Our museums should serve their communities first. It didn’t make sense to me that History Colorado would have museums across the state to only serve tourists. Museums across the country, just like ours, have long believed that the primary audience is tourists. Can you point to a couple accomplishments you’re most proud of during that period?ĭiPrince: We transformed community museums - our museum network across the state. As it does for a lot of people from southern Colorado, this history continues to shape who I am.ĬP: You’ve been with History Colorado since 2012 and served in a variety of roles in your time with the organization. The history, the knowledge building, the community organizing, the storytelling around this essential Colorado history was so deeply meaningful to me. I still feel electric when I think about it. This was when I knew that I didn’t want to do anything else. I served as the co-chair of the Governor’s Centennial Ludlow Commission, and I led the development of an award-winning exhibit, Children of Ludlow, which is still on display at History Colorado’s El Pueblo History Museum. But, I now get to help run several adobe museums across Colorado.ĬP: Is there a moment that resonates with you where you knew you were on the right track career-wise?ĭiPrince: When I first started working for History Colorado, I had the opportunity to work on the 100th anniversary commemoration of the Ludlow Massacre (in 2014). Now, I know that all of that is history too! I will admit that as a kid I did try to build an adobe museum in the backyard of my home growing up. I am passionate about the stories, recipes and traditions I learned from my elders and my community.
I didn’t think that it was for me or about me. Because history, as traditionally taught, only encompassed a single type of story. I love so many aspects of history but didn’t always love it in school. Have you always known you’d like to make a career in the field of history?ĭawn DiPrince: I never really thought about history as a career.
1 start date leading the organization, DiPrince said she was proud of History Colorado's accomplishments during her tenure and was excited to bring history to life for the state's youth.Ĭolorado Politics: Let’s start off with a little bit about you and the journey you’ve taken to arrive where you are today. When Colorado Politics caught up with her just ahead of her Sept. She is the third woman to hold the title, having been preceded by Barbara Sudler, who served from 1979-1989, and Georgianna Contiguglia, whose tenure lasted from 1997 to 2007. DiPrince is the first person from Southern Colorado to take on the role first held by retired lawyer William C.
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