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 2024
Sheboygan County, Wisconsin
Saturday, May 4, 2024

Waelderhaus, Kohler

This year, the Friends will explore the rich German American history of Sheboygan County. Join us for our annual meeting at the Riverdale Country Club in Sheboygan, with a warm lunch buffet and a presentation by Katie Dippel Reilly, researcher at the Sheboygan County Historical Research Center (SCHRC). Afterward we will visit the SCHRC in Sheboygan Falls and view unique German American documents from their collection. We will also take a tour of the Waelderhaus in Kohler, built in 1931 in the architectural style of the Bregenzerwald region of Austria, the ancestral home of the Kohler family.

11:00 – 12:00      Riverdale Country Club 5008 S 12th St., Sheboygan, 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 (warm buffet: tenderloin tips (GF), herbed chicken (GF), pasta primavera (V)                                   
                              —Presentation by Katie Dippel Reilly
2:00   –   4:00       Tours:
                              — Sheboygan County Historical Research Center, 518 Water St., Sheboygan Falls                                        
                              — Waelderhaus, 1100 W. Riverside Dr., Kohler

Cost per person: (lunch and tours): $44

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

 If you have questions, please contact Antje Petty: apetty@wisc.edu

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Extend your stay in beautiful Sheboygan County.
Click on the site for more information and directions. 

Sheboygan County Historical Museum

Wade House and Carriage Museum

Town of Rhine Civil War Monument (with German inscription)

Kohler Andrae State Park

John Michael Kohler Arts Center

Kohler Art Preserve

Kohler Design Center

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Check out some of our previous annual meetings!

Annual Meeting 2023 in Monroe, Green County

Annual Meeting 2022 in Port Washington and Grafton, Ozaukee County

Annual Meeting 2019 at Old World Wisconsin

Annual Meeting 2018 in Marathon County

Annual Meeting 2017 in Milwaukee

Annual Meeting 2016 in Racine

Annual Meeting 2015 in Madison

Annual Meeting 2014 in Janesville

Annual Meeting 2013 in Eau Claire

Annual Meeting 2012 in Watertown

Annual Meeting 2011 in St. Nazianz

Annual Meeting 2010 in Milwaukee

Annual Meeting 2009 in Dodge County

Annual Meeting 2008 in Marathon County

Annual Meeting 2006 in West Bend

Annual Meeting 2004 at Old World Wisconsin