Past Events

Mark’s Eastside, 1405 E Wisconsin Ave, Appleton, Wisconsin, and Hearthstone Historic House Museum, 625 W. Prospect Ave, Appleton, Wisconsin
May 3, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
https://mkifriends.org/annual-meetings/

Join the Friends of the Max Kade Institute for their annual meeting in Appleton Wisconsin. Programming will include a German-style luncheon at Mark’s Eastside Restaurant and a tour of the Hearthstone Historical House Museum. For …

UWM School of Continuing Education (UWM-SCE) Downtown Conference Center, 161 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee
April 24, 2025 @ 4:30 pm - April 26, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
https://sgas.org/symposium/

The 49th Annual Symposium of the Society for German American Studies will be held April 24–26, 2025, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The theme of the symposium is “German Americans in Print.” Join us for over forty presentations on …

Viktorija Bilić
Virtual Lecture
April 10, 2025 @ 6:00 pm

Free and open to the public but registration is required. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER A link to the Zoom webinar will be sent to you after registration. In 2005, about 350 letters dated between 1841 …

Mark L. Louden
Virtual Lecture
March 12, 2025 @ 6:00 pm

Please notice the new date! Free and open to the public but registration is required. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER A link to the Zoom webinar will be sent to you after registration. As Amish, traditional …

Antje Petty and Mark Louden
February 1, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

with Mark L. Louden and Antje Petty Zoom Links will be emailed on January 31, 2025 Sponsored by the Friends of the Max Kade Institute   Reading historic German documents written in the old German …

Antje Petty
December 14, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Virtual Workshop German Genealogy: Emigration Experiences and Documents December 14, 2024, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Central Time with Antje Petty Register here by December 12, 2024 Every immigrant first was an emigrant. This workshop …

Cecilia Nadal & Sydney Norton
December 4, 2024 @ 6:00 pm

Free and open to the public but registration is required.   CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!  A link to the Zoom webinar will be sent to you after registration. Within the social and political context of …

UW–Madison, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St., Room 335, Madison, Wisconsin, AND live-streamed
September 19, 2024 @ 9:00 am - September 20, 2024 @ 5:00 pm

Free and open to the public In person at the UW–Madison Pyle Center and live-streamed. Join us in Madison and meet our presenters. Ask questions and take part in discussions. Symposium Schedule and Program [click …

Riverdale Country Club 5008 S 12th St., Sheboygan, Wisconsin
May 4, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
https://mkifriends.org/annual-meetings/

This year, the Friends of the Max Kade Institute will explore the rich German American history of Sheboygan County. Join us for our annual meeting at the Riverdale Country Club in Sheboygan, with a warm …

April 24, 2024 @ 6:00 pm

Free and open to the public but registration is required.  Email apetty@wisc.edu for a Zoom Link. Links will be emailed a day before the event During the nineteenth century, German-speaking immigrants to the United States …