Historical Commission Agenda and Packet 2013 04 17

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Memorandum To: Historical Commission From: Bridget Bacon, Museum Coordinator Date: April 9, 2013 Re: Museum Coordinator’s Report The front window exhibit in the Jacoe Store showing prints of photos of Main Street in the 1940s, for which there has been positive feedback from the public, has come down and is being replaced with a new exhibit featuring prints of historical photos of “Louisville’s Front Street Saloons.” (With the harsh sunlight coming in those windows, even though the windows have UV protection, it’s important that the Museum’s original artifacts or photos not be exhibited in them.) As the Museum doesn’t have a photo of every saloon on Front Street, I’ll ask the public for additional photos, in the event that there are more out there. I’m arranging for more Grain Elevator Papercraft Model kits to be put together to give out at the Museum and at Commission events during the warm weather months. A public program on the findings from the survey of Jefferson Place, Louisville’s oldest residential neighborhood, is scheduled for Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 7 PM at the Library. Avenue L Architects surveyed a total of 89 historic buildings in Jefferson Place. Resources from the Louisville Historical Museum made it possible to find out a lot about the social histories of each historic Jefferson Place building. I hope you’ll be able to come to the program and find out interesting stories about early families of Louisville as well as hear the recommendations from Avenue L. Saturday walking tours will be returning this summer! Anne Robinson’s “Main Street Stories” tour is scheduled for June 22 and Sept. 14, leaving from the Library. Diane Marino’s “LaFarge to Memory Square” tour is scheduled for July 20 and Sept. 28, leaving from the Museum. Both will start at 9:30 AM. This earlier start time was first implemented last summer and seemed to work well and avoid the summer heat. Martin Ogle’s program on April 3 entitled “We Are Here: A Look at Louisville’s Past, Present, and Future” had attendance of 40 people. As a reminder so that we have it on our calendars, the Commission’s annual study session with City Council is scheduled for the evening of Tuesday, October 22, 2013. Museum Visitors Report (these statistics represent visits to the Museum itself, and not inquiries that come in by email or phone): March visitors: 131; YTD: 398.