Mark L. Louden, J. Denny Weaver
University Club, 432 East Campus Mall, Madison. Room 313 (presentations at 4pm), 4th floor (exhibit, reception at 5pm) @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Join us at the Max Kade Institute to celebrate the recent acquisition of a collection of books, some of them quite rare, published by and about Anabaptists. Donated by J. Denny Weaver, these mostly German- …
Emily Sneff
Virtual Lecture @ 6:00 pm
Free and open to the public, but registration is required. Click here to register for a Zoom link. July 4, 2026, will mark the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. Almost immediately after …
Antje Petty
Virtual Workshop @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Registration is required by November 12, 2025 (see below) A Zoom Link will be emailed to you on November 13, 2025. This workshop is intended for genealogists who are new to researching ancestors from German-speaking …
Antje Petty
LE Phillips Memorial Public Library, 400 Eau Claire St, Eau Claire, WI and Virtual @ 2:00 pm
https://lephillips.librarycalendar.com/event/german-speakers-america-41881
This presentation will look at the experiences of German-speaking immigrants who came from Europe in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, including the earliest settlers in William Penn’s colony, the three waves of mass immigration …
Antje Petty
Milwaukee Public Library Zablocki Branch, 3501 West Oklahoma Avenue, Milwaukee @ 12:30 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; …
Antje Petty
Germantown Community Library, N112W16957 Mequon Road, Germantown, WI @ 6:00 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; …
Mark Louden
Friday Memorial Library, 155 East 1st Street, New Richmond, WI @ 6:00 pm
In this talk Professor Louden will provide an overview of the impact that German-speaking immigrants and their descendants have had in shaping the life and culture of Wisconsin, from the nineteenth century to the present. …
Northeast WI Technical College, 2740 West Mason St, Green Bay, Student Center, Eagle Gallery (SC116) @ 8:30 am - @ 4:30 pm
The exhibit will be shown Monday through Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm. On fourteen panels that draw largely on images and resources from the MKI Library and Archives, the exhibit covers German migration and settlement in …
Antje Petty
Lester Public Library, 1001 Adams St., Two Rivers, WI 54241 @ 6:00 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; …
Mark Louden
Monroe, WI Public Library, 925 16th Ave, Monroe, WI @ 10:00 am
The 1972 Supreme Court decision in Wisconsin v. Yoder, which upheld Amish parents’ right to determine their children’s education on religious grounds, is considered a landmark in American constitutional history. In this presentation Mark Louden …
