Historical Commission Agenda and Packet 2022 09 21

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Lofy. .L'I ouisville Historical Museum Memorandum To: Historical Commission From: Bridget Bacon, Museum Services Supervisor Date: Sept. 13, 2022 Re: Museum Services Supervisor's Report The last in the series of ten Museum workshops to help people in the aftermath of the Marshall Fire took place at the end of August. The workshops each consisted of a station where professional conservators could talk to people about how to clean and care for fire - damaged objects that they retrieved; a scanning station where people could digitize photos (on their own or with help) and learn best practices, whether or not they lost property; and a station for story collection so that people could share their experiences of the fire or of the aftermath through audio recordings. These ways of assisting people will continue, but in other forms besides through the workshops. The story collection will continue by appointment with the help of the $5,000 grant from CU Boulder's Office of Outreach and Engagement and through the Museum's partnership with Dr. Kathryn Goldfarb of CU Boulder's Anthropology Dept. In terms of scanning assistance, the scanner in the Library's Makerspace is available for the public to use for scanning photos. Last, the Museum staff has heard from people that there is interest in the Museum bringing back conservators for another session or two, in order to help people who weren't able or weren't ready to come to any of the previous workshops. The Museum staff is talking about the possibility of scheduling a few of these in 2023. As the Museum makes plans to have the funds from membership dues go to the City instead of to the Foundation starting in January 2023, we have been working on evaluating possible software options for people to join and renew online. The majority of payments are still made using checks as the form of payment, and the one change to that system that the public will see is who they will make the check out to. The Department of Library & Museum Services has been renamed as the Cultural Services Department. We are partway through the events of Louisville History Month! It was great to see some of you at the appreciation reception for Museum members on Sept. 71n