VOLUME 11 NUMBER 3
-- "Festival Explores Music’s Role in Migration," by Kevin Kurdylo: "Sounds of Two Worlds" MKI Conference / The Monroe Swiss Singers perform Saturday evening in the Memorial Union’s Tripp Commons / Ann Reagan speaks about German-American music societies and nationalistic sentiment during the late nineteenth century / Alan Burdette presents a paper on the Germania Männerchor from Evansville, Indiana / Yid Vicious klezmer ensemble performs / Philip Bohlman (the ability of music to communicate traditions and customs while also allowing immigrants to "locate themselves" in new spaces) / Ursula Hemetek (music of minority ethnic groups in Austria, including Croatians, Roma, and Bosnians.) / Joel Rubin (research by himself and Rita Ottens on the expressions of Jewish music in Germany) / Jim Leary (the long-standing stereotype of the “Dutchman” as portrayed in dialect song) / Pamela Potter (German and Austrian influence on the classical music tradition in America) / Christoph Wagner (Swiss music entertainers who toured the U.S.) / Helmut Schmahl (examined how nineteenth-century German travel reports viewed American music in unfavorable light) / Performances by: Monroe Swiss Singers, Madison Männerchor, Jerry Schneider Polka Band.
-- "Pickled Herring and Pumpkin Pie Featured at Book Festival," by Antje Petty: Wisconsin Book Festival
-- "MKI Helps German Fest-goers Research Heritage," by Thor Templin: German Fest in Milwaukee
-- "Brandenburg Family Donates Diaries to MKI," by Fran Luebke: Five diaries, dating from 1893 to 1931, written by the Rev. Bernard C. Brandenburg, a prominent German Methodist Episcopal minister in La Crosse. The first three volumes were written in German and German script and the final two were written in English.
-- "Friends profile: Rose Marie Barber," by Nicole Saylor.
-- "Turner History on Display in Sheboygan," by Robert Harker, Executive Director, Sheboygan County Historical Museum
-- "Frank Zeidler Turns 90: In his retirement, Milwaukee’s ambassador still runs circles around most folks," by Nicole Saylor
-- Meet the New Additions to MKI’s Staff: Lisa Blochwitz, by Felecia Lucht and Nicki Saylor, by Eric Platt.
-- Donation by Rick Frautschi expands MKI's Frautschi archival holdings
-- MKI Finds Success with Music Conference, Cookbook, and More. New MKI director brings with him expertise in Pennsylvania German: Mark L. Louden / image from the first issue of the bilingual magazine, Pennsylvania Dutchman, founded and edited by Edward H. Rauch.
-- "Collection Feature: Books for German-American Farmers," by Kevin Kurdylo:
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