Historical League Inc

*Historymakers™ Gala & Recognition Program

Who are Historymakers?
Historymakers are men and women who have distinguished themselves with noted achievements in such diverse areas as the arts, athletics, communications, community service, education and entertainment and who have maintained their ties to Arizona.

How are they selected?
Members of the Central Arizona Chapter of the Arizona Historical Society nominate living men and women. The names are submitted to a panel of Historical League members for final selection.

Objectives
To raise funds with a Gala unique to the Historical League, for education, exhibits and other programs that assist the Arizona Historical Society Museum at Papago Park.

To contribute to the Museum's artifact, oral history and photographic collections.

To increase public awareness for the history Museum at Papago Park.

To recognize and honor outstanding Arizonans and to celebrate Arizona's Statehood Day, February 14, 1912.

Recognition Program
Prior to the Gala event, each Historymaker participates in oral history, video and portrait sessions, and contributes memorabilia significant to his/her Arizona experience.

Gala
Historymakers Gala, is a formal celebration held to present the honorees. The highlight of the program is a video screening that depicts each Historymaker's unique life story and accomplishments. The Gala also features an exhibit of memorabilia each Historymaker has donated to the permanent collection of the Museum.


Historymakers Hall and Historymakers Wall These exhibits at the Arizona Historical Society Museum at Papago Park feature portraits and biographies of each Historymaker. Historymakers' artifacts are exhibited on a rotating basis, with additional information available through slide presentations. An interactive display allows visitors access to a portion of their photographs and oral histories. A comprehensive collection of photographs and oral histories are housed in the Library and Archives of the museum.


2008 Historymakers Barbara McConnell Barrett Joe Garagiola Ed Mell Elisabeth Friedrich Ruffner Alice Wiley "Dinky" and Richard Snell 2005 Historymakers Bruce Babbitt Cloves Campbell, Sr. John Driggs Navajo Code Talkers Alberto Rios 2003 Historymakers Calvin C. Goode Jack Pfister Bill Shover Esther Don Tang Virginia Melody Ullman 2001 Historymakers Eddie Basha Jerry Colangelo Joanne Stephens "Stevie" and Karl Eller Paul J. Fannin John F. Long 1999 Historymakers Adam Diaz Robert T. McCall Katherine Kierland "Kax" and G. Robert Herberger Rose Perica Mofford Newton Rosenzweig 1997 Historymakers Roy P. Drachman Bennie Montague Gonzales Jewell MacFarland and Del Lewis Polly Cutler Rosenbaum Morrison F. Warren 1995 Historymakers Ben Avery Joe Beeler Tom Chauncey J. Lawrence Walkup Mark Wilmer 1993 Historymakers Erma Fiste Bombeck Edward "Bud" Jacobson William "Bill" Masao Kajikawa Dwight "Pat" Patterson John Jacob Rhodes, Jr. John "Jack" Williams 1992 Historymakers Philip C. Curtis Barry M. Goldwater Robert W. Goldwater, Sr. J. Eugene Grigsby, Jr. Bil Keane Sandra Day O'Connor Frank L. Snell The Wallace and Ladmo Team: Ladmo Kwiatkowski, Pat McMahon, Bill Thompson

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