Past Events Category: Workshops

Virtual Event
March 25, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

VIRTUAL WORKSHOP MARCH 25, 2023, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Central Time Are you a scholar trying to decipher resources written in the old German handwriting? A family historian wishing to read documents written by …

November 12, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Over 40% of Wisconsinites trace their ancestral roots to German-speaking countries. Are you one of them? Willkommen! Join Antje Petty, Associate Director of the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies at UW–Madison, as we explore …

Virtual Event
March 6, 2021 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Co-sponsored by the Wisconsin Historical Society and the Friends of the Max Kade Institute Registration deadline: 12:00 p.m., Thursday, March 4, 2021 REGISTER HERE Fee: $40 (discount available for members of the Friends of the MKI and …

October 19, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Speaker(s): Antje Petty Location: Plymouth Arts Center, 520 East Mill Street, Plymouth, WI Co-sponsor(s): Sheboygan County Historical ​Research Center Description: Session I “All I know is they were from Germany” Before you can do any …

September 28, 2019

Speaker(s): Antje Petty Location: Luther Seminary, Northwestern Auditorium, St. Paul, MN Co-sponsor(s): Germanic Genealogy Society Description: This four-session workshop covers the following topics: “All I know is they were from Germany:” finding and pinpointing your …

February 23, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Speaker(s): Antje Petty Location: Memorial Library, Rm. 126, 728 State Street, Madison Co-sponsor(s): Wisconsin Historical Society Description: SOLD OUT Session I “All I know is they were from Germany” Before you can do any meaningful …

November 3, 2018 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Speaker(s): Dr. Wolfgang Grams, Antje Petty Location: UW-Madison Memorial Library, room 126, 728 State Street, Madison Co-sponsor(s): Wisconsin Historical Society Description: This workshop has reached the maximum number of participants, and registration is now CLOSED. …

October 1, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Speaker(s): Antje Petty Location: Kiel Public Library, Kiel, Wisconsin Description: Join us for an overview of German-language resources for genealogists and suggestions on where to find them. We will learn how to interpret historic documents …

November 9, 2017 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Speaker(s): Antje Petty Location: Vernon County Museum, 410 S. Center Street, Viroqua Co-sponsor(s): Vernon County Genealogical Society

September 30, 2017 @ 10:00 am - 4:30 pm

Speaker(s): Mark Louden; Antje Petty Location: Marquette University, Milwaukee Raynor Memorial Libraries Conference Center, Beaumier Room 1355 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee Co-sponsor(s): Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at Marquette University Description: Are you a …