Past Event Category: MKI Presentations

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  • Nov 17
    Pages from the Past: Stories from the Watertown Weltbürger

    Lebanon Historical Society, Fire Department, N1738 County Road R, Lebanon, WI

    Presenter: Mark Louden

  • Nov 7
    German Immigration to Wisconsin

    Driftless Historium, 100 South Second Street, Mount Horeb, WI

    Speaker(s): Antje Petty Location: Driftless Historium, 100 South Second Street, Mount Horeb, WI Co-sponsor(s): Mount Horeb Area Historical Society

  • Oct 29
    Opening of Exhibit “Neighbors Past and Present,” Lecture & Reception

    University Club

    Speaker(s): Mark L. Louden Location: University Club Restaurant, 803 State Street, Madison Co-sponsor(s): Friends of the Max Kade Institute Description: Opening ceremony for MKI’s traveling exhibit “Neighbors Past and Present: The Wisconsin German Experience” in Madison. The exhibit will be displayed at the University Club Restaurant, first floor. Doors open at 5:30 pm. Lecture by …

  • Oct 21
    The German Wisconsin Experience

    Kiel Public Library, 511 Third Street, Kiel, WI

    Speaker(s): Mark L. Louden Location: Kiel Public Library, 511 Third Street, Kiel, WI Co-sponsor(s): Kiel Public Library, Wisconsin Humanities Council Description: This presentation is held in conjunction with the the display of MKI’s traveling exhibit “Neighbors Past and Present: The Wisconsin German Experience at the Kiel Public Library, October 7 – 31. Mark L. Louden …

  • Oct 16
    The Wends of Texas: a Case Study of German Minority Immigration to the U.S.

    UW-Madison Memorial Library, Rm 126, 728 State Street, Madison

    Speaker(s): David Zersen Location: UW–Madison, Memorial LIBRARY, room 126, 728 State Street, Madison Co-sponsor(s): Center for German and European Studies (CGES); Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA); Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic at UW–Madison Description: Sorbs or Wends are a Slavic minority living in a region of eastern Germany that borders …

  • Oct 14
    German-American Cookbooks and Food Traditions

    Kiel Public Library, 511 Third Street, Kiel, WI

    Speaker(s): Mark L. Louden Location: Kiel Public Library, 511 Third Street, Kiel, WI Co-sponsor(s): Kiel Public Library, Wisconsin Humanities Council Description: This presentation is held in conjunction with the the display of MKI’s traveling exhibit “Neighbors Past and Present: The Wisconsin German Experience at the Kiel Public Library, October 7 – 31. Mark L. Louden …

  • Sep 28
    Who are the Amish?

    Speaker(s): Mark L. Louden Location: Spring Valley Public Library, E121 South 2nd St., Spring Valley, WI Co-sponsor(s): Spring Valley Public Library; Wisconsin Humanities Council Description: This presentation is held in conjunction with the display of MKI’s traveling exhibit “Neighbors Past and Present: The Wisconsin German Experience” at the Spring Valley Public Library, September 3 – …

  • Sep 26
    The German Presence in Wisconsin

    Speaker(s): Mark L. Louden Location: Essen Haus Restaurant and Bar, East Wilson Street, Madison Co-sponsor(s): Karl Schurz Haus Freiburg Description: This lecture is part of the Fernweh and Home Podcast Celebration. The Fernweh and Home podcast featured by University of Wisconsin’s student radio is a cooperative project by exchange students from Freiburg/Germany studying in Madison …

  • Sep 17
    Leaving Europe for the New World: Documents of Emigration from German-Speaking Europe​

    Speaker(s): Antje Petty Location: CHARLES TALLMAN ARCHIVES AND RESEARCH CENTER, Carriage House, 430 N. Jackson St., Janesville, WI Co-sponsor(s): Rock County Genealogical Society Description: Your ancestors decided to leave German-Speaking Europe for America – what did they do at home before they were able to embark on their journey? This presentation will look at the …

  • Sep 14
    A Sturdy Linguistic Hybrid: Pennsylvania Dutch, Past and Present

    Speaker(s): Mark L. Louden Location: Pennsylvania German Heritage Center, Kutztown University, Kutzland, PA Co-sponsor(s): Pennsylvania Chapter of the Palatines to America German Genelaogy Society Description: This lecture is part of the Genealogy & Cuture Conference 2019, held by the Pennsylvania Chapter of Palatines to America German Genealogy Society. More information can be found here: https://www.palam.org/pennsylvania-palam-chapter.php

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