Who We Are
The Louisville Metropolitan Public Safety Museum started with an idea and a gift. For many years, retired Louisville Police Captain Morton Childress collected memorabilia honoring the Louisville Police Department. Before his death in 2017, he gave his entire collection to the newly formed Louisville Metropolitan Public Safety Museum, and his priceless effort forms the core of the museum collection. Since that time, the museum has been gifted a number of items honoring police and other law enforcement, fire, emergency medical services and emergency management (formerly civil defense).
Louisville City Hall (pre 1906). Behind it is the much smaller Jefferson County Jail, and behind that, the Louisville Fire Department. The Jail was demolished in 1907 and at some point, the Fire Department lost its dome and bell!
Louisville Fire Department
Jefferson County Courthouse circa 1930
Louisville Police Youth Bureau
Louisville EMS
Louisville Police Department 1889
Conelrad Radio.
Louisville Fire Department
Jefferson County Police Department (in front of the old David District on Dixie Highway)
