Historical Commission Agenda and Packet 2023 11 15

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city° f 6 Louisville Historical Museum Memorandum To: Historical Commission From: Gigi Yang, Museum Services Supervisor Date: November 15, 2023 Re: Museum Services Supervisor's Report In September, Jason Hogstad and Viviana Guajardo left the Museum for full-time employment in different fields. We are happy to announce that two new staff members have since joined the Museum staff. Hadley Kluber Seifert started on October 24 as the new Museum Associate for Collections Management. Hadley has expertise in film and photograph preservation and experience working in a variety of archive and museum settings, most recently at the Clifford Still Museum in Denver. Sophia Imperioli started on November 1 as the Museum Associate for Public History and Interpretation. Sophia is working on her Masters Degree in Public History at UC Denver and brings a breadth of experience from her time in the U.S. Army, at Amazon, and at several local history museums in Colorado. The Museum had a very successful celebration of Louisville History Month in September with the 3rd Annual Vintage Base Ball game at Miner's Field (320 people attended) and a walking tour of Louisville Trees with City Forester, Chris Lichty. In October and November, Museum staff shared Louisville history with two school groups from Coal Creek Elementary and three classes from Louisville Elementary School. We also had good turnouts for two Halloween events with a First Friday look at historic Halloween traditions (157 attended), and tellings of true Louisville stories by the Spellbinders at Stories in the Dark on October 20 (57 attended). The Museum applied for funding from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) and in September 2023 was awarded $33,085 as a Tier III institution. This generous funding will allow the Museum to expand outreach and education efforts and ensure care and access to the historic collections. We received the first report from Stewart Architecture on the interior finishes of the Trott -Downer cabins with an analysis of the wallpaper, paint, and light fixtures. This Fall and Winter, the Museum is exploring the food landscape of Louisville through its feature article in the Louisville Historian, "What's for Dinner? A Taste of Louisville History in Four Eras," and our new front window exhibit, "Let's Eat!" which highlights dining in and dining out in Louisville.