TASTES & TREASURES Historical League Blog
published by the Historical League, Inc.
2018
Volume I 2007 Regional winner of the Tabasco Community Cookbook award
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
Tastes & Treasures II delivered by Mary Perona to Navajo Co. Historical Society
Driving through Navajo County, Mary Perona writes, "On our drive back home we stopped at the Navajo County Historical Society and gave them a box of our wonderful Tastes and Treasures II: A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona. Dawn Sawyer, the administrator, was delighted to get them."
Saturday, April 13, 2024
Happy 100th Birthday South Mt Park
Happy 100th Birthday, South Mountain Park & Preserve! Originally called Phoenix Mountain Park, it was formed in 1924 when President Calvin Coolidge sold its initial 13,000 acres to the city of Phoenix for $17,000. Arizona Historymaker Ben Avery is smiling down on this 100 year celebration. More about Ben Avery at www.HistoricalLeague.org/historymakers/Ben-Avery
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Top ten winner of 3rd grade AZ Postcard Contest is Samanvi Koduri
One of the top ten winners of 3rd grade AZ Postcard Contest; Samanvi Koduri from Mrs Kyle's class at Chandler Traditional Academy Independence displays her artwork. Dr. Kristen Rex encourages her to describe each aspect of her drawing as part of the pizza party - a bonus for all the winners and their happy classmates.
The Historical League is proud to help support this program.
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Superstition Mt. Museum carries Tastes & Treasures II in Gift Shop
Who has ridden a Boneshaker bicycle? Dave McElligot gift shop and event manager at Superstition Mt. Museum shows off the "Boneshaker" (bone-shaker). The term from 1869 refers to the first type of true bicycle with pedals. Boneshaker had an extremely uncomfortable ride, which was caused by the stiff wrought-iron frame and wooden wheels surrounded by tyres made of iron.
Monday, April 8, 2024
NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four in AZ April 5-8
NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four, held in Glendale April 6-8, 2024, will also extend to downtown Phoenix with Final Four Fan Fest events April 5-8. These events will put the state and the city in the spotlight.
Third Grade Arizona Postcard Contest top finalist 2024
Third graders are involved in Arizona history with this Arizona Postcard Contest. It's a great program conducted by AHS Dr. Kristen Rex with support from the Historical League. Here are the top finalists for the 2024.