Past Event Category: MKI on the Road
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May 7Lecture: “‘Where They Came From’ – German-Speaking Immigrants in Wisconsin” with Antje Petty
South Wood County Historical Society
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 communities they built in Wisconsin, and how over time, German-American identities were forged.
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Sep 24LECTURE: “Jacob Sternberger: The Story of an Immigrant from German-Speaking Bohemia” with Antje Petty
Karl Junger Memorial Library
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 Portage. He had studied mining and law at the University of Prague where he was involved in the failed uprisings …
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Oct 9The Place of Faith in Wisconsin German Communities (lecture and tour)
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 in Wisconsin. The talk will include the history of two Eau Claire congregations founded by German immigrants: St. John’s German …
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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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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 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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Mar 30LECTURE: Amish in Wisconsin
Mount Horeb Public Library
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 on Amish communities in Wisconsin, which has the fourth-largest population of any US state. Mark L. Louden is the Alfred L. …
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Feb 8Lecture by Mark Louden: “Neighbors Past and Present”
Lindenwood Community Center, 12351 N. Granville Rd., Mequon, WI
A presentation on the German experience in Wisconsin in advance of the display of MKI’s traveling exhibit “Neighbors Past and Present” at the Lindenwood Community Center in July, 2020.
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Jan 25Lecture: “The Wisconsin German Experience”
Oshkosh Public Library, 106 Washington Avenue, Oshkosh, WI
Lecture by Mark L. Louden in conjunction with MKI’s exhibit “Neighbors Past and Present.” Mark L. Louden is the Director of the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies and Alfred L. Shoemaker, J. William Frey, and Don Yoder Professor of Germanic Linguistics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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Sep 12The Meaning of the Pennsylvania Dutch Language
Speaker(s): Mark L. Louden Location: Elizabethtown College, Bucher Meetinghouse, One Alpha Drive Elizabethtown, PA Co-sponsor(s): Elizabethtown College Description: BROWN 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 presentation by Mark Louden will …