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In 1994, she conducted oral histories with underground miners of her Dad's generation, and all materials are in the Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives available online. The Tippett family genealogy has been traced back to the mid-1600s in Cornwall, England, with the first documentation of mining in the 1860s. Both the Finnish and Cornish sides of Mary's extended family including her Dad, brother, and son-in-law are among several generations of mining people. Mary is retired from the position of Senior Director of Marketing and Community Relations at Marquette General Health System (now U.P Health System), where she was also chief information officer during two events that drew national media attention. Mary was previously a writer\/producer of local television commercials at WLUC-TV6. She holds a BA, Summa cum Laude, from Northern Michigan University, and was inducted into Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society. She has been listed in Who's Who of American Women, Who's Who in the Media and Communications, and Who's Who in the Midwest. She has also received recognition for writing\/graphic design work and special programs\/events in the community. She served on the board of the Economic Club of Marquette County; was the first female chair of the congregation council of Messiah Lutheran Church; vice-chair of Friends of the DeVos Art Museum at Northern Michigan University; board member of the U.P. Children's Museum; chair of the Title One Parent Advisory Committee in the Royal Oak, Michigan, school system; and served on numerous other advisory committees and boards since the 1970s. In 1982, she initiated the effort to start the After School Program in the Marquette Area Public Schools and served on its board. The program has since grown and changed, but still serves school-aged children throughout Marquette County. She is a native of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and has lived most of her life within 20 miles of the Barnes-Hecker Mine site.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Mary V. Tippett \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47347947798685,"sku":"9798896560302","price":46.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_d56bf47e-e993-484b-abf8-cdc457520fc9.jpg?v=1761650588"},{"product_id":"how-to-smelt-your-gold-silver-9781614740971","title":"How To Smelt Your Gold \u0026 Silver","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat's Inside?\u003cbr\u003e The only smelting information currently available. A complete plain English step-by-step guide for\u003cbr\u003e the amateur or professional. Illustrated in both color and B\u0026amp;W. Includes flux formulas for gold, \u003cbr\u003e Silver and alloys of both. Information on smelting precipitates, placer gold, scrap, concentrate, \u003cbr\u003e amalgam, and carbon ash. 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