Historical Commission Agenda and Packet 2022 05 18

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LCiotyof Louisville Historical Museum Memorandum To: Historical Commission From: Bridget Bacon, Museum Services Supervisor Date: May 10, 2022 Re: Museum Services Supervisor's Report Kaylyn Flowers, whose part-time position with the Museum focused on outreach, recently accepted a full time position elsewhere. We wish her the best of luck! Sharon and I are working with the City's HR Department to post and fill the vacant position. The Museum recently explored and shared the history of Louisville's 1950s Bella Vista neighborhood in three ways. First, this was the topic of the lead article of the Spring 2022 Louisville Historian that was mailed to members. Next, it was the Museum's topic at the First Friday Art Walk in May. The Museum staff had information about the development of Bella Vista to share with about 90 Art Walk attendees, a quiz about Louisville in the 1950s, and prizes and food relating to the 1950s. Some past and present Bella Vista residents came by to share stories, and I especially thank Gordon Madonna for stopping by. He is a past member of the Historical Commission whose father, Joe, was one of the Bella Vista developers. Last, in honor of Preservation Month in May, the Museum organized a "Lenses on Louisville" event for the second year in a row. The purpose of the event is to help document Louisville as it is today for future generations. Participants photographed and documented the 1950s Bella Vista neighborhood in Louisville and donated their photos to the Museum. Kim Bauer from the Planning Dept. and Chrissie Burg from the Historic Preservation Commission were also on hand during Lenses on Louisville to answer questions about the process of historic preservation in Louisville. The Museum staff has continued to work on community recovery in the aftermath of the fire, as well as collecting stories to preserve for the future. Starting in the summer, we will move from doing two workshops per month to doing one per month. Information about the Museum's projects and events to preserve history after the Marshall Fire is on the Museum website and in the most recent Louisville Historian.