Two Rivers, WI: “German Community Life and Traditions in Wisconsin”

Name: Two Rivers, WI: “German Community Life and Traditions in Wisconsin”
Start: 2025-09-18T23:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-09-19T00:00:00-05:00
Location: Lester Public Library, 1001 Adams St., Two Rivers, WI 54241

Antje Petty

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Lester Public Library, 1001 Adams St., Two Rivers, WI 54241
September 18, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

German immigrants kept many of their traditions while also being part of the state’s multi-lingual and multi-ethnic society. This presentation will look at their organizations and clubs; music, theater, and tavern culture; newspapers and magazines; as well as events today that have a German angle, such as Christmas markets and Oktober fests, but represent a unique Wisconsin regional culture. Antje Petty is the Associate Director of the Max Kade Institute at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. A collaboration with UW–Madison Badger Talks.