Past Events
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Sep 14Exhibit “Neighbors Past and Present: The Wisconsin German Experience,” Stratford, WI
Stratford Museum, 213109 Legion Street Stratford, Wisconsin 54484 (Located in Klemme Park, Stratford, WI)
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 9Lecture: “German-Language Materials in America — Resources for Genealogists at the Max Kade Institute” with Antje Petty, Monroe, WI
Monroe, WI Public Library, 925 16th Ave, Monroe, WI
Cosponsored by the Green County Genealogical Society
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Aug 31Exhibit: “Neighbors Past and Present: The Wisconsin German Experience,” Appleton, WI
Hearthstone Historic House Museum, 625 W. Prospect Avenue, Appleton, WI 54911
The Museum is open Thursday through Sunday. 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 …
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May 7Lecture: “‘Where They Came From’ – German-Speaking Immigrants in Wisconsin” with Antje Petty
South Wood County Historical Society
Nineteenth-century German-speaking immigrants who settled in Wisconsin, came from many different states and cultural regions. They spoke different dialects and had different traditions. This lecture will focus on how their experiences in Europe shaped the communities they built in Wisconsin, and how over time, German-American identities were forged.
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May 6Monroe, WI: Friends of the MKI Annual Meeting
Join us for the 2023 annual meeting of the Friends of the Max Kade Institute in Monroe, Green County, Wisconsin, located in the center of Swiss-German immigration and culture in the state. We will hold our meeting at the historic Turner Hall, where we will enjoy a Swiss buffet lunch in the Rathskeller Restaurant, followed …
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Apr 27Society for German-American Studies Symposium in Alexandria, VA
Embassy Suites by Hilton Alexandria Old Town
The Max Kade Institute is co-organizing the 47th Symposium of the Society for German-American Studies (SGAS) which will be held in Alexandria, Virginia, April 27–29, 2023. The event includes over 40 scholarly presentations on a variety of German-American topics, a banquet, and a walking tour of German-American sites in Washington DC’s Penn Quarter. You will …
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Apr 6Exhibit: “‘Sängerfests’ — A German American Tradition”
Max Kade Institute
Visit the Max Kade Institute Library for an exhibit on the history of German American singing societies and their festivals, the Sängerfests. April 6 – June 30, 2023 Hours vary! Please contact the Max Kade Institute before your visit. In the mid-nineteenth century, Gesangvereins, choirs that sang in German, became cornerstones of German American communities. Within a …
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Apr 5Virtual Lecture: “‘Wo man singt:’ German-American Singing Festivals, 1849–1914” with Heike Bungert
Virtual Event
VIRTUAL LECTURE Wednesday, April 5, 2023, 12:00 pm Central Time PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED Email Antje Petty (apetty@wisc.edu) to receive a Zoom link. (Links will be emailed the day before the event) Between 1849 and 1914, German-American singing festivals with thousands of participants and visitors were a constant yet changing element in the cultural landscape of the …
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Apr 3New Richmond, WI: “Neighbors Past and Present: The Wisconsin German Experience”
Friday Memorial Library - New Richmond
Free and open to the public 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 …
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Apr 2Wisconsin Rapids: “Neighbors Past and Present: The Wisconsin German Experience”
South Wood County Historical Society
Free and open to the public 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 …