Annual Meetings |

Every May, members of the Friends of the Max Kade Institute gather in a different location in Wisconsin for their annual meeting. These meetings are fun-filled days that include not just the business meeting, but tours of historic places, lectures, and a German-style dinner.

Friends of the Max Kade Institute Annual Meeting 2025
Appleton, Wisconsin
Saturday, May 3, 2025

Join us for the 2025 annual meeting of the Friends of the Max Kade Institute in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Our business meeting will be held at Mark’s East Side Restaurant, followed by a luncheon featuring German dishes. George Schroeder, Executive Director of the Hearthstone Historic House Museum, will give a presentation on the local German community with a focus on the World War I era and military Company G, which was mostly comprised of German Americans from Appleton. Afterwards, we will take a special tour of the Hearthstone House, the first private residence in the world illuminated by electricity, where members of the household staff were mostly German-speaking immigrants.

11:00 – 12:00      Mark’s Eastside, 1405 E Wisconsin Ave, Appleton, Wisconsin
                        — Registration
                      — Annual Business Meeting of the Friends (snack platters, beverages, cash bar)
12:00 – 12:15      Socializing; Board of Directors Meeting (election of officers)
12:15 –   1:30      Luncheon (please choose from Tenderloin Stroganoff, Wiener Schnitzel, and Vegetable Napoleon on the attached registration form)
                        —Presentation by George Schroeder
2:00   –   4:00     Tour of Hearthstone Historic House Museum, 625 W. Prospect Ave, Appleton

Cost per person: Lunch — $32; Tour — $8

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED by Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Fill out the form below. Click “Submit,” and you will be taken to the PayPal site, where you can pay with your credit card or PayPal account. A PayPal account is not required! Your receipt from PayPal is confirmation that you successfully registered.

Or fill out the attached registration form and mail it with your check to Friends of the Max Kade Institute, 432 East Campus Drive, Madison, WI 53706.

Friends of MKI Annual Meeting 2025

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