Past Events Category: MKI on the Road

Antje Petty
LE Phillips Memorial Public Library, 400 Eau Claire St, Eau Claire, WI and Virtual
November 11, 2025 @ 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 …

Mark Louden
Friday Memorial Library, 155 East 1st Street, New Richmond, WI
October 14, 2025 @ 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. …

Antje Petty
Germantown Community Library, N112W16957 Mequon Road, Germantown, WI
October 14, 2025 @ 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; …

Antje Petty
Lester Public Library, 1001 Adams St., Two Rivers, WI 54241
September 18, 2025 @ 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
September 13, 2025 @ 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 …

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 …

416 E. Lake Ave. (Zwingli Church), Monticello, WI 53570
September 28, 2023 @ 7:00 pm

Cosponsored by the Monticello Area Historical Society.

Holly History and Genealogy Center, 321 S. Main St., Waupaca, WI 54981
September 21, 2023 @ 6:00 pm

Co-sponsored by the Waupaca Historical Society.

Monroe, WI Public Library, 925 16th Ave, Monroe, WI
September 9, 2023 @ 10:00 am
https://www.greencogenealogywi.org/upcoming-events.html

Cosponsored by the Green County Genealogical Society

South Wood County Historical Society
May 7, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Nineteenth-century German-speaking immigrants who settled in Wisconsin, came from many different states and cultural regions. They spoke different dialects and had different traditions. This lecture will focus on how their experiences in Europe shaped the …