post and enjoy!

Ruth McLeod and Leslie Christiansen: cookbook planning on the bus

Navajo Nation trip with Historical League

Put this on your "Bucket List". It was an amazing trip through beautiful and rugged country with the Historical League. The bus trip was sold out with 40 ladies going to Monument Valley. The blue sky and vistas were awesome.
We were prepped on the bus with the John Wayne movie Stagecoach.

Recognition Luncheon committee enthusiastic about the May 3 Wrigley Mansion event

Guest speaker Barbara Barrett

Co-chair, Barb Ehrhard, and her committee are enthusiastic about this day. "This is truly a BIG event.  We have a fabulous and distinguished speaker -- Ambassador Barbara Barrett, who is a Historical League member, Historymaker, aviation attorney, diplomat, rancher, chairman of the Aerospace Corporation, backup space flight participant to International Space Station, first civilian woman to land an FA-18 Hornet on an aircraft carrier, member of several boards including Smithsonian, Sally Ride Science, and O'Conner Institute, and owner of the Triple Creek Ranch in Montana, which Travel+Leisure recognized as one of the best hotels in the world. We will have two sets of free tours of the Mansion, raffle prizes, and of course, our Annual Meeting and Recognition of Volunteers this past year.  Thus, we needed a large committee so that no one person felt overwhelmed with any tasks.  Plus, what a great way to get to know each other better and have fun!

This event would be the perfect time to bring family and friends to appreciate the history of the Wrigley Mansion, the novelty of Kentucky Derby hats and the wonderful and rare opportunity to enjoy one of our own Historymakers speak. We hope you can come."
For reservations, please contact Rebecca Stone or www.HistoricalLeague.org

Some of the committee members: Nina Filippi, Pat Phee, Barb Ehrhard, Renee Donnelly, Pam den Draak

Recognition Luncheon planning parties

Working on a Historical League committee is not all work as these ladies show us in planning the Volunteer Recognition Luncheon.
Pam den Draak is showing off her culinary /cake decorating skills.  Pam made this cake from scratch and decorated it using the Kentucky Derby theme for our upcoming Annual Meeting and Volunteer Recognition Luncheon. The event will be at the Wrigley Mansion on May 3rd.

Nina Filippi (Publicity and Raffle), Pat Phee (Co-Chair and
Decorations), Barb Ehrhard (Co-Chair and Invitations), Renee Donnelly (Venue
and Guest Speaker), and Pam den Draak (Decorations).

Other members of the committee who were not pictured include: Jeannine Moyle (Finance and AM Tour of Wrigley Mansion), Karen Swanson (Raffle and PM Tour of Wrigley Mansion), and Rebecca Stone (Reservations and Decorations).

RSVP $50 www.HistoricalLeague.org