University of Wisconsin–Madison
The new issue of the Friends of the Max Kade Institute NEWSLETTER has arrived! Read about… * From ‘Evangelische Dreieinigkeitskirche’ to King Solomon Missionary Baptist Church – The History of a Milwaukee Place of Worship * Calendar of Events * Second Annual MKI Oktober Fest * The Bennett Law, the ‘Germania,’ and the Körner Pamphlet …
We are delighted to announce that MKI Director Mark Louden has been awarded this year’s prestigious Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Prize by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for his work on German-American languages. The award comes with €10,000 and a one month research stay in Germany. The 2016 Grimm Sponsorship Award for Young …
Join us for a celebration of new books by UW-German Department faculty members Mark L. Louden, Pamela M. Potter, Sonja Klocke, Hannah Vandegraft Eldrige, and B. Venkat Mani. Among the featured publications is MKI Director Mark Louden’s “Pennsylvania Dutch – The Story of an American Language.” Friday, October 7, 2016, 5:30pm to 7:30pm, Steenbock’s on …
UW–Madison graduate students in Germanic linguistics continue to interview and record German heritage speakers in Wisconsin. These Wisconsinites speak the language of their ancestors at least one generation removed from immigration. Check out the project’s new Wisconsin German Facebook Page, find more information on a new Wisconsin German Wikipedia Page, and listen to recordings from …
Are you a genealogist researching your German-speaking ancestors? A historian trying to decipher old German handwritten documents? In this workshop, sponsered by the Friends of the Max Kade Institute, Mark Louden will introduce participants to the basics of reading German handwritten materials, with a special focus on those from the 19th century. For more details …
Join the Friends of the Max Kade Institute on Saturday, May 7, for an exciting day tracing the steps of one of South-East Wisconsin’s most illustrious German-speaking immigrants: Ernst Klinkert. We will take a guided tour of the “Klinkert Roadhouse,” one of Klinkert’s impressive German-style tavern buildings, and the “Klinkert Barn,” a magnificent Kentucky blue-grass-style …
Join the Friends and receive this exciting new issue of the Friends of the Max Kade Institute Newsletter in the mail! Read about: — Mark Louden’s new book Pennsylvania Dutch – The Story of an American Language — Student Yearbooks from Milwaukee’s National German Teachers’ Seminary — The History of the Madison Männerchor. — Book …
Eight interpretative posters that accompany an MKI exhibit of German-language documents published in the United States during the World War I Era are now ONLINE! Drawn from the resources of the Max Kade Institute Library & Archives, the exhibit offers a glimpse into German-Americans’ view of the world, as well as their position in American …
Hot off the press! Check out this exciting new publication by MKI Co-Director Mark Louden! Download a flyer and order form here! While most world languages spoken by minority populations are in serious danger of becoming extinct, Pennsylvania Dutch is thriving. In fact, the number of Pennsylvania Dutch speakers is growing exponentially, although it is …
