PRESENTATIONS

Separate Lives: Uncovering the Hidden Family of Victorian Professor Mary Rippon (1st woman professor at CU who, in 1888, married one of her students and had a child. “Miss Rippon” had to completely separate her professional and private lives in order to keep her job.)

Someone’s Daughter: In Search of Justice for Jane Doe (Chronicles my search, along with law-enforcement and forensic experts, to identify a “Jane Doe” murder victim found in Boulder Canyon, from 1954. She now has her name on her grave and is buried in a Boulder cemetery.)

In Search of the Blonde Tigress: The Untold Story of Eleanor Jarman (The story of a woman caught up in crime in Chicago who escaped from prison in 1940. I found her buried under an alias in a cemetery in Denver.)

Caribou Colorado: The Allure, Lore & Remains of a Mining Town (Gives the history of the silver mining community –– at 10,000 feet in western Boulder County and settled by Cornish miners in the 1870s. Now known for spectacular flowers, hiking, and reminders of the past.)

Boulder: A Sense of Time and Place: (Reflects on Boulder as the city evolved from its roots in mining and agriculture to become a center of education, culture, tourism, and recreation. Added in are colorful characters and a mix of people and events that residents say are “only in Boulder.”)