Historical Commission Agenda and Packet 2010 05 19

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Historical Commission Minutes March 17, 2010 Page 2 of 3 The Commission approved the Treasurer's report. VII. Approval of Meeting Schedule & Location: The Commission approved continuing to meet at 6:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month, except for December. Beginning in May, the Commission will meet in the Louisville Public Library Meeting Room. VIII. Report from the Director of Library and Museum Services: Some facilities improvements are coming for the Museum. The most important is a fire alarm system, which will alert the fire department as necessary. A new sign is coming as well. Joint programming between the Library and the Museum is still underway. Historic Preservation Commission offered a volunteer to go to the Carnegie Branch of the Boulder Public Library to copy County property records to keep in Louisville at the Museum. IX. Museum Coordinator's Report: a. Deeds of Gifts from donors. After discussion it was moved, seconded and carried to accept the following items: i. Dave Ferguson - forty scrapbooks kept by his wife, Dorothy Ferguson. These scrapbooks include obituaries, articles, and photos that the Museum doesn't currently have. ii. Shirley Bodaine - scans of newspaper articles describing a 1932 bank robbery iii. Joan Tuley - scans of photos including pictures of the Weir family and their house at 1100 Main St. iv. Ronda Leggett - service book published in the mid-1940s with pictures of Louisville service men. It is in very good condition. She also donated a parasol from the McDonald family. b. There were no questions regarding Museum Coordinator's Report c. The Commission reviewed the 2009 Performance Measures for the Museum. Bridget Bacon noted that the high number of items donated in 2009 is attributable to a few accessions made up of many small items such as photos, slides, and business receipts. X. Museum and Commission Projects a. Membership statistics were part of the meeting packet. b. History Book Club: The last meeting covered books about Colorado women. The club is now reading about the Great Depression, particularly focusing on the book The Worst Hard Time. c. Oral History Program: Program volunteers recently interviewed John Ross in the Tomeo House. He lived there from 1924-41. The family rented it for $7 per month. More interviews are scheduled. Cameron Weise is working on making DVD copies of the interviews. XI. Space Needs at the Museum. Bridget Bacon reported from the book Introduction to Museum Work, a book from the American Association for State and Local History, that it is strongly recommended that museums allocate space this way: 40% collections, 40% exhibits, 20% other (office, restrooms, etc.). The Louisville Historical Museum space does not approach this ideal allocation. It was noted that the Museum has many items important to Louisville history in its collection and that storage space City of Louisville Louisville Historical Museum 749 Main Street Louisville CO 80027 303-665-9048 (phone) 303-335-4550 (fax) www.louisvilleco.gov