Mike Chapman

Johnny Bright: Drake’s Greatest Legend

JasonC — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:14:11 +0000

by Mike Chapman (excerpt from Iowa History Journal, Volume 2, Issue 5) When Johnny Bright strolled onto the cozy Drake University campus in the fall of 1948, no one could have realized what was in store for the Des Moines college in particular, and the game of football in general. After his three-year varsity career [...]

National Dairy Cattle Congress

JasonC — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:03:30 +0000

Publisher’s Perspective – Volume 2, Issue 5 of Iowa History Journal When I was a kid growing up in Waterloo in the 1950s, I was a city slicker that didn’t know a darn thing about farm animals and implements. Still, other than Christmas, the most exciting time of the year for me, and most kids [...]

Iowa History Journal Volume 2, Issue 5 Now Available

JasonC — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:35:57 +0000

With football season kicking off all across the state of Iowa and the nation, now is the perfect time to revisit the story of one of the greatest football players in the history of our state. Johnny Bright played his first game at Drake University in the fall of 1949 – and over the next [...]

Iowa Public Radio Hosts Mike About Iowa History Journal

JasonC — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:23:10 +0000

Mike was interviewed by Iowa Public Radio on Monday. He was on the show Talk of Iowa, which airs during the work week from 10 to 11 am, to talk about Iowa History Journal. Listen to the show here.

Iowa author, historian has booth at state fair – offering free magazines with new subscriptions

JasonC — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:44:55 +0000

Mike Chapman, a well-known Iowa author and public speaker, will be appearing Aug. 12-22 at the Iowa State Fair, in the Iowa History Journal booth in the Ralph H. Diets Historical Museum. He will have copies of the magazine Iowa History Journal and many of his 22 books for sale. A native of Waterloo, Chapman [...]

Come Visit Mike at State Fair & Cattle Congress

JasonC — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:21:06 +0000

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 [...]

Bill’s and Bob’s Field of Dreams

JasonC — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:01:09 +0000

Publisher’s Perspective – Volume 2, Issue 4 of Iowa History Journal Iowa is well known in some circles as the home of “Field of Dreams” because the hit movie of that name was filmed on a picturesque farm near Dyersville. The 1989 film starred Kevin Costner as an Iowa farmer who saw ghost players come [...]

Iowa History Journal Volume 2, Issue 4 Now Available

JasonC — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:00:17 +0000

Iowa is known for the “Field of Dreams” movie starring Kevin Costner in which the ghosts of major league baseball players emerge from an Iowa cornfield near Dyersville. But the original “field of dreams” was built near Van Meter, in central Iowa, by Bill Feller and his son, Bob – who went on to become [...]

Iowa History Journal Volume 2, Issue 3 Now Available

JasonC — Mon, 03 May 2010 21:12:28 +0000

John Wayne is the focus of the May/June, 2010, issue of Iowa History Journal. The cover features a seldom seen full-color oil painting of The Duke at the peak of his movie career, playing “Hondo” in 1953. We contacted the artist for permission to use this very powerful image on the cover because we wanted [...]

Iowa History Journal Volume 2, Issue 2 Now Available

JasonC — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:24:32 +0000

The March/April, 2010, issue features fascinating articles on an Iowa school teacher named Jane Elliott who in the 1960s shook up the national educational network with her thought provoking “brown eyes/blue eyes” studies on racial discrimination. Also in this issue, a look at the time traveling caveman named Alley Oop and his “birth” in Perry, [...]