Dawn DiPrince

Executive Director & State Historic Preservation Officer

Dawn DiPrince is the Executive Director of History Colorado and the State Historic Preservation Officer. She is the lead developer of the Borderlands of Southern Colorado initiative.

Dawn DiPrince
Dawn DiPrince

Written by Dawn DiPrince

  • Photo of five separate images of women who were important figures in the borderlands history of Colorado. From left to right, the women are: Teresita Sandoval, Amache Prowers, Josefa Carson, Rebecca Lopez, and Dona Bernarda Mejia Velasquez.

    Women of the Borderlands

  • Borderlands Hero

    Borderlands of Southern Colorado Syllabus

    The more we explore the history of Colorado’s borderlands the more we want to know. This syllabus is designed to provide resources to people — like us — who want to know more and learn more about the unique heritage and culture of the Borderlands of Southern Colorado.

  • Photo looking directly down at a homemade apple pie, sitting atop a gray and white granite countertop. The pie has been baked in a white stoneware pie plate, and about one-third of the pie is already gone. The pie is apple, with a golden lattice top that is sprinkled with sugar. Next to the pie plate, there is a turquoise coffee cup that had latte in it, although nearly all of the coffee has been enjoyed and just the foam, sprinkled with cinnamon, remains.

    Pie It Is!

    Diet experts and Marxists warn against imbuing things and food with abstract emotions and values. Yet, the alchemy of pie makes it hard to deny that these homespun pastries embody love, family, and human connection.