Historical Commission Agenda and Packet 2011 07 20

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Memorandum To:Historical Commission From:Bridget Bacon, Museum Coordinator Date:July 12, 2011 Re:Museum Coordinator’s Report Wayne Lee and Maggie Snyder are scheduled to present a public program about their new book about Louisville on Thursday, August 11 at 7 PMat the Louisville Public Library.The authors acquired information and over 40 historic photos for the book from the Historical Museum. Wayne Lee has stated that he is hoping to be able to donate part of the proceeds from the sale of eachbook to the Commission/Museumfor sales made that evening only. I very much hope that Commission members will be able to attend andshow support for thisnew book. The Summer 2011 issue of The Louisville Historianwill have the theme of Louisville duringthe Depression, to tie in with the book The Worst Hard Timebeing read by our community for the On The Same Page book reading program.An exhibit on the same topic will be placed in the Library lobby starting right after Labor Day. th On June 20, I attended the Volunteer Group meeting of the Association of Northern Front Range Museums with volunteers Mary Kay Knorr, Debby Fahey, and Gail Khasawneh. It was held at the Golden History Museums and included a tour of their museum buildings. I am working on an emergency plan for the Museum in connection with my attendance at two workshopsheld in Fort Collins by the Western States and Territories Preservation Assistance Service (WESTPAS). Theresult of the “Protecting Cultural Collections” workshops willbe a written disaster plan as well as the creation of a list of action priorities for the Museum’s collection, and hands-onexperience in salvaging a variety of materials. The first workshop was held in June, and I will attend the second onelaterin July. I also attended a very helpful workshop on “The Identification and Preservation of Photography Collections” sponsored by the Colorado/Wyoming Association of Museums. In the last month at the Museum, I provided assistance to a number of people who are looking for information aboutthe histories of their Louisville properties as well asworking onlong distance family history researchrelating to Louisville.I also provided informationin response to a public inquiryabout the history of the Centennial Valley area that is now part of Louisville, but historically was in the unincorporated county and was sparsely populated. Museum Visitors Report(these statistics represent visits to the Museum itself, andnot inquiries June visitors: 132; YTD visitors: 495. that come in by email or phone):