Max Kade Institute

for German-American Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison

WELCOME!

For more than three centuries immigrants from German-speaking lands have come to America, settled in rural and urban communities, and established German-language churches, schools, and businesses. They introduced social customs, traditions, and organizations that have shaped and been shaped by the American way of life.  

Join us in examining America’s diverse heritage through the lens of immigration.

  • Mark Louden receives 2016 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Prize
  • Sample of old German handwriting
  • Biere at UW-Madison Rathskeller

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Max Kade Institute Newsletter - New Issue

Just in time for spring, here comes the MKI Newsletter Winter 2017-2018 issue. Read about "German Immigrants, Silver Fox, and Ginseng: The Colorful History of Hamburg and Berlin, Wisconsin" (this is were the Friends of MKI annual meeting will be held on May 5!); "Restoring The Speaker’s House, Home of the first Speaker of the U.S.House of Representatives, Frederick Muhlenberg; "A Thank You to all Donors of the MKI Library Project Campaign; Book review: "A Crowded Hour: Milwaukee During the Great War, 1917-1918"

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REGISTRATION CLOSED: Friends of MKI Annual Meeting, Marathon County, May 5

This year the Friends of the Max Kade Institute will step back to the early days of the twentieth century by visiting the historic Fromm Brothers Fur and Ginseng Farm in the Town of Hamburg, Marathon County. We will learn how four brothers, whose family immigrated to Wisconsin from Germany in the 1800s, built a multi-million dollar business empire by raising silver fox for the fashion industry and ginseng for the Asian market.

  

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Enjoy the latest issue of the MKI NEWSLETTER!

In this issue read about:
-- "The Germans from Russia Settlement Locations Project"
-- MKI Upcoming Events
-- "Where in Europe Is My Ancestor's Hometown? Finding Aids for Genealogists"
-- "Two Total Solar Eclipses"
-- "Mapping the Germans" (book review)

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