Join us on Saturday, March 25, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, Central Time, for a virtual workshop with Mark L. Louden and Antje Petty to learn to read Kurrent, the old German script. Pre-registration is required. Click HERE for details and registration information.
Become a Friend of the MKI or Renew Your Membership!
Members receive the Friends Newsletter three times a year, which contains information about Max Kade Institute activities and current research in German-American studies. You will also enjoy reduced fees at MKI workshops and will be the first to learn about the Institute’s events, programs, special lectures, and social events. The Friends of the Max Kade Institute is a 501(c)(3) organization, and contributions are tax-deductible. A membership in the Friends of the Max Kade Institute makes a special holiday gift!
Friends Matching Initiative: Help the MKI Restore Select Items from its Collections!
Two longtime members of our Friends organization are offering a $450 matching opportunity for the restoration of select books in the Max Kade Institute Library & Archives.
With your donation we can raise a combined $900 to support the MKI’s unique collections!
To donate online click HERE and put “book restoration” in the Comments field.
Or write a check with “donation for book restoration” in the subject line and mail it to
Friends of the Max Kade Institute
432 East Campus Mall
Friends Annual Meeting in Port Washington and Grafton, May 15, 2022
Third time is a charm! Join the Friends for their May 15, 2022, Annual Meeting in Ozaukee County, a center of German and Luxembourg immigration in the 1850s and 1860s. For more details including registration information, click here.
Join the Friends!
Members receive the Friends Newsletter three times a year, which contains information about Max Kade Institute activities and current research in German-American studies. You will also enjoy reduced fees at MKI workshops and will be the first to learn about the Institute’s events, programs, special lectures, and social events. The Friends of the Max Kade Institute is a 501(c)(3) organization, and contributions are tax-deductible. A membership in the Friends of the Max Kade Institute makes a special holiday gift!