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From March 1998 through July 2008, I wrote a weekly column for the Boulder Camera. Beginning in August 2008, I will be alternating weeks with a fellow historian – Carol Taylor.

My "beat" is Boulder history, and l write about buildings, places, and historic preservation, but the stories I like the best are the ones on people.

On the left is an 1882 photo of the University of Colorado's first female professor – Mary Rippon – who has a way of creeping into some of my articles. I also wrote her biography, Separate Lives: The Story of Mary Rippon.

Below is a link to the Camera and a list of recent articles.

I am also a frequent contributor to the Coloradan (the University of Colorado's alumni magazine) and have freelanced for a number of national and international publications from the "California Mining Journal" to the British magazine, "Cornish World."
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Recent stories:
Irwins call Nederland home, July 20, 2008.
 Anti-Vietnam War activists proposed strike at CU, July 13, 2008.
Bryan won nomination at the 1908 DNC, July 6, 2008.
Denver prepared for DNC 100 years ago, June 29, 2008.
CMF continues Chatauqua tradition, June 22, 2008.
 Western remake shot in Boulder County, June 15, 2008.
Circuit rider preached Boulder's first religious services, June 8, 2008.
Auto-related businesses evolved into restaurants, June 1, 2008.
Boulder called a counter-culture haven in 1980, May 25, 2008.
Rocket ship honors hometown hero Scott Carpenter, May 18, 2008.
President Sewall's daughter an early CU grad, May 11, 2008.
Harlow Platts inducted into Business Hall of Fame, May 4, 2008.
Katharine E. Farrand Dyer is believed to have been "Jane Doe," April 27, 2008.
Olmsted,Jr. aimed for order and hoped for beauty, April 20, 2008.
Railroad depot to be moved once again, April 13, 2008.
Pink Poodle Posse members were goodwill ambassadors, April 6, 2008.
Baseline art blends history, geography, March 30, 2008.
Appreciation of Boulder's past unites seniors, March 23, 2008.
Sheriff's Reserve Unit still serves the community, March 16, 2008.
Maxwell immortalized animals in life-like settings, March 9, 2008.
CU President Farrand also served mankind, March 2, 2008.
Boulder men greeted leap day in style, February 24, 2008.
Floral Park homeowners were preservation pioneers, February 17, 2008.
Dummy mum on canyon prank, February 10, 2008.
Mountain View Methodist founded 50 years ago, February 3, 2008.
Boulder's drug use skyrocketed in the late '60s, January 27, 2008.
Writing on the wall intrigued professor, January 20, 2008.
Harvest House Hotel 'in harmony' with Boulder, January 13, 2008.
Flu claimed Boulder's only WWI casualty, January 6, 2008.

Previous topics include: agriculture, art, colorful characters, crime, disasters, education, health, holidays, mining, politics, preservation, recreation, religion, sports, tourism, transportation, war, weather, and women.

My articles in the COLORADAN have included the following topics: buildings, deans, football, professors, engineering, entertainers, housing, medical school, murders, student publications, trees, World War II, and a 5-part series on the history of the CU Alumni Association.

In addition, I wrote 12 interpretive panels on various aspects of Boulder history that are displayed on the city's famed Pearl Street Pedestrian Mall.

(Silvia Pettem's complete resume is available upon request.)