Historical Commission Agenda and Packet 2010 07 21

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Historical Commission Minutes June 16, 2010 Page 3 of 4 The Historical Commission reviewed the June 8th Study Session. Members felt that there was a good turnout of supporters. Dan Mellish thanked everyone who came and showed their support. Dan asked if any members had attended the City's budget update meeting for board and commission members. No one reported that they had attended. X. Museum & Commission Projects A. Update - Membership: Wendy Fickbohm of State Farm Insurance in Louisville has become a Business Sponsor. Additional statistics on new members were included in the meeting packet. B. History Book Club Update: Anne Robinson reported on the book club. The book club went on a field trip to museums in Forts Lupton and Vasquez on June 12. Next month, on July 10, the book club plans to do a field trip to the Nederland area. C. Oral History Program Update: Diane Marino reported that the Oral History group will meet next on June 17 and that the interviews are going well. The first batch of DVDs made from tapes is expected to be completed soon. D. DiscussionlDirection/Action - Sales Inventory: Sally Burlingame reported that she ordered 12 copies of "Life of a Miner" by Bobbie Kalman and Kate Calder and "Coal" by Ron Edwards and Adrianna Edwards to sell at the Museum. They will be shipped on June 17 and should arrive in a week. Bridget Bacon showed a new book received at the Museum called ''The Walls Talk: Historic House Museums of Colorado" by Patricia Werner. The Tomeo House is one of the featured historic house museums in the book. The Commission may purchase the books at 50% off plus shipping, with no minimum order required. The Commission approved the purchase of 20 copies to be sold at the Museum for $17 each, including sales tax. E. Discussion of possible Fall Festival activities: The Historical Commission discussed potential ideas for participating in the parade. Dave Ferguson has hats, belts, and lanterns to use for dressing as miners. Bridget reported that there is already a banner that says "Louisville Historical Museum." One idea is to have people in costumes and carrying the banner. Some of the costume ideas were to dress as baseball players, miners, or as a hose cart team. Sean Moynihan will work on the Parade entry. F. DiscussionlDirection/Action - Holiday Home Tour: Sally Burlingame reported that the recommendation of the Home Tour committee was to not have the Holiday Home Tour this year due to the reduction of Museum staff hours (because the Museum Coordinator supervises City volunteers who work on the event) and due to the lack of an experienced person with adequate time to organize the event. The Historical Commission agreed that we would not have the Holiday Home Tour in 2010, but look to have it in 2011. Some recommendations for 2011 include having larger signs, not having food, and considering an increase in ticket prices. XI. Chairperson's Report A. Possible joint meeting with Library Board of Trustees: Dan Mellish discussed a possible joint meeting with the Library Board of Trustees in September to discuss common goals and possible ways of working together. The Library Board could tour the Museum, the Historical Commission could tour the Library, and there could be a joint meeting. This will be discussed further at the next monthly meeting.