Our Vintage Cookbook Collection

SERVE recipes came almost exclusively from previously published American Legion Auxiliary community cookbooks—from 1919 to 2018, nationwide!

This interactive map shows where books were originally published. We collected nearly 90 books: many were donated by Auxiliary members and friends; others were purchased from online auctions.

Many of the covers are pictured below. Check out the variety!

Alaska 1999

Alaska 1993

Alabama 1989

Arizona 1996

California 1919

Colorado 2005

Colorado 1987

Colorado 1948

Colorado 1980s

Colorado 2017

Connecticut 1936

Delaware 1963

Florida 1973

Florida 1950s

Georgia 1984

Hawaii 2005

Idaho 1920s

Idaho 1980s

Idaho 1996

Illinois 2007

Indiana 1980s

Iowa 1953

Iowa 1976

Kansas 1990

Kentucky 1952

Maine 1950s

Maine 2010

Maryland 2011

Michigan 1942

Minnesota 1950

Minnesota 1941

Minnesota 1982

Mississippi 2012

Missouri 1997

Montana 2002

National 1965

National 1966

National 1966

Nebraska 1988

Nebraska 1937

New Hampshire 1980s

New Jersey 2013

New Mexico 1980s

New York 1973

New York 2016

New York 1996

US Marine Corps League Aux NY2010

North Carolina 1961

North Carolina 1985

North Dakota 2005

Ohio 1950s

Oklahoma 1950s

Oregon 1936

Pennsylvania 1935

Pennsylvania 2012

Rhode Island 1978

South Dakota 1970s

South Carolina 1984, 2004, 2005

Texas 2018

Utah 1987

Virginia 2010

Vermont 1995

Washington 2016

Wisconsin 1926

Wyoming 1977

A unique contribution!