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Completed 2012 Events

Friday, March 16, 2012
American Merchant Marine Museum
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point, NY
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Peggy Reiff Miller will be the speaker for the opening of the Jo Israelson exhibit
"Heifer Relief: Compass, Ark, Berth."
Peggy's topic is: "The Seagoing Cowboys: Cattlemen of the U.S. Merchant Marine."
For more information on the exhibit, contact Dr. Josh Smith,
Interim Museum Director, 516.773.5515

Sunday, April 29, 2012
A Menno-Hof program at Siloam Mennonite Church
61616 CR 35
Goshen, IN
6:00 pm
"Swords into Plowshares: How the Seagoing Cowboys Helped Repair a Broken World"
This program will include a presentation by Peggy Reiff Miller followed by stories of
seagoing cowboys present.

Thursday, May 3, 2012
Milford Public Library Meeting Room
Main Street, Milford, IN
6:30 - 7:30 pm
"A Writer's Novel Journey"
Peggy Reiff Miller will talk about the writing of her young adult novel,
Finding Charity: The Journey of a Seagoing Cowboy.
This activity is made possible, in part, with support from the
Indiana Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts,
a federal agency.

Saturday, May 19, 2012
Oak Room, Canyon Inn, McCormick's Creek State Park
8:30 - 9:30 pm
"A Writer's Novel Journey"
Peggy Reiff Miller will talk about the writing of her young adult novel,
Finding Charity: The Journey of a Seagoing Cowboy.
This activity is made possible, in part, with support from the
Indiana Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts,
a federal agency.
This event is an optional program for the IN Society of Children's Book Writers and
Illustrators conference - and is open to the public.

Sunday, June 3, 2012
Dutchtown Church of the Brethren
Milledgeville, IL
Two presentations by Peggy Reiff Miller:
9:30 am - Morning message: "The Least of These," a look at the scripture and history
that brought the Heifer Project and the Seagoing Cowboy program into being.
10:30 am - Sunday School: "The Lives of the Cowboys," an illustrated look at the
experiences of the men who served as Seagoing Cowboys.

Saturday, October 6, 2012
Grabill Historical Society Annual Dinner
Fudergong Building in Downtown Grabill
Grabill, IN
6:30 pm
Dinner followed by illustrated program by Peggy Reiff Miller:
"The Seagoing Cowboys: Helping to Heal a Broken World"

Click here for a report on the Tribute to the Seagoing Cowboys Five-State Tour