University of Wisconsin–Madison
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 …
The latest issue of the Max Kade Institute NEWSLETTER has been mailed to all members of the Friends of the Max Kade Institute! Read about.. — The German Diaspora in the World War I Era – a report on MKI’s October conference — Harvey Miller’s Pennsylvania Dutch poems written during WWI — Book review: “The …
“Quench your Thirst for Knowledge” with German-Style beer, food, and music. Join the FRIENDS of the Max Kade Institute for an entertaining evening to benefit the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies! Friday, November 13, 2015 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. The University Club 803 State Street, Madison, 53703 Craft beer from Bull Falls Brewery in …
