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<br />. <br /> <br /> <br />Memorandum <br /> <br />To: <br /> <br />Historical Commission <br /> <br />From: <br /> <br />Bridget Bacon, Museum Coordinator <br /> <br />Date: <br />Re: <br /> <br />April 14, 2010 <br /> <br />Museum Coordinator's Report <br /> <br />The next Louisville Historian is expected to be mailed out in early May. It will highlight some of <br />the "treasures" in the Museum's collection, particularly the movie curtain from the Rex Theatre <br />that was recently donated. <br /> <br />I will be attending the annual conference of the Colorado-Wyoming Association of Museums <br />May 13-15 in Laramie, Wyoming. I plan to attend sessions on such topics as curatorial <br />decision-making and collection policy development, the advantages and disadvantages of <br />starting a digitization project, and how a museum can shape the identity of a community. <br /> <br />I have assembled a binder of information for the volunteers for the Museum's Oral History <br />Program. It contains copies of forms and procedures, sample questions, detailed video <br />equipment operating instructions, and lists of resources for learning about Louisville history <br />and how to conduct oral history interviews. Copies of the binders will be provided to the <br />volunteers to be used as a reference for our program. <br /> <br />Sales taxes collected by the Historical Commission for the first quarter came to just $7 for the <br />City and $9 for the State on gross sales of $1318 (net sales of $208). <br /> <br />Copies of recent publications from other museums and area historical organizations will be <br />available to view after the meeting. <br /> <br />Museum Visitors Report (these statistics represent visits to the Museum itself, and not <br />inquiries that come in by email or phone): <br /> <br />. March visitors: 87 <br />. YTD visitors: 240 <br />. Totals for past recent years: <br />o 2009 - 2,014 <br />o 2008 - 1,920 <br />o 2007 - 1,646 <br />o 2006 - 1,600 <br />