Past Events

Antje Petty
LE Phillips Memorial Public Library, 400 Eau Claire St, Eau Claire, WI and Virtual
November 11, 2025 @ 2:00 pm
https://lephillips.librarycalendar.com/event/german-speakers-america-41881

This presentation will look at the experiences of German-speaking immigrants who came from Europe in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, including the earliest settlers in William Penn’s colony, the three waves of mass immigration …

Antje Petty
Milwaukee Public Library Zablocki Branch, 3501 West Oklahoma Avenue, Milwaukee
October 15, 2025 @ 12:30 pm

German immigrants kept many of their traditions while also being part of the state’s multi-lingual and multi-ethnic society. This presentation will look at their organizations and clubs; music, theater, and tavern culture; newspapers and magazines; …

Antje Petty
Germantown Community Library, N112W16957 Mequon Road, Germantown, WI
October 14, 2025 @ 6:00 pm

German immigrants kept many of their traditions while also being part of the state’s multi-lingual and multi-ethnic society. This presentation will look at their organizations and clubs; music, theater, and tavern culture; newspapers and magazines; …

Mark Louden
Friday Memorial Library, 155 East 1st Street, New Richmond, WI
October 14, 2025 @ 6:00 pm

In this talk Professor Louden will provide an overview of the impact that German-speaking immigrants and their descendants have had in shaping the life and culture of Wisconsin, from the nineteenth century to the present. …

Northeast WI Technical College, 2740 West Mason St, Green Bay, Student Center, Eagle Gallery (SC116)
September 29, 2025 @ 8:30 am - October 17, 2025 @ 4:30 pm

The exhibit will be shown Monday through Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm.  On fourteen panels that draw largely on images and resources from the MKI Library and Archives, the exhibit covers German migration and settlement in …

Antje Petty
Lester Public Library, 1001 Adams St., Two Rivers, WI 54241
September 18, 2025 @ 6:00 pm

German immigrants kept many of their traditions while also being part of the state’s multi-lingual and multi-ethnic society. This presentation will look at their organizations and clubs; music, theater, and tavern culture; newspapers and magazines; …

Mark Louden
Monroe, WI Public Library, 925 16th Ave, Monroe, WI
September 13, 2025 @ 10:00 am

The 1972 Supreme Court decision in Wisconsin v. Yoder, which upheld Amish parents’ right to determine their children’s education on religious grounds, is considered a landmark in American constitutional history. In this presentation Mark Louden …

Lebanon Historical Society Center, N1712 County Road R, Lebanon, WI 53047
June 21, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - August 10, 2025 @ 4:00 pm

The exhibit will be shown on Saturdays and Sundays only, starting with the weekend of June 21/22, and ending with the weekend of August 9/10.  Please note the different hours: Saturdays: 1:00 – 4:00 pm; Sundays: …

Mark’s Eastside, 1405 E Wisconsin Ave, Appleton, Wisconsin, and Hearthstone Historic House Museum, 625 W. Prospect Ave, Appleton, Wisconsin
May 3, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
https://mkifriends.org/annual-meetings/

Join the Friends of the Max Kade Institute for their annual meeting in Appleton Wisconsin. Programming will include a German-style luncheon at Mark’s Eastside Restaurant and a tour of the Hearthstone Historical House Museum. For …

UWM School of Continuing Education (UWM-SCE) Downtown Conference Center, 161 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee
April 24, 2025 @ 4:30 pm - April 26, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
https://sgas.org/symposium/

The 49th Annual Symposium of the Society for German American Studies will be held April 24–26, 2025, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The theme of the symposium is “German Americans in Print.” Join us for over forty presentations on …