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