Historical Commission Minutes 2007 05 02

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Historical Commission Minutes May 2, 2007 Page 3 of 4 outside, such as the punching machine, will need to be moved prior to the installation of the fencing. B. Community Education 1. There was no official report, as Bill Unrau has resigned from the Commission. 2. The proposed Kids' Page is being considered as a handout at events instead of as an insert in The Louisville Historian. C. Events and Fundraising 1. The April 25th Historical Society program with volunteer historical researcher William Cohen reporting on his research on the 1936 Monarch Mine explosion was a standing room only success. It was estimated that over 130 people were in attendance, making it the most attended Society program yet. 2. Preparations are underway for A Taste of Louisville on Saturday, June 9. Following tradition, fresh pizzelles will be made and given out by Commission members in front of the Museum. There will be two locations for merchandise sales, the Museum and a table near City Hall. The supplies for selling at events have been organized and an inventory sheet prepared to keep track of the supplies. 3. Posters and postcards are being made based on images of two historic postcards from the Museum's collection, and it is planned that they will be sold starting at A Taste of Louisville in June. The Commission authorized the framing in advance of 25 of each of the two posters. The posters will be available for purchase both framed and unframed. D. Membership - Ideas of how to continue to increase membership were discussed. The number of new memberships in 2006 represented an increase of 125% over the previous year and the Commission considered various approaches to continue attracting new members. It was reported that the renewal rate is high and that recipients of complimentary memberships often become paying members. E. Volunteers - There was no report, as Sally Burlingame was absent. F. Public Relations 1. A networking meeting with historical organizations in Louisville, Superior, and Lafayette, to be hosted by the Historical Commission, is being planned to follow up on the meeting hosted by Superior in the spring. 2. The Commission is tentatively scheduled for a City Council Study Session in August. Donna Hauswald will prepare a letter for the City Council from the Commission regarding needs of the Historical Museum. XI. Chairperson's Report A. The application has been filed to request a non-profit postal rate to be used by the Commission for bulk mailings. B. Donna Hauswald and Bridget Bacon have been working on drafting the Strategic Plan for the Commission and Museum, based on the strategic planning session that took place in February. C. Signature approval at the bank will take place when Treasurer Dave Ferguson returns.