Past Events
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Sep 10Live Online: “A Historical Look at the Amish”
Virtual Event
After fleeing religious persecution in Europe, members of the Amish settled in the United States and Canada before the American Revolution. Initially immigrating to Pennsylvania, Amish communities can now be found across the country, including in Texas. Listen to MKI Director Mark L. Louden as he discusses Amish history at a live virtual program at …
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Sep 10Mukwonago— MKI Traveling Exhibit “Neighbors Past and Present: The Wisconsin German Experience”
Muwonago Community Library
Display of MKI’s traveling exhibit “Neighbors Past and Present: the Wisconsin German Experience.” On fourteen panels that draw largely on images and resources from the MKI Library and Archives, the exhibit covers German migration and settlement in Wisconsin, questions of ethnicity and identity in newly forged communities, and the cohesiveness of these communities over the …
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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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May 2CANCELLED: Friends of MKI Annual Meeting in Port Washington
Port Washington Exploreum
We are very sorry that the 2020 Friends of MKI Annual Meeting and Program has to be cancelled because of the COVID-19 situation. CLICK HERE for further information. The Friends of the Max Kade Institute will hold their Annual Meeting 2020 in Ozaukee County, a center of German and Luxembourg immigration in the 1850s and 1860s. We …
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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 20POSTPONED—Washington, DC – Exhibit “Neighbors Past and Present: The Wisconsin German Experience”
THE SHOWING OF THE EXHIBIT at the GERMAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE MUSEUM has been POSTPONED. It will be rescheduled at a later date. Display of MKI’s traveling exhibit “Neighbors Past and Present: the Wisconsin German Experience.” On fourteen panels that draw largely on images and resources from the MKI Library and Archives, the exhibit covers German migration and …
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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 …