Past Event Category: Lecture
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Nov 19Live Virtual Lecture: “From the Spanish Royal Court to the White House: Alexander von Humboldt’s Quest for Knowledge in a World of Politics”
Virtual Event
Free and open to the public, but pre-registration is required email Antje Petty (apetty@wisc.edu) to receive a link to the event The year 2019 marked the 250th anniversary the birth of Alexander von Humboldt, the Prussian explorer, naturalist, historian and humanist, whose wide-ranging work continues to influence scientific theories and movements to this day. This lecture discusses Humboldt’s role between the …
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Oct 29Live Virtual Lecture: “Thousands of Rhine-Hessians Are Living Here” — The Southwest German Immigrant Experience in 19th Century Wisconsin”
Virtual Event
Free and open to the public. This lecture requires pre-registration. Please RSVP to apetty@wisc.edu and you will be emailed a link to the event by October 29. In the mid-nineteenth century, emigrants from the present-day German state of Rhineland-Palatinate settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and in rural clusters in surrounding counties, such as Washington, Sheboygan and Fond du …
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Oct 20MKI on the Road: “Reconstructing Linguistic History: What did Ontario’s Earliest Amish Speak?” with Mark Louden
Conrad Grebel University College, Great Hall, Waterloo, Ontario
What language did Amish Mennonites speak when they began migrating to Southern Ontario from dialectally-diverse regions in German-speaking Central Europe? This lecture will analyze the speech of their descendants from East Zorra-Tavistock and Wilmot townships, compare it with what Amish and Old Order Mennonites speak elsewhere, and explore important implications for our understanding of the linguistic …
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Oct 1LIVE Virtual Lecture: Faithful to the Fatherland or Doughboys auf Deutsch? New Perspectives on the World War I Experience
Virtual Event
Free and open to the public, but pre-registration is required email Antje Petty (apetty@wisc.edu) to receive a link to the event This lecture examines the experiences of German-Americans during the Great War, focusing on their treatment by the Anglo-American society as well as their own attitudes toward the war and the Fatherland. Both groups failed to distinguish …
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Sep 10Live Online: “A Historical Look at the Amish”
Virtual Event
After fleeing religious persecution in Europe, members of the Amish settled in the United States and Canada before the American Revolution. Initially immigrating to Pennsylvania, Amish communities can now be found across the country, including in Texas. Listen to MKI Director Mark L. Louden as he discusses Amish history at a live virtual program at …
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Sep 1Live Online: “Amish in Wisconsin”
Virtual Event
Join “Badger Talks Live” and watch MKI Director Mark L. Louden’s presentation on “Amish in Wisconsin.” https://www.facebook.com/UWConnects/event. HOW TO JOIN: This lecture is presented by Badger Talk Live on Facebook. All Facebook users can access the talk at https://m.facebook.com/uwconnects/live at the starting time, September 1, 12:00 pm, CDT. Free and open to anyone. This lecture is …
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Apr 24CANCELLED—Lecture: The Wisconsin-German Experience in National Context
German-American Heritage Museum, Washington, DC
THIS LECTURE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. It will be rescheduled at a later date. Opening of the Max Kade Institute exhibit “Neighbors Past and Present” and reception, with a lecture by Mark L. Louden, Director of the Max Kade Institute at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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Apr 20POSTPONED—Lecture by Sandra Rebok and Reception: “From the Spanish Royal Court to the White House: Alexander von Humboldt’s Quest for Knowledge in a World of Politics”
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE CURRENT PANDEMIC It will be rescheduled at a later date. 2019 marks the year of the 250th anniversary of Alexander von Humboldt, the Prussian explorer, naturalist, historian and humanist, whose comprehensive work has sparked universal scientific theories and movements to this day. This presentation will be a …
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Apr 4POSTPONED: Lecture and Tour: “The Place of Faith in Wisconsin German Communities”
St. John's Lutheran Church in Eau Claire
Due to the current COVID-19 situation this lecture will be rescheduled on a later date. Join MKI Director Mark Louden for a look at the central role of religion in German heritage communities in Wisconsin. The talk will include the history of St. John’s German Evangelical Lutheran Church (1872), and Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic …
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Apr 1CANCELLED— LECTURE: “Adolf Cluss: From German Revolutionary to Architect of the American Capital”
UW-Madison Memorial Library, Rm 126
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO CURRENT COVID RESTRICTIONS Adolf Cluss (1825-1905) was a native of Heilbronn, Germany, who immigrated to America after the failed German revolution of 1848. A member of the German Communist Party, he was a friend of Karl Marx and continued to correspond with him from America. After a few …