Max Kade Institute

for German-American Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison

All Events

UPCOMING EVENTS

The Way Home: A Photo Biography of Arthur Davis Hasler

Friday, September 14, 2018 - 6:00pm

One of the most fascinating phenomena in the animal kingdom is the migration of salmon. This photo presentation by Arthur Frederick Hasler tells the story of his father Arthur Davis Hasler (1908-2001), a former UW-Madison Limnology Professor, who...

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Finding Our German Ancestors in Europe: a Workshop for Genealogists

Saturday, November 3, 2018 -
9:00am to 3:30pm

The Friends of the Max Kade Institute and the Wisconsin Historical Society are co-sponsoring a German genealogy workshop with Dr. Wolfgang Grams and Antje Petty.

REGISTER ONLINE at www....

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PAST EVENTS

Friends of MKI Annual Meeting

Saturday, May 5, 2018 -
12:30pm to 7:30pm

This year the Friends of the Max Kade Institute will step back to the early days of the twentieth century by visiting the historic Fromm Brothers Fur and Ginseng Farm in the Town of Hamburg, Marathon County. We will learn how five brothers, whose...

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CANCELLED: Your Family in History: German-American Resources

Monday, April 16, 2018 -
6:00pm to 7:30pm

For more information go to https://www.oshkoshpubliclibrary.org/events/2018-04-16-230000-2018-04-17...

"Who are the Amish?" - A series of lectures in Western Wisconsin

Thursday, April 12, 2018 - 6:00pm to Sunday, April 15, 2018 - 4:00pm
Join Mark Louden for one of six lectures on "Who are the Amish?" in Western Wisconsin:
  • Thursday, April 12, 6:00 p.m. at Prescott Public Library (...
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“It’s a lot harder in Wisconsin than here": The Contours of German-American Immigration to Iowa

Thursday, April 5, 2018 - 6:00pm

This lecture is the keynote address at the opening of the exhibit “German Iowa and the Global Midwest." It is followed by a reception.  

Glenn Ehrstine is Associate Professor of German a the University of Iowa. His research focuses on...

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Exhibit: German Iowa and the Global Midwest - extended through May 25

Thursday, April 5, 2018 - 4:00pm to Friday, May 25, 2018 - 4:00pm

This exhibit, created by the University of Iowa, visualizes the story of German immigration to Iowa in the context of global migration to the American Midwest, and examines pro- and anti-immigration sentiment, the value and challenges of...

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Who are the Amish?

Thursday, March 29, 2018 - 6:00pm
One of America’s most familiar yet widely misunderstood religious groups are the Old Order Amish. This presentation will address central aspects of Amish life and the Christian faith that anchors it, with a special emphasis on Amish communities...
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CANCELLED: Periodicals and Panoramas: Media Production and Commemorating the American Civil War

Wednesday, March 21, 2018 - 6:00pm

Join us for a fascinating presentation about nineteenth century panoramas, a medium usually associated with the staging of spectacular national historical narratives. Prof. Byrd investigates these massive displays as media production networks...

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The Pennsylvania Dutch Language in the Twenty First Century

Monday, March 19, 2018 -
4:30pm to 5:30pm

CANCELLED: Moving from Europe to America: Transportation Changes Over Two Centuries

Monday, March 5, 2018 - 7:00pm

“The Great Suiciding People Among Us”: German Americans and Suicide in the Nineteenth Century

Thursday, February 22, 2018 - 6:00pm

When the superintendent of the census called German immigrants “the great suiciding people among us” in 1899, he simply confirmed the common wisdom of his time. Official statistics, proliferating social scientific studies, German-American...

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