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LIBRARY NEWS LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTION KEEP PACE WITH YOUR TAKES CENTER STAGE OLYMPIC FAVORITES oes your inquiring mind want to know more about D the history of Louisville—the origins of the town, The 20th Winter Olympic Games will be held in Torino, Italy, February 10-26. the mines, the schools, churches or businesses, or the geneal Once again, interest will focus on the past ogy of Louisville ancestors? If so,you're in luck!The Library and present medal winners among the M has over 100 resources ice skating stars, the ski racers, and the relating to Louisville - � history, and these mated- 4 hockey teams. Sometimes the luge, bob- '�` ~.- s;0 als are now conveniently sledding, and speed skating attract special I�� •'. :. shelved in one location— attention with exciting contests. Children a making browsing easy. can learn about the events in the following „;, The Local History books: „ collection includes many Call no. Author Title popular titles such as Carolyn Connaroe's three books: The Louisville Story, Coal J796.98 Brimner The Winter Olympics Mining in Colorado's Northern Field, and Louisville Legends:the J796.95 Brimner Bobsledding and the Luge Record as History;Anne Dyni's Back to the Basics:the Frontier J796.914 Brimner Speed Skating Schools of Boulder County, Colorado, 1860-1960; and Tom J796.48 Osborne Ancient Greece and the Noel's Boulder County:an Illustrated History. Olympics In addition to books, the collection includes indexes to census and marriage records from 1900 and 1910; genealogi- J796.93 Pollack Extreme Sports: Ski cal abstracts from the Boulder Daily Camera, 1891-1900; J796.914092 Ohno Going for the Gold school yearbooks from Louisville High School, Louisville J796.912092 Lipinski Triumph On Ice Middle School, and Centaurus High School; and copies of nearly all issues of The Louisville Historian, published by the To learn more about Italy and the location of the Win Louisville Historical Society.Transcripts of more than a dozen ter Olympics, consult these books and the Culturegram oral history interviews with longtime Louisville residents about Italy: provide a glimpse of the early settlement of Louisville and Ex- Call no. Author Title periences of"The Greatest Generation:"Oral History Interviews J945 Winter Italy— Cultures of the World with Local WWII Veterans records the unique wartime experi- ences of current Louisville residents. J945 De Italy—First Reports The collection also contains multimedia items.The Capua videotape Prospecting the Prairie:Early Agriculture in Boul- Young people are welcome to use the Library com- der County, produced by Anne Dyni, combines oral history, puters to visit the official websites for the Olympic photographs, and film to provide a history of agriculture in Games.Watch a video featuring the popular mascots Boulder County.There is also a videotape featuring a his- torical perspective of the beginnings of Louisville and the Neve, the snowball, and Gliz, the ice cube, at www coal mining industry,with an introduction by former City olympic.org/uklgames/torino/index-uk.asp. At this site, Councilman Kevin Howard, and interviews of local residents. you can follow the progress of the Olympic flame, get a The DVD, Our Boys and Girls in the Armed Forces, 194344, sneak preview of the ceremonies, and check all the statis- is a compilation of film footage of Louisville's servicemen and tics for past events. women with their families while home on leave during World The Torino site Oa www.kidsvillage.torino2006.org War II. offers several activities for children featuring a color- Come browse our collection or visit the Louisville Histori- ing book, postcards, a calendar of events, and the five cal Museum.There is something for every inquisitive citizen colored rings of the Olympic emblem. of Louisville. February-March 2006 5