Come Visit Mike at State Fair & Cattle Congress

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 | Iowa History Journal, Speaking | No Comments

Mike Chapman is a public speaker who has appeared at dozens of events the past several years, to talk about Iowa History Journal magazine in particular and Iowa history in general.

In the past year, he has given speeches in Des Moines, Marshalltown, Newton, Osage, Waterloo, Ankeny and Stanton, drawing rave reviews every where.

In the coming months, Mike will be appearing at the Iowa State Fair on August 12-22 and at the National Cattle Congress in Waterloo, September 16-19. You are invited to come meet Mike and his wife, Bev, and browse over the numerous books he has written (21 to date) and see the ten issues of Iowa History Journal that have been published so far. If you buy any of the books or magazines, Mike will be happy to sign them for you.

Both the books and the magazines make tremendous gifts for Iowans who live anywhere!

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Tags: Iowa State Fair, National Cattle Congress

Speaking to Des Moines Kiwanis Club, May 28th

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 | Speaking | No Comments

Mike Chapman will present a speech entitled “The Legacy of Nile Kinnick” on Thursday, May 28, to the Kiwanis Club of Des Moines. The meeting will be held at Westminster Presbyterian Church, located at the corner of Beaver Avenue and Allison Avenue (map). The speech will start at 8:30 a.m.

Nile Kinnick was the subject of a three-part series in the first three issues of Iowa History Journal, of which Mike is the publisher. Mike will have copies of all three issues for sale at the talk, as well as copies of his book, Iowans of Impact, which was published in 1983 and features Herbert Hoover, John Wayne and Nile Kinnick on the cover.

Tags: Nile Kinnick