416 E. Lake Ave. (Zwingli Church), Monticello, WI 53570 @ 7:00 pm
Cosponsored by the Monticello Area Historical Society.
Past Events Category: MKI on the Road
Lecture: “Who Are the Amish?” with Mark L. Louden, Waupaca, WI
Holly History and Genealogy Center, 321 S. Main St., Waupaca, WI 54981 @ 6:00 pm
Co-sponsored by the Waupaca Historical Society.
Lecture: “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 @ 10:00 am
https://www.greencogenealogywi.org/upcoming-events.html
Cosponsored by the Green County Genealogical Society
Lecture: “‘Where They Came From’ – German-Speaking Immigrants in Wisconsin” with Antje Petty
South Wood County Historical Society @ 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 …
LECTURE: “Jacob Sternberger: The Story of an Immigrant from German-Speaking Bohemia” with Antje Petty
Karl Junger Memorial Library @ 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
In 1851, Jacob Sternberger (1822-1889), a young man from the town of Kaaden (Kadaň) in northwestern Bohemia (today in the Czech Republic) walked across Wisconsin to find land to purchase and farm, eventually settling near …
The Place of Faith in Wisconsin German Communities (lecture and tour)
@ 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
by Mark Louden, Professor of German at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Director of the Max Kade Institute Join Mark Louden for a look at the central role religion has played in German heritage communities …
MKI on the Road: “Reconstructing Linguistic History: What did Ontario’s Earliest Amish Speak?” with Mark Louden
Conrad Grebel University College, Great Hall, Waterloo, Ontario @ 7:30 pm
https://uwaterloo.ca/grebel/events/lecture-series/bechtel-lectures
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 …
CANCELLED—Lecture: The Wisconsin-German Experience in National Context
German-American Heritage Museum, Washington, DC @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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 …
POSTPONED: Lecture and Tour: “The Place of Faith in Wisconsin German Communities”
St. John's Lutheran Church in Eau Claire @ 1:30 pm
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. …
LECTURE: Amish in Wisconsin
Mount Horeb Public Library @ 6:30 pm
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 …