Lisa Keipp
I'm a former history teacher and museum docent, an historical interpreter and professional milliner. Writing has become, once again, my second love.
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BA in Sociology - Western State College 1993, Secondary Ed certification - Iowa State University 1998, Secondary level History teacher/At Risk Teacher- Davenport, Iowa - 1998- 2002.Historical interpreter - LHF.org - 2002- 2006 - small business ownerMotto
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Packing Up the Holiday, Packing Up the MemoriesHalloween memories of family and Halloweens past, all in a set of decorations.
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Relearning Four: Adding a Preschooler to an Older HouseholdA family with grown children begins taking care of a four year old, and relearning all it means to have a four year old in the house.
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Central City's Creepy Crawl Starts This WeekendCentral City's second annual tour of haunted and spooky places.
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History and Horrors Combine to Bring Halloween Fun to Molly Brown HouseVictorian Horrors is in its 17th year at Molly Brown House.
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A Review of the New Book, Tollins: Explosive Tales for Children by Conn IgguldenAccording to the new book by Conn Iggulden, illustrated by Lizzy Duncan, it is possible. Tollins are not fairies, and should never be confused as such. The beginning of the book makes it clear
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Accurate Measuring Makes Sewing EasierYou can make better fitting clothes with accurate measurments. See what those measurements should be.
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Zombiefied Literature: Rewriting the Classics and HistoryThe adding of zombies and monsters to classical literature makes for new readers.
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Why I Love Red Heart YarnExtolling the virtues of Red Heart Yarns. -
Project Night Night Helps Denver's ChildrenProject Nigh Night sonates canvas tote bags with a blanket, toy and book for a child to keep when times are hard.
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Sizing a Pattern to Fit YouBefore the advent of the paper clothing pattern, ladies were driven to take apart worn clothing and use that as a pattern for a new outfit. Many people ended up wearing clothing that didn't fit quite right or look quite right. -
Sizing a Pattern to Fit YouPart Two tells how to fix the "bumps", length, and other things you can do to make dress making easier. -
How You Can Preserve Colorado's Historic Sites This SummerHaving care for historic sites while still fully enjoying your summer visits.
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The Donner Party Revisited in "The Indifferent Stars Above"reviewing "Indifferent Stars Abaove", a closer and less clinical look at the Donner party and what happened to the survivors afterward.
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The Squirrel Wars: When the Denver Police Took on the SquirrelsIn the mid 1940s, an ordinance was written to deal with "unruly" squirrels in three districts in Denver. And then the battle was on.
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EL Wire Can Light Up Your CostumesAdd a touch of the exotic to your next costume by using EL wire to give it a neon glow. -
20th Annual Dana Crawford Historic Preservation Award Ceremony to Be Held May 18thThe Dana Crawford award ceremony honors Colorado people and groups that make an effort to preserve the built history of Colorado. This year's ceremony honors four organizations and two people for their efforts in 2009.
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Denver Story Trek: Seeing Denver in a New WayDenver Story Trek allows you to learn more about Downtown Denver's historic site and the people who made Denver.