Past Event Category: MKI Presentations
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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 …
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Mar 31WATCH LIVE ON FACEBOOK— Lecture: Pioneer Breweries of Western Wisconsin
Chippewa Valley Museum
This event will be presented live on Facebook. Go to https://www.cvmuseum.com/calendar/ , and click on the event in the calendar, to receive a link shortly before the event begins. This presentation is offered in conjunction with the display of MKI’s traveling exhibit “Neighbors Past and Present” at the Chippewa Valley Museum in Eau Claire. The …
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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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Mar 24POSTPONED—Memories of Wisconsin’s Low German Past: The Life and Work of Albert F. W. Grimm
University Club Restaurant
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. It will be rescheduled at a later date. Step back into Wisconsin’s Low-German past! On March 24, 2020, the Max Kade Institute will showcase the life and work of Albert F. W. Grimm. Join us for a fun evening with short presentations, readings (with translations), and musical selections featuring Max …
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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.