Past Events
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Apr 12“Who are the Amish?” – A series of lectures in Western Wisconsin
Speaker(s): Mark L. Louden Location: Prescott, Rice Lake, Spring Valley, Hawkins, Chetek Co-sponsor(s): Prescott Public Library, Rice Lake Public Library, Spring Valley Public Library, Hawkins Public Library, Christ Lutheran Church in Chetek Description: Join Mark Louden for one of six lectures on “Who are the Amish?” in Western Wisconsin: Thursday, April 12, 6:00 p.m. at …
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Apr 5“It’s a lot harder in Wisconsin than here”: The Contours of German-American Immigration to Iowa
Speaker(s): Glenn Ehrstine Location: University Club, 801 State Street, Madison Co-sponsor(s): University of Iowa German Department; Department of German, Nordic, Slavic at UW–Madison Description: This lecture is the keynote address at the opening of the exhibit “German Iowa and the Global Midwest.” It is followed by a reception. Glenn Ehrstine is Associate Professor of German …
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Apr 5Exhibit: German Iowa and the Global Midwest – extended through May 25
Location: Max Kade Institute, University Club – 4th floor, 432 East Campus Mall, Madison Co-sponsor(s): University of Iowa German Department; Department of German, Nordic, Slavic at UW–Madison Description: This exhibit, created by the University of Iowa, visualizes the story of German immigration to Iowa in the context of global migration to the American Midwest, and …
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Mar 29Who are the Amish?
Speaker(s): Mark L. Louden Location: Technology Innovation Center, 10437 Innovation Drive, Wauwatosa, WI 53226 Co-sponsor(s): Goethe House, Milwaukee Description: 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 …
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Mar 19The Pennsylvania Dutch Language in the Twenty First Century
Speaker(s): Mark L. Louden Location: The Encounter Café, 376 S. Clinton St, Iowa City, Iowa Co-sponsor(s): University of Iowa Department of German Attachment: Louden-Flyer_19March2018.pdf
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Mar 5POSTPONED: Moving from Europe to America: Transportation Changes Over Two Centuries
Speaker(s): Antje Petty Location: St. Mark Lutheran Church, 2921 Mount Zion Avenue, Janesville Co-sponsor(s): German Interest Group, Janesville
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Feb 22“The Great Suiciding People Among Us”: German Americans and Suicide in the Nineteenth Century
Speaker(s): Alison Efford Location: UW Madison Memorial LIBRARY, room 126; 728 State Street Description: When the superintendent of the census called German immigrants “the great suiciding people among us” in 1899, he simply confirmed the common wisdom of his time. Official statistics, proliferating social scientific studies, German-American literature, newspaper coverage, the testimony of family and …
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Dec 9German-Language Resources for Genealogists in America and Europe
Speaker(s): Antje Petty Location: Appleton Public Library, 225 N Oneida Street, Appleton, WI Co-sponsor(s): Appleton Public Library Description: This presentation provides an overview of German-language resources for genealogists and suggestions on where to find them. Learn how to interpret historic documents and receive tips on how to decipher Old German script and print.
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Nov 15From Humble Stew to Elegant Kaffee: The Art of Nineteenth-Century German-American Cookery
Speaker(s): Antje Petty Location: Oshkosh Public Library, 106 Washington Ave, Oshkosh, WI Co-sponsor(s): Winnebago County Historical and Archeological Society Description: When immigrants from German-speaking Europe came to Wisconsin in the nineteenth century, they brought with them their culture and traditions, especially culinary ways and recipes. Before long, cookbooks were printed in this country for the …
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Nov 10The Legacy of the Radical Reformation in the United States
Speaker(s): Mark L. Louden Location: St. John’s On the Lake Co-sponsor(s): St. John’s On the Lake