Newsletter

Summer 2002 Newsletter / Volume 11 Number 2
-- "Gemütlichkeit at the Gasthaus: Friends Hold Annual Meeting and Dinner," by Eric Platt
-- "MKI to Host Upcoming Conference: Sounds of Two Worlds," by Antje Petty: Sounds of Two Worlds: Music as a Mirror of Migration to and from Germany / Ethnic identity / Songs
-- "MKI Hosts Conference on German Dialects in the Midwest," by Thor Templin: Dane County Kölsch / Berry, Ashton, and Cross Plains, Wisconsin / Peter McGraw, Steve Geiger, Mary Devitt, Peter Wagener, Suzanne Townley / Linguistics, morphology
-- "Update on the Digitization of German Dialects," by Steve Geiger and Rita Morandi: German dialects in America / Wolfgang Moelleken, Lester Seifert, Glenn Gilbert, Silvia Dal Negro / Field recordings / Kansas German / North American German Dialect Archive
-- "Low German in Wisconsin," by Alexandra Jacob: German dialects / Low German dialect / Plattdeutsch
-- "Jan Wirrer visits the MKI," by Thor Templin: Low German dialect
-- "MKI Releases Two New Books," by Eric Platt: Dictionary of German Names / Hans Bahlow, Edda Gentry / Land without Nightingales: Music in the Making of German-America / Philip V. Bohlman
-- "Traveling Exhibit and Programs Explore Barns in the United States," by Felecia Lucht: Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures / Farm life / Reckelberg farm in Kewaunee County / Pagenkopf family farm /
-- "New Acting Director of the MKI," by Felecia Lucht: Mark Louden
-- "A History of the Keystone House," by Emily Engel: William J. Petherick / Dane County Historical Society / Freda Keyes Winterble / University of Wisconsin-Madison
-- "Collection Feature: Songbooks," by Kevin Kurdylo: Die alte und die neue Heimath: Ein Volksliederbuch (1864) / Brockmann, J. H., ed. Kleiner Liederschatz für Jung und Alt. Milwaukee, Wis.: Northwestern, 1881 / Liederbüchlein für untere Classen und gemischte Schulen. 3rd ed. St. Louis, Mo.: Deutsche Evang.-luth. Synode von Missouri, Ohio, u.a. Staaten, 1880 / Weiss, C. A., and Geo F. Rosche, eds. Perlen und Blüthen: Liederbuch zum Gebrauch in Sonntags-Schulen, christlichen Jugend-Vereinen, etc., etc. 2nd ed. Chicago, Ill.: Rosche, 1892 / Chor-Buch für Deutsch Amerikanische Chor-Sänger. Knoxville, Tennessee: Amerikanische Chor-Sänger, n.d. / Jubeltöne: Eine Sammlung von Liedern und Melodien aus deutschen und englischen Quellen. 37th ed. Cleveland, Ohio: Lauer & Mattill, 1889 / Ehrlich, Godfrey, trans. “On Wisconsin: Festlied der Universität Wisconsin.” [1910-1920?] / Das Cardui Lieder-Buch. Chattanooga, Tenn.: Chattanooga Medicine Co., 1912 / Rattermann, Heinrich Armin. Nord-Amerikanische Vögel in Liedern. Für Familien- und Schulgebrauch. Cincinnati, Ohio: Selbstverlag, 1904

--"The Germans from Russia Settlement Locations Project," by Sandy Schilling Payne, Russian Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Ottoman Empire, German colonies, Wolgadeutsche,
Volga Germans, Schwarzmeerdeutsche, Black Sea Germans
--"Where in Europe Is My Ancestor’s Hometown? Finding Aids for Genealogists," by Antje Petty, genealogy, resources, Rudolph’s Gazetteer, Reymann’s Special Topographical Map, Ravenstein’s Atlas of the German Reich
--"Two Total Solar Eclipses," by Charles James, 1918, Die Abendschule
--Book Review: "Mapping the Germans," by Antje Petty, Mapping the Germans: Statistical Science, Cartography, and the Visualization of the German Nation, 1848–1914. By Jason D. Hansen,

--"German Immigrants, Silver Fox, and Ginseng: The Colorful History of Hamburg and Berlin, Wisconsin," by DuWayne H. Zamzow, immigration, Pomerania, Fromm Brothers
--"Restoring The Speaker’s House, Home of the first Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Frederick Muhlenberg," by Lisa Minardi, Pennsylvania politician, Schaefferstown, The Speaker’s House
--Book Review: "Milwaukee’s Experience in the WWI Era," by Cora Lee Kluge, A Crowded Hour: Milwaukee During the Great War, 1917–1918, by Kevin J. Abing, World War I

--"Carl Schurz and the University of Wisconsin," by William E. Petig, “America and Americanism,” German Amercian politics, education, Margarethe Schurz
--"Should You Change Your German Name?," by JoAnn Tiedemann, German American surnames, Ahn’s amerikanischer Dolmetscher für Deutsche, Ahn’s neuer amerikanischer Dolmetscher für Deutsche"
--"Annual Meeting 2018 in Hamburg and Berlin, Wisconsin," by Antje Petty
--"William E. Petig, New Member of the Friends Board of Directors," by Antje Petty
--"The Meaning of the Name 'Nachtrieb'," by Zita Ballinger Fletcher
--"Sauerkraut By Any Other Name," by Mark Louden, Associated Press, liberty cabbage, loan creations

--"History Is Personal: Three Memoirs of German Americans in the Archives of the Max Kade Institute," by Antje Petty, Otto Schroeder, Christian Pauli, Theophil Stoerker, Swiss German
--Genealogy Workshop: “Finding Our German Ancestors in Europe”
--“The Greatest Christmas Ever”: A German-American Pastor’s Service on December 25, 1918, by JoAnn Tiedemann, Theophil Stoerker, “German Iowa and the Global Midwest," Deutsche Evangelische Synode von Nord-Amerika (German Evangelical Synod of North America), letters, St. Peter’s German Evangelical Church, New Albin, IA
--"The Autobiography of Christian Pauli of Winterkraut," by Antje Petty
--"The Otto Schroeder Recordings: A German Immigrant’s Life Story in His Own Voice," by Julian Ging and Sandra Vollmer
--"Transitions from Rural Germany to the Midwest in the 19th Century," by William G. Thiel, Claus Johann Thiel, agriculture

--"Germans at Old World Wisconsin," by Catherine Dallas, German immigrants, 19th century, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s,
--"Sebastian Walter: Pioneer of the Enameling Trade in America and Benefactor of His Hometown," by Helmut Schmahl, translated by Alex Halloway, Ober-Flörsheim, Kieckhefer Brothers Company, Milwaukee, Republican candidate for Milwaukee Alderman
--"Scattered, Scarce, and Nearly Forgotten”: Recordings from Ferdinand Ingold’s Helvetia Label, Mills Music Library and the Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Ferd. Ingold Import Co, Otto Rindlisbacher, Karl Hoppe, Frida Haldi, Charles Schoenenberger
--The Society for German-American Studies (SGAS) 43rd Annual Symposium “German in America: Words, Sounds, and Images”

--"Old Wine in New Bottles, or Is Heimat Portable?," by Johannes Strohschänk,
--"Introducing a New MKI Outreach Project!," “Neighbors Past and Present: The Wisconsin German Experience.” A New Home; 100 Years of Immigration; Language; Published in German; Beliefs; Amish and Mennonites; Education; Traditions; Music, Theater and Visual Arts; Rural Life and Economy; Urban Life and Economy; Civic and Political Engagement; In Times of War; and Local Is Global.
--"Friends Annual Meeting 2019 at Old World Wisconsin: Gemütlichkeit and an Educational Experience", by Antje Petty
--"Welcome to Alan Lareau, Susan Marshall, and Dorothy Smaglick, New Members of the Friends Board of Directors," by Antje Petty
--"Kranken-Unterstützungsverein Saxonia: A German Health and Death Benefit Organization in Milwaukee," by Antje Petty, mutual aid organizations, German American fraternal orders

--"Introducing the Dobberpuhl-Krueger Family Collection," by Mark Louden, 19th century immigration, Pomerania, German American, letters,
--"The German-American Textbooks and Educational Aids of Hermann Reffelt," by Kevin Lurdylo, William A. Trenckmann
--"Sophie Gudden: A German-Wisconsin Feminist and Oshkosh Leader of 100 Years Ago," by Alan Lareau, “Neighbors Past and Present: The Wisconsin German Experience," Turner Halls, Oshkosh Daily Northwestern, Wisconsin Political Equality League,
--Book Review: "William Trenckmann’s Efforts to Preserve German Identity in Nineteenth-Century Texas," by Antje Petty, Preserving German Texan Identity: Reminiscences of William A. Trenckmann, Walter L. Buenger, Walter D. Kamphoefner, German-language newspaper, Das Wochenblatt, Austin, Texas
--"German or English: A Conversation from 1862," by Mark Louden, German in Pennsylvania, vernacular language, Palatine German dialects, Pennsylvania Dutch,

Volume 29 No 2/3 • Spring/Summer 2020
--- "Pandemics in the German-American Press," by Antje Petty: Newspapers, German-American / Health and Medicine / Polio / Cholera / School closures, 20th century / Ships / Transatlantic voyage / Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919
--- "German-American Art in Oshkosh: Gustav Behncke," by Alan Lareau: Behncke, Gustav, 1852-1937 / Painters / Artists
--- "A New Database of Emigrants from Thuringia," by Astrid Adler: Immigration / Germany to United States / Tiefenort, Kieselbach, Lengsfeld, Dermbach, Kaltennordheim
--- Book Review. "Powwowing in Pennsylvania: Braucherei and the Ritual of Everyday Life," by Patrick J. Donmoyer. Reviewed by Dennis Boyer.
--- "A Pennsylvania Dutch Voice During the 1918–19 Flu Epidemic," by Mark Louden: German dialects / DeLong, Solomon, 1849–1925 / Obediah Grouthomel / Allentown (Pennsylvania) Morning Call / Prohibition

--"Pandemics in the German-American Press," by Antje Petty, COVID-19, Der Nordstern, St. Cloud, Minnesota, German American newspaper, advertisement, Peruna, flu, grip, polio, cholera, pandemic, Nord Stern, La Crosse, Wisconsin, Der tägliche Demokrat, Davenport, Iowa, Eastern European immigrants, Russian Jews, New York Times, The Evening World, New York, NY, Brooklyn Edition, Harper’s Weekly, Yiddish-language newspapers, Baltimore Der Deutsche Correspondent, “Spanish Flu Death Chart,” Detroiter Abendpost, New Ulm Post, Hermanner Volksblatt
--"German-American Art in Oshkosh: Gustav Behncke," by Alan Lareau, German American painter, art, South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah, Green Bay, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Ida Heiss, American West, J. Frank Waldo, Moses Hooper House, Oviatt House University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, Manitowoc Herald News, Good-Bye: Fishing Boats off the Cornish Coast, Nile Behncke, Jürgen Behncke
--"A New Database of Emigrants from Thuringia," by Astrid Adler, Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, the Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen, Hesse-Nassau, Bavaria, Kingdom of Prussia, Thuringia, Eisenach, Weimar, Sachsen-Weimar, Sachsen-Meiningen, Sachsen (Saxony), www.tiefenort-emigrants.de, http://www.tiefenort-emigrants.de/contact
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--"Friends Annual Meeting and New Board of Directors," by Antje Petty
--Book Review: "Powwowing: Healing Rituals of the Pennsylvania Dutch," by Dennis Boyer, Patrick J. Donmoyer, Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Braucherei, Pennsylvania Germans,
--"A Pennsylvania Dutch Voice During the 1918–19 Flu Epidemic," by Mark Louden, influenza pandemic of 1918–19, German dialects, DeLong, Solomon, 1849–1925, Obediah Grouthomel, Allentown (Pennsylvania) Morning Call, Prohibition