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UPCOMING EVENTS
This presentation is held in conjunction with the the display of MKI's traveling exhibit "Neighbors Past and...
Read MoreOpening ceremony for MKI's traveling exhibit "Neighbors Past and Present: The Wisconsin German Experience" in Madison. The exhibit will be displayed at the University Club Restaurant, first floor. Doors open at 5:30 pm. Lecture by MKI Director...
Read MoreDisplay of MKI's traveling exhibit “Neighbors Past and Present: the Wisconsin German Experience.” On fourteen panels that draw largely on images and resources from the MKI Library and Archives, the exhibit covers German migration and settlement...
Read MoreDisplay of MKI's traveling exhibit “Neighbors Past and Present: the Wisconsin German Experience.” On fourteen panels that draw largely on images and resources from the MKI Library and Archives, the exhibit covers German migration and settlement...
Read MoreDisplay of MKI's traveling exhibit “Neighbors Past and Present: the Wisconsin German Experience.” On fourteen panels that draw largely on images and resources from the MKI Library and Archives, the exhibit covers German migration and settlement...
Read MoreDisplay of MKI's traveling exhibit “Neighbors Past and Present: the Wisconsin German Experience.” On fourteen panels that draw largely on images and resources from the MKI Library and Archives, the exhibit covers German migration and settlement...
Read MorePAST EVENTS
Session I “All I know is they were from Germany”
Before you can do any meaningful family research in Europe, it is crucial to know where your ancestor lived at a certain time. This session will give advice on how to identify your ancestral...
Read MoreSorbs or Wends are a Slavic minority living in a region of eastern Germany that borders Poland and the Czech Republic. In the mid-19th century, many Sorbs/Wends immigrated to Australia, South Africa, South America, and Canada, with the largest...
Read MoreThis presentation is held in conjunction with the display of MKI's traveling exhibit "Neighbors Past and Present...
Read MoreThis presentation is held in conjunction with the display of MKI's traveling exhibit "Neighbors Past and Present:...
Read MoreThis four-session workshop covers the following topics:
1) "All I know is they were from Germany:" finding and pinpointing your ancestor's hometown in Europe; exploring the ways your ancestors travelled to America
2) ...
Your ancestors decided to leave German-Speaking Europe for America - what did they do at home before they were able to embark on their journey? This presentation will...
Read MoreThis lecture is part of the Genealogy & Cuture Conference 2019, held by the Pennsylvania Chapter of Palatines to America German Genealogy Society. More information can be found here:...
Read MoreBROWN BOOK AWARD LECTURE
Though often misunderstood and even scorned by outsiders, the Pennsylvania Dutch language is flourishing today among the Plain people, members of Amish and Old Order Mennonite groups. This...
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