Do you remember taking Spanish in high school? Dr. Christine Marin will tell us how Spanish became a major course of study because of Gràcia Liliana Fernàndez.

Dr. Marin, Professor Emeritus, Archivist-Historian at ASU, is the founder of the prestigious archival repository, Chicano/Chicana Research Collection and Archives at the Hayden Library in Tempe. She has won many awards for her work, and she is also the President of the Tempe History Society. She proudly hails from Globe, Arizona where she maintains close ties to the community and was inducted in the Globe High School Hall of Fame.

Lunch may be purchased online or reserve your place with Susan Howard and pay by cash or check by Thursday, January 2. Members with reservations are responsible for payment even if unable to attend.

Hang on to your Guccis! This month we are joined by Kathie May, former president of the Arizona Costume Institute (ACI). ACI was founded in 1966 to support Phoenix Art Museum's Fashion Department in the acquisition and preservation of garments and accessories of historical and aesthetic significance. It also promotes appreciation and support of the museum's fashion exhibitions, which feature fashion as an art and cultural phenomenon.

Kathie May is a Fiesta Bowl emerita and Maricopa Community College professor emerita. We welcome her and the fashion stories she tells.

Lunch may be purchased online or reserve your place with Susan Howard and pay by cash or check by January 30, 2025. Members with reservations are responsible for payment even if unable to attend.

Watch for your opportunity to help at the National History Day Arizona competition in the East Valley on February 22, 2025, at University of Arizona--Chandler, 3rd floor of 55 N Arizona Pl, Chandler, AZ 85225. For more information, click https://arizonahistoricalsociety.org/education/national-history-day-arizona

Watch for your opportunity to help at the National History Day Arizona West Valley competition on March 1, 2025 at Northwest Christian High School, 16401 N 43rd Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85083. For more information, click https://arizonahistoricalsociety.org/education/national-history-day-arizona/

"It's All About US!" Most of our Historical League programs and activities focus on learning about others--but in March, through a social interaction activity, we slow down and take the time to focus on knowing and enjoying each other. This is a definite safe space to relax and learn about one another. From this meeting you will come away with a deeper appreciation of and for the old and new friendships you are making here. This is fast becoming a members' favorite.

Lunch may be purchased online or reserve your place with Susan Howard and pay by cash or check by February 27, 2025. Members with reservations are responsible for payment even if unable to attend.

Please join us for this wonderful musical performance! Saturday, March 29, 2025, 1:30 pm matinee performance at The Phoenix Theatre, 1825 N. Central Ave., Phoenix (behind the Phoenix Art Museum). After the performance there will be a reception upstairs in the theatre with appetizers and a no-host bar. 

Ticket prices: $95 or $125, including appetizers and tickets, must be purchased BEFORE March 8, 2025.

You may purchase tickets by clicking this link:

HTTPS://TICKETS.PHOENIXTHEATRE.COM/16150/16193?PREMOVE=Y&PROMO=HISTORICAL

The Arizona History Convention will be held on Saturday,  April 5, 2025, at the Tempe History Museum and Library Complex, located on the southwest corner of Rural and Southern Roads in Tempe, AZ. This one-day convention will consist of four 90-minute sessions, each with 3 individual paper presentations, grouped by subject matter. For further information, go to https://arizonahistory.org/

It's time to plan. April is our designated planning meeting. You can expect to meet with your designated work group and begin to map what goals the organization will be working to accomplish in 2025-26. This is a great time to look forward and see where we're going. It's a time to dream big.

Lunch may be purchased online or reserve with Susan Howard and pay by cash or check by April 3, 2025. Members with reservations are responsible for payment even if unable to attend.

Save the date for the National History Day Arizona State Contest, to be held at South Mountain Community College, 7050 S 24th St., Phoenix, AZ 85042. For further information click https://arizonahistoricalsociety.org/education/national-history-day-arizona/

Save the date for the Arizona Women's Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on April 24, 2025.

Save the date for our 2025 Arizona Historymakers™ Celebration! More details to follow.