To book Irene for a speaking engagement or group discussion, please contact her at: nomanslandmiller@gmail.com

Upcoming events

5/4  North Branch MI  Teacher Mentor/Mentee celebration.

5/8  Colombiere,   retired Jesuit Pastors 

 5/10  Loufit District Library, Grand Haven

5/11 Grand Haven High School

5/12  Grand Haven Middle School

5/16  Onoway  High School

5/17 DeTour Community event 

5/18 DeTour High School

5/18 Roger City Library 

5/19 Roger City High School



4/30  Zekelman Holocaust Center

Past events

2023  

4/5 Briggs District  St John

4/6 ST John High School

 4/11 Bradford Library

4/13  Western Michigan University

4/16  Bowling Green university

4/17  TEmple Israel

4/18 Michigan State University

4/20 and 21 Battle Creek

4/23  TEmple Emanuel   Grand Rapids

4/26 Milford Library 

4/28 Stockbridge Junior High School.

4/29    St John Lutheran Church  Farmington Hills

4/30   Zekelman Holocaust  Center

3/14 Franklin Public Library

3/19  Zekelman Holocaust Center

3/21 Georgetown Library /21

3/22 Hudsonville High School

3/23  Rockford High School 

3/24 Belding Area Schools

2/16  Porter Hills Foundation  Chelsea MI

2/19   Zekelman Holocaust  Center Farmington HIlls 

2/21  Beaumont Medical School, Oakland University

2/24 Van Hoosen Middle School  Rochester Hills

3/2  Tawas Middle School

3/3 Tawas High School

1/29 HMC  Farmington Hills

1/28 Spring Lake District Library

1/27 Muskegon High School

1/26  Muskegon Public library

 1/24 Hart Middle School Rochester Hill

1/25 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant 

1/20  Howell High School

2022

12/27 Holocaust Memorial Center

12/9 Zeeland High School

12/8  Zeeland Community event

 12/4 Holocaust Memorial Center Farmington Hills

11/13        Testimony  Christian Church

11/20   Holocausts Memorial Center Farmington Hills

11/29 Chippewa River District Library 

11/30 Beal City High School

11/10 West Bloomfield Library 

11/7 Tiffin University. Ohio

11/3 Lapeer Historical Courthouse

10/23  Universal Unitarian  Church of Farmington

10/12   Southfield Libraryy

11/13  Testimony  Christian Church

9/12    7 Pm  Sault St Marie LSSU Art Center   for the general public

9/13  10am  Sault ST Marie    LSSU Art Center for schools within a 200mile radius

 9/13  7 pm  ST Ignace      library

  9/16 Schoolcraft College, Livonia

Brighton Public Library  8/19

Hazel Park Library  MI  5/25

Friends of Tawas Public Library , Tawas playhouse MI 5/26

Northwester University, Kellogg School of Management, Chicago IL 5/23

Oak Park Library 3/1

Oakland Community College 3/23 via zoom

South Lyon East, High School 4/26


Plainwell High School 5/6

2021

Via zoom  presentations only

2020

"Shorashim" educational organization in N. America and Israel

Presentation on 4/20 and 4/21 to commemorate the  Holocaust memorial day In Israel.

Participants were in USA and Israel. via zoom

Book discussion group in Marysville,. via zoom

Farmington genealogical society . via zoom

Oakland Community College  via zoom

Monroe County Library,  Ida MI

Auburn Hills Library

Northville Women's Club at First Nunied Methodist church

Farmington Library 

LE White Middle School

Allegan MI

 Allegan District Library

Perrysburg Ohio

 Junior  High School

2019

  Adrian Community Library

Madison school district  Middle  School 

  Delta Kappa Gamma Zeta Brunch

 Oakland Community College, Royal Oak, MI   Hillel

 Commerce Township Library

Clinton Township Library

Kalkaska Library 

Kalkaska High school

Kalkaska Middle school

All three Kalkaska events held at the High school auditorium

Monroe County Library

S. Rockwood

Habitat for Humanity,

Annual conference/ meeting

"Winning Women"

Community Church Brighton

Alcona County Library

Alcona High school

Alcona Middle School

Harrisville library          

Alpena

All Seasons of West Bloomfield

Monroe  Community College 

Genealogical society

Allan Park Library

Bedford Branch Library

Community House Birmingham

St. Hubert Church, Harrison Township

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

Saginaw Valley State University

 Lincoln Park Public Library 

Jackson District Library

Royal Oak Library,

SOAR

Mount Clements Library

Chesterfield  Public Library

Holly Redeemer Parish

Jenison MI

Granville Public High school

Jenison High School

Hudsonville High School

Flat River Community Library

Greenvillle, MI

Tamarack District Library

 BC/BS

Conference  for Actuary & Underwriting  Management

Warren Library

 High School in Watervliet,

Watervliet Library

Albion College

Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center

Defence department

Battle Creek, MI

The First Unitarian Methodist Church

Wayne, MI

 

Livonia Public Library

River Rapid

 Public Library

Otsego High School

Otsego Middle School

Otsego Public Library MI

Westland Public Library

Mt. Clements Public Library

Forest Area/Fife Lake High School

Traverse Civility Public Library 

Kingsley High School,

Kingsley MI

Elk Rapids Public Library

Elk Rapids MI

Elk Rapids High School and Middle School

Charlevoix Library

Charlevoix MI

Petoskey Public Library

Petoskey MI

Miio High School Mio, MI

Oscola Library,

Mio

Orthonville Libray

St. James Church

Livonia

DRG Zeta Chapter

Book Club

Northfield

2018

Temple Beth El

Windsor, Canada

Next Birmingham"

Birmingham

St. John Fisher Catholic Community

Auburn Hills

Downriver Genealogical Society

Wyandotte

Springfield Township Public Library

Rochester Hills Public Library. MI

Henry Ford Centennial Library,

Dearborn16301 Michigan ave.

St. James Episcopal Church

25150 E River Road, Grosse Ile, MI

Delta Kappa Gamma, State of, Michigan

Fall conference. Keynote speaker:

"Embracing diversity in schools"

Midland, MI

Clinton-Macomb Public Library ,MI

"Booked for Lunch"  Bay City  MI

Writ Public Library,

St. Patrick Parish, White Lake MI

MENSA

Southfield, MI

Hillside Middle School

Northville

Gull Lake Middle School.

Richland MI

Public Library,

Richland MI

National Association of Retired Federal Employees

Livonia, MI

St. Blase Catholic Community

Sterling Heights

Chatterton Middle School

Warren

 New Orleans

Holocaust Memorial Day

Open to the community

Mandeville High School

Mandeville, LA

Mississippi,

NASA, Stennis Space Center

 

Ludington MI

Community event

Fountain MI

Community program

Methodius Catholic Church

Sterling Heights MI

Toledo, OH

Annual community wide Diversity Program

First Presbyterian Church , MT. Clemens, MI

Marine City MI, community event organized by the Public Library

Delta Kappa Gamma. Northville, MI

2017

Allegan Middle School

Temple Jacob, Hancock MI

Houghton Middle School,  Houghton MI

Houghton High School

Hancock High School

Jeffers High School, Painsdale, MI

Calumet High School, Calumet MI

Boyne City High School, Boyne City, MI

Boyne City elementary school 4th graders ( first time I spoke to students of this young age )

Petoskey High School, Petoskey MI

Boyne Regional Library

Martin Luther King Celebration Walled Lake,

Keynote Speaker

Howell MI high school   1,100 students

Islamic students' conference.

Washington Elementary School, Warsaw IN

Oakhill Jr. High School, Converse , IN

Blair Pointe Elementary School, Peru IN

Huntington North High School, Huntington IN

1,800 students and teachers

Crestview Middle School, Huntington IN

DAR (Daughters of the American Revolutions)

Plymouth MI

Troy Historic Village, MI

Gwinn High School, Gwinn MI

 St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Marquette, MI

Marquette Interfaith Forum, Holocaust Memorial Service

NMU Marquette

Temple Jacob, community event

Hancock, MI

Auburn Hills

Community Center

Public Library

Wayne MI

St. Mary's Catholic school

Mt. Clemons, MI

Belleville High School MI

Berkley Public Library

Diversity program.  BC/BSM Southfield

Diversity program. BC/BSM, Detroit

Allegan High School

Plymouth study group at Arts Council

 

2016

Bloomfield Hills Andover High School

Allegam, MI  Middle and High schools combined. 700 students

St. James Parish, Novi, MI

Philanthropic Educational Organization, Novi, MI

University of Michigan Dearborn,  MI

Connection Church, Canton, MI

South Canton Scholars Academy

Christ the King Catholic Church,Detroit.

Northwest Unitarian Universalist Church

Oakland county 6th district Circuit Court, keynote speaker, Constitution Day

Alpha Delta Kappa recognition dinner

St. Patric church and school

Congregation T'chiyah

Department of Health and Human Services, Traverse City and adjacent townships

Leelanau Conference Room, Traverse City, MI

360 Students from Suttons Bay  and Leland schools,

Suttons Bay, MI

Traverse City and Cadillac schools

Millikan Auditorium at the Dennos Museum Center

Traverse City

Community-wide presentation at the Millikan Auditorium

Traverse City

Walled Lake Public School teachers

Congregation Kol Ami

Skyped  with 3 middle school classes in  Allegan, MI.

Skyped with a book club in Grosse Pointe MI

Premiere of documentary "Irene child of the Holocaust"

Interview on Public Radio Station in Interlochen

Interview on Fox TV, CH 2

Interview on CH 5 TV in Saginaw

Beal City High School  , 300 students

Alma High School, 700 students

St. Patric bible study group

2015

 Crosspointe Meadows Church, Novi  MI

 Oakland Community College Southfield, MI

 First Unitarian Church, Warren (Lenten breakfast )

 First United Methodist Church Royal, Oak, MI 

Blue Cross, diversity program

Alpha Delta Kappa  

Department  of Homeland Security, Detroit 

 Book Club , Bloomfield Township

Schools in  St Johns, MI

Retired Educators at St. Mary’s Educational Center,. Byron Center, MI

Skype,Book Club   UP, MI

Bullard Sanford Memorial  Library ,  Board of Trustees Reading Program,  Vassar Township MI

Book Club , Vassar

Gull Lake High School, Richland MI

Book Club, St.Clare Shores

 Royal Oak Masonic Lodge   

 Royal Oaks First United Methodist Church

Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Initiation: Women’s program in  am, and keynote speaker  at evening banquet

 Oakland Probate Circuit Court, Constitution Day 

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Regional Conference.

 All Seasons of Birmingham, Senior Living Community, Birmingham , MI

Celtic Cross Presbyterian Church, Warren, MI

St. George Unitarian Church Brighton , MI

2014

 imist Club of Detroit

Oakland University Scholarship Committee Luncheon

Andiamo's Banquet

Citizens for Peace at the Unity of Livonia, MI

Book Club, Bloomfield Hills

 Birmingham Temple, Farmington Hills ,MI

US Army at TACOM  LCMC Detroit Arsenal

Redford Union High School 

 Yom Hashoa,  Windsor, Canada,

Skype with school in UP , MI  

Port Huron Lutheran Church    

 Book Club, Farmington    

 Psychological Association conference, Cleveland Ohio     

 First Presbyterian Church Birmingham  

Lansing Public Library 

 Baptist Church, Birmingham, MI

Town Hall Lecture Series, Port Sanilac, MI

 Rotary Club, Royal Oak, MI

 Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI

Golden Opportunity Club Pontiac , MI

2013           

Middle School in Oxford, MI

Presbyterian Church

St. John's Episcopal, Church, Royal  Oak, MI

Antioch Lutheran Church, Farmington Hills, MI

Amazing Grace Lutheran Church, Warren, MI

 Optimist Club of Royal Oak                                  

 Students at WSU, Detroit

 Plymouth District Library,  Authors Fair, participant

 Harper Woods Library

Post Office Women for Equal Rights, (POWER) Annual Women's History Month celebration.

 Franklin High School, Livonia, MI

 Brighton Christian Church

 "I Believe Requiem," Orchestra Hall, Detroit

 Skyline High School,  Ann Arbor, MI

 Carlson Middle School, Gibraltar, MI. (400 students)

High School in Ann Arbor

 Temple Israel "Eat and Learn" ( 230 in attendance), West Bllomfield

 Literati Bookstore, Ann Arbor

 Book Club discussion, Detroit

Adult Learning Institute, Farmington Hills

 Royal Oak Public Library

 Oakland University Scholarship Committee Banquet.

 Detroit Women's Forum

Southfield Public Library

Book Club, Royal Oak

 Adath Shalom Synagogue, Farmington Hills

 Church in Grosse Point , MI

 Book Club, West Bloomfield

 Norup International School, Oak Park

 PACE Academy, Southfield

 Optimist Club of Bloomfeild

 Home schooled High School,  Brighton

University of Michigan, Hillel Annual Conference on Holocaust

2012

High School, Beal City, MI

  Book Club, Beal City

  Muskegon River Youth Home (campus for adjudicated teenagers)

Jewish Book Fair, W. Bloomfield,

Jewish Book Fair, Ann Arbor