Historian

By Jane Strain, AzFRW Historian

Historian:  Why Bother?

            A local club president finished her two year term without receiving a scrapbook.

            What’s the big deal?   It’s only a scrapbook – a bunch of corny old pictures, old napkins, newspaper articles, programs, and newsletters.

            How important can all that be?   Why take all that time, effort, cost, and sorting the consuming details – just to make a scrapbook?

Answer: Your club's history.

            One of your members will use her time, efforts, some cost, and track down all those details to put together this tangible record of club activities, memories, events, political accomplishments, and fun moments – in sum:

                   The celebration of your club’s life. 

            The club’s scrapbook is a statement of history.  It gives your members a recollection of good times, great accomplishments, and how much everyone has changed.  It is the legacy that is passed on to the next generation of Republican Women who are looking for role models who led the way for them.

            When is your club’s birthday? (the anniversary of your charter as an AzFRW club)  Have a party!  Ask all your past presidents to bring their scrapbooks.  Share these precious memories.  Celebrate the years captured in the pages of all those old, beautiful memory books.

            Your club historian is a valuable member of your leadership team.  Give her support. Encourage her work. It is the work of history.

            Honor your club’s history - it is important.