Historical Commission Agenda and Packet 2011 06 15

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Memorandum To:Historical Commission From:Bridget Bacon, Museum Coordinator Date:June 8, 2011 Re:Museum Coordinator’s Report th On May 17, City Council presented a plaque to Don Ross in recognition of his many years of service on the Historical Commission. In May, I attended the2011 meeting of the Society ofRocky Mountain Archivists. I heard presentations about grant writing and digital projects in particular. Oral history volunteer Dana Echohawk and I attended a program on successful oral history techniques presented at Boulder’s Carnegie Library in May. In the last month at the Museum, I provided particular assistance to people who are researching the histories of their Louisville properties, two families working onlong distance family history researchrelating to Louisville, andLouisville Middle School students seeking research resources for their History Day project. The Boulder Genealogical Society is embarking on a project to create an 1890 substitute census for the Boulder County area,given that most of the 1890 federal census records were destroyed in a fire. The Museum will be participating in this effort and I will be providing information about whatresourcesthe Museum has in its archives from the years around 1890. This month, Iplan to nominate the Museum for two History Colorado awards for the Fall 2010 Louisville Historian containing Pete Lindquist’s polished and professional article on “The Untold Story of Louisville,” which he has donated to the Museum. Thank you to Pat Seader and Virginia Caranci for carrying on the tradition of making pizzelles outside the Museum during the Taste of Louisville! We saw about 95 visitors at the Museum that day. Merchandise sales came to $57.00. Thank you to the other Commission members who were on hand to talk with visitors. Museum Visitors Report(these statistics represent visits to the Museum itself, andnot inquiries May visitors: 63; YTD visitors: 363. that come in by email or phone):