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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.
Join us for our in-person and virtual events and explore our website. You can find recordings of presentations in the MKI Virtual Lecture Series, scanned images from our Library and Archives, MKI’s exhibit “Neighbors Past and Present: The Wisconsin German Experience,” our most recent virtual exhibit on “Anna Seifert: Letters in German from a Wisconsin Farm,” and much more.
Recent News
Matching opportunity! Support the Max Kade Institute collections.
We are delighted to announce that a good Friend of the Max Kade Institute has offered a $1,000 matching opportunity for the restoration of select books in the MKI Library & Archives and the acquisition of new …
March 17, 2025
Friends of the MKI Annual Meeting in Appleton, Wisconsin
Join the Friends of the Max Kade Institute for their Annual Meeting in Appleton, Wisconsin, on May 3, 2025. New members are welcome. For more information and registration details CLICK HERE.
March 5, 2025
Watch online: “The Shared Histories of German Immigrants and African Americans in Missouri”
Cecilia Nada’s and Sydney Norton presentation on “The Shared History of German Immigrants and African Americans in Missouri,” recorded on December 4, 2024, can now be watched online. Click HERE for an abstract and further information.
December 16, 2024
“From Russia with German” — Recorded Presentations
All lectures that were presented at the symposium “From Russia with German: Migration Experiences across Three Continents,” held on the UW–Madison Campus, September 19–20, 2024 are now available online. Click here for links to watch …
November 4, 2024
Watch Online: German American Freemasons in the United States
Jesse David Chariton’s presentation on “Foreign Traditions and Fraternal Bonds: German American Freemasons in the United States,” recorded on April 24, 2024, can now be watched online. Click HERE for an abstract and further information.
April 26, 2024- More news...
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Upcoming Events
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Apr10
Virtual Lecture: "Translating History: The Milwaukee Pabst Family Letters (1841–1887)" @ 6:00 pm Virtual Lecture
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Apr24
Milwaukee: Society for German American Studies Symposium @ 4:30 pm - @ 7:30 pm UWM School of Continuing Education (UWM-SCE) Downtown Conference Center, 161 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee https://sgas.org/symposium/
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May03
Appleton, WI: Friends of the MKI Annual Meeting @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Mark’s Eastside, 1405 E Wisconsin Ave, Appleton, Wisconsin, and Hearthstone Historic House Museum, 625 W. Prospect Ave, Appleton, Wisconsin https://mkifriends.org/annual-meetings/