Past Event Category: MKI on the Road
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Jan 27West Bend, WI: “German Community Life and Traditions in Wisconsin”
Antje Petty
Cedar Community, 5577 Home Drive, West Bend, WI
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; as well as events today that have a German angle, such as Christmas markets and Oktober fests, but represent a …
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Nov 11Eau Claire, WI: Hybrid Lecture “German-Speakers in America: An Overview of Three Hundred Years of Immigration”
Antje Petty
LE Phillips Memorial Public Library, 400 Eau Claire St, Eau Claire, WI and Virtual
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 in the nineteenth century, and the most recent significant number of arrivals in the 1950s. Antje Petty is the Associate Director …
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Oct 14New Richmond, WI: “The German Presence in Wisconsin”
Mark Louden
Friday Memorial Library, 155 East 1st Street, New Richmond, WI
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. Mark Louden is the Alfred L. Shoemaker, J. William Frey, and Don Yoder Professor of Germanic Linguistics in the Department of …
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Oct 14Germantown, WI: “German Community Life and Traditions in Wisconsin”
Antje Petty
Germantown Community Library, N112W16957 Mequon Road, Germantown, WI
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; as well as events today that have a German angle, such as Christmas markets and Oktober fests, but represent a …
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Sep 18Two Rivers, WI: “German Community Life and Traditions in Wisconsin”
Antje Petty
Lester Public Library, 1001 Adams St., Two Rivers, WI 54241
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; as well as events today that have a German angle, such as Christmas markets and Oktober fests, but represent a …
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Sep 13Monroe, WI: “1972 Supreme Court Decision in Wisconsin versus Yoder”
Mark Louden
Monroe, WI Public Library, 925 16th Ave, Monroe, WI
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 will discuss the background to the case, which began in New Glarus, WI, and its implications today. Mark Louden is …
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Mar 12Virtual Lecture: “Building Bridges: Interactions between Plain and Non-Plain Communities”Mark L. Louden
Virtual Lecture
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 Mennonite, and Hutterite (Plain) groups in North America experience exponential growth – their numbers are doubling every twenty years – …
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Sep 28Lecture: “The Wisconsin v. Yoder Supreme Court Case” with Mark L. Louden, Monticello, WI
416 E. Lake Ave. (Zwingli Church), Monticello, WI 53570
Cosponsored by the Monticello Area Historical Society.
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Sep 21Lecture: “Who Are the Amish?” with Mark L. Louden, Waupaca, WI
Holly History and Genealogy Center, 321 S. Main St., Waupaca, WI 54981
Co-sponsored by the Waupaca Historical Society.
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Sep 9Lecture: “German-Language Materials in America — Resources for Genealogists at the Max Kade Institute” with Antje Petty, Monroe, WI
Monroe, WI Public Library, 925 16th Ave, Monroe, WI
Cosponsored by the Green County Genealogical Society