Historical Commission Agenda and Packet 2014 07 02

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Historical Commission Minutes May 7, 2014 Page 3 of 4 8. From Carol England, a box of Kasik family letters written in Czech that she bought at an estate sale; 9. From Jim Boyer, two items he found in the wall of a house at 537 Lincoln, including a matchbook cover and a card with the fire alarm box numbers from the early 1900s; 10. From Bridget bacon, a copper menu cover for Colacci’s Restaurant from circa 1959; and 11. From Tom Mudrock, family items from WWII and a 1963 Louisville High School football (#7). B. CU has instituted a “crowd sourcing” campaign to raise money to obtain scanned images of archival and other items of historic interest from 1914-2014. C. BBacon researched and wrote a report on the Acme Mine for the Planning Department. She plans to use the information and photos for a new front window exhibit about the Acme Mine. D. 60 people attended Ron Buffo’s Brown Bag lunch presentation on the Hecla Mine conflict in March; an additional 40 people participated in a driving tour of sites related to this historic Louisville event on a Saturday in April. E. The Open Government Meeting will be held on May 29, 2014, 6:30PM at City Hall. All members of the LHC are due to attend except GLP and PE. VIII. Chairperson’s Report: DM reported: A. The LHC should select a member to sit in on LHPC meetings. The LHPC meets the third Monday of the month at 7PM. Paula Elrod volunteered to attend LHPC meetings, and Anne Robinson volunteered to be the back-up representative. B. Andy Williams resigned from the LHC due to having other commitments. A replacement will be chosen in the Fall of 2014. Until then there will be 9 members on the LHC. rd C. Anne Robinson will conduct historic walking tours of Louisville on August 3 and September 13 beginning at 9:30 AM in front of the library. Diane Marino will conduct walking tours of “Little Italy”, dates to be determined. IX. Items of common interest with the Historic Preservation Commission – Lynda Haley A. The LHPC approved the printing of a brochure highlighting Louisville buildings on the National Register of Historic Places that was developed through the Museum. B. Developers will be working on a project behind the Elks Club where the Acme Mine shaft was located. They have indicated that they would consider including some interpretation relating to the Acme Mine in the project. C. Ideas are being discussed about a Junior Preservationist program to get young people involved in Louisville history. D. LH gave updates on other items that have come before the LHPC recently. E. DM asked if the LHC could see the LHPC budget for preservation projects. LH said she could send the budget to DM quarterly, or he might be able to find it on the City Government website. X. Discussion/Approval – revising Commission and Museum mission statements The item in question – whether there was too much emphasis on the mining period in Louisville’s history – has been resolved. The following mission statement for the LHC (with fundraising language removed) was approved: