Historical Commission Agenda and Packet 2016 03 02

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C ity tit Louisville COLORADO - SINCE 1878 Memorandum To: Historical Commission From: Bridget Bacon, Museum Coordinator Date: February 23, 2016 Re: Museum Coordinator's Report Paula Elrod presented the Pioneer Award to Ted and Carolyn Manzanares on behalf of the Commission at the Chamber of Commerce banquet in January. Paula recognized Ted and Carolyn for their operation of Senor T's restaurant and support of community activities. The City plans to honor Dave Ferguson for his years of service on the Historical Commission at the City Council meeting on March 15th. Members of the Commission are invited to attend! The Winter 2016 issue of The Louisville Historian with its lead article about "Tiny Houses with a History" was mailed to members in early February. I will lead a Brown Bag presentation and discussion on this topic on Thursday, March 3rd from noon to 1 PM in the Library meeting room. Also, Megan Huelman will give a program on "Color and Design in Historic Textiles" on Thursday, April 7 at 7 PM in the Library meeting room. In order to reduce confusion about the changing hours of the Museum, it was decided in late January to have consistent open hours year -round instead of changing the hours twice a year. So instead of changing the hours soon, we'll continue with the current hours of 10 AM to 3 PM on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, plus we'll open the Museum for a few additional monthly hours for the First Friday Art Walks (starting with the Art Walk on Friday, April 1). We're delighted that the Museum is part of the Louisville Arts District and looking forward to planning some special programming during the Art Walks. This year's City of Louisville's volunteer appreciation event for City volunteers, which includes Historical Commission members, is being tentatively planned for September. The Louisville History Foundation ended 2015 with 705 total paying memberships as of 12/31/2015, including 87 new paying memberships that came in over the course of 2015. In 2015, the Foundation brought in $11,750 in membership dues and $14,715 in donations. Museum Visitors Report (these statistics represent visits to the Museum itself, and not inquiries that come in by email or phone): December 2015 visitors: 225; 2015 total visitors: 2913; January 2016 visitors: 207; 2016 YTD: 207.