Gat Miller: First in USA for Soccer and Holsteins
Saturday, March 9th, 2024 ~1:30
Smithfield Community Center
5255 Pleasant Valley Road
Peterboro, NY 13134
Free Event
The grandson of Gerrit Smith made significant contributions to community and country.
Program
Norman K. Dann PhD will share research for his new book, Gat: The Life of Gerrit Smith Miller. Miller was inducted into the Soccer Hall of Fame as the organizer of the Oneida Football Team of Boston in 1862. In 1869 he imported to this country the first registered Holstein-Fresian cattle.
Milton C. Sernett PhD, author of Cradle of the Breed: Gerrit Smith Miller & The Kriemhild Herd, will follow Dann with further information about the importation of registered Holstein-Fresian cattle.