Past Event Category: Workshops
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Apr 11Virtual Workshop: “Learn to Read the Old German Script: Letters and Personal Documents”Mark L. Louden, Antje Petty
Registration is required by April 9, 2026 You will receive a Zoom link and workshop materials by April 10, 2026. REGISTER HERE Some of the most challenging texts to decipher in the old German Kurrent script are personal documents, such as letters. Readers must not only learn unfamiliar characters but also adapt to individual handwriting …
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Nov 15Virtual Workshop: “Introduction to German Genealogy”Antje Petty
Virtual Workshop
Registration is required by November 12, 2025 (see below) A Zoom Link will be emailed to you on November 13, 2025. This workshop is intended for genealogists who are new to researching ancestors from German-speaking lands. Session I: Where did They Come From? To trace your German-speaking ancestors, it is essential to know their place …
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Feb 1Virtual Workshop: “Learn to Read the Old German Script”
Antje Petty and Mark Louden
with Mark L. Louden and Antje Petty Zoom Links will be emailed on January 31, 2025 Sponsored by the Friends of the Max Kade Institute Reading historic German documents written in the old German script, Kurrent, is a challenge for many scholars and family historians. This workshop will introduce you to the basics of reading Kurrent. …
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Dec 14Virtual Workshop: “German Genealogy — Documents of Emigration”
Antje Petty
Virtual Workshop German Genealogy: Emigration Experiences and Documents December 14, 2024, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Central Time with Antje Petty Register here by December 12, 2024 Every immigrant first was an emigrant. This workshop will discuss the experiences of German-speaking Europeans as they left their home countries, as well as the records that were …
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Feb 3Learn to Read the Old German Script—Part IIMark L. Louden and Antje Petty
Join Mark L. Louden and Antje Petty and learn to read Kurrent, the old German handwriting most widely used in the 18th to early 20th centuries. Through presentations and practical exercises, you will learn strategies for how to decipher this script even if you don’t speak German. Part II: Deciphering Kurrent — Intermediate Level Saturday, February 3, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, …
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Jan 27Learn to Read the Old German Script—Part I
Mark L. Louden and Antje Petty
Join Mark L. Louden and Antje Petty and learn to read Kurrent, the old German handwriting most widely used in the 18th to early 20th centuries. Through presentations and practical exercises, you will learn strategies for how to decipher this script even if you don’t speak German. Part I: Deciphering Kurrent for Beginners Saturday, January 27, 10:00 am …
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Mar 25Virtual Workshop: “Learn to Read the Old German Script”
Virtual Event
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 your German-speaking ancestors? This workshop will provide an introduction to Kurrent, the old German script most widely used in the 18th …
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Nov 12Virtual Workshop: “German Genealogy” with Antje Petty
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 German genealogy. The virtual workshop includes four, hour-long sessions with Q&A, as well as time for breaks. Sessions topics: • Overview …
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Mar 6Genealogy Webinar: “The Lives and Times of Our German-Speaking Ancestors”
Virtual Event
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 the WHS) Many genealogists write their family histories. They strive to not simply create a family tree, but to flesh …
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Oct 19Finding Our German Ancestors in Europe: A Workshop for Genealogists
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 meaningful family research in Europe, it is crucial to know where your ancestor lived at a certain time. This session …