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The Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies is an interdisciplinary unit in the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. It is dedicated to researching, preserving, and sharing the stories of German-speaking immigrants and their descendants in the larger context of global migration past and present.
As the University is carefully opening for the fall semester, we are slowly resuming our campus activities, too. At this point, the Institute and the Library are open BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. Please contact a staff member by email, or leave a voicemail message at 608-262-7546.
Unfortunately, we will have to postpone our community programming a little longer, but we hope that this is an opportunity for you to explore our online resources. Check out our new series of Collection Features and recordings of presentations in the MKI Virtual Lecture Series . And enjoy the many other postings on this site, such as MKI’s exhibit “Neighbors Past and Present: The Wisconsin German Experience”
Recent News
Help the MKI Restore Select Items from its Collections!
We are delighted to announce that two longtime members of our Friends organization are offering a. $450 matching opportunity for the restoration of select books in the Max Kade Institute Library & Archives. With your donation …
May 10, 2022
Watch online: “Making English Canada: German and French Bilingual Schools in Ontario, 1880–1912”
Benjamin Bryce’s presentation on “Making English Canada: German and French Bilingual Schools in Ontario, 1880–1912,” recorded on March 8, 2022, can now be watched online. Click HERE for an abstract, further information, and a link to …
March 25, 2022
Symposium: “Nineteenth-Century Echoes: German Settlers and Explorers in South America,” April 18-19, 2022
Join us for an exciting symposium about German-speaking settlers and explorers in nineteenth-century South America, April 18-19, 2022, at the Pyle Center on the UW-Madison Campus. Free and open to the public. No registration required. …
March 24, 2022
Friends of the MKI Annual Meeting in Grafton & Port Washington, May 15, 2022
Join us for the Friends of the Max Kade Institute’s Annual Meeting on Sunday, May 15, 2022, in Port Washington and Grafton, Wisconsin. This event is open to the public. Click here for a detailed …
March 24, 2022
Watch online: “The German-American Feminist and the Rape Trial of a Yankee Abolitionist”
Alison Clark Efford’s presentation on “The German-American Feminist and the Rape Trial of a Yankee Abolitionist: Insights from the Letters of Mathilde Franziska Anneke” can now be watched online. Click HERE for an abstract, further …
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