Historical Commission Agenda and Packet 2014 07 02

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Memorandum To: Historical Commission From: Bridget Bacon, Museum Coordinator Date: June 24, 2014 Re: Museum Coordinator’s Report The Brown Bag earlier this month on the topic of bocce ball in Louisville drew 20 people, included an impromptu demonstration of game play, and was described in an article in Colorado Hometown Weekly. Thank you to everyone who helped at the Museum during the Taste of Louisville, including Paula Elrod, Betty Scarpella, Dave Ferguson, Gladys Levis-Pilz, and Anne Robinson. A change in the race route led to South Street being closed in the morning so that the finish line could be right next to the Museum. This was a fun departure from the usual routine and resulted in the Museum being somewhat more connected to the festivities during the morning. The City has hired a paid intern to catalog historic photos from the Museum using the PastPerfect museum cataloging software. Megan Huelman started earlier this month and is doing the cataloging at my desk at the Library. The internship will go to the end of the summer and is for about 16 hours a week. A second, similar internship is budgeted for the fall. I’ve put up an exhibit about the Acme Mine in the Museum’s front windows and have received positive feedback on it. I also changed an interior exhibit case to showcase photos of Louisville’s saloons. Anne Robinson and Diane Marino will give their popular walking tours of historic downtown th Louisville again this summer. Diane’s tours of Little Italy are scheduled for July 12 and rdnd August 23, and Anne’s tours of the commercial downtown are scheduled for August 2 and th September 13. All four are scheduled for Saturdays at 9:30 AM. Suggested donation is $5 per person. We are planning an evening get-together at Memory Square Park in July to show appreciation for all of the Museum’s volunteers! This includes showing appreciation for the members of the Historical Commission, all of whom will be receiving invitations. It’s also an opportunity for the Commission members to meet and express gratitude to the Museum volunteers. I hope that Commission members can attend! It’s Thursday, July 31, from 7 to 9 PM at Memory Square Park, and snacks will be served. The Museum’s paid memberships are up to 634, the most we’ve ever had. Museum Visitors Report (these statistics represent visits to the Museum itself, and not inquiries that come in by email or phone): April visitors: 98; May visitors: 274; YTD: 861.