The new issue of the Friends of the Max Kade Institute NEWSLETTER has arrived! Read about…
* From ‘Evangelische Dreieinigkeitskirche’ to King Solomon Missionary Baptist Church – The History of a Milwaukee Place of Worship
* Calendar of Events
* Second Annual MKI Oktober Fest
* The Bennett Law, the ‘Germania,’ and the Körner Pamphlet
* Charlotte Bleistein: A Century of Activism in a Family of Activists

Join the Friends for an entertaining evening to benefit the Library of  the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies! 

Friday, November 4, 2016
6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
The University Club
803 State Street, Madison, 53703

**Craft BEER from Bull Falls Brewery in Wausau
**German-style BUFFET provided by Clasen’s European Bakery in Middleton, Freiburg Gastropub in Madison, Bavarian Sausage Inc. in Fitchburg, and the University Club Restaurant.
**German and Swiss MUSIC  with Bill Niederberger.**“Swiss-German Heritage Languages in Wisconsin” with Anita Auer, University of Lausanne

**Silent AUCTION

Invite your friends and share the attached OKTOBER FEST POSTER
Contact: friends.mki.madison@gmail.com or 608-262-7546

PLEASE NOTE:  No tickets will be mailed to you.  Once we have received your payment, we will confirm your purchase by email or phone call.  On the day of the event, please stop at the registration table, and you will receive a wristband.

The October 1, 2016, workshop has reached the maximum number of participants,  and registration is now CLOSED.  Our apologies to those who were not able to get in. We will offer another “Deciphering Old German Script” workshop at a future date.

With the help of the Friends, the Max Kade Institute will again participate in German Fest Milwaukee, July 29 – 31. Look for us in the Culture Pavilion where we will have a table exhibiting German Americana and the work of the Max Kade Institute.

Join the Friends and receive this exciting new issue of the Friends of the Max Kade Institute Newsletter in the mail!

Read about:
— Mark Louden’s new book Pennsylvania Dutch – The Story of an American Language
— Student Yearbooks from Milwaukee’s National German Teachers’ Seminary
— The History of the Madison Männerchor.
— Book Review: Constructing a German Diaspora
— Friends of MKI’s Annual Meeting, May 7, 2016
— the Deutscher Männerverein of Racine, Wisconsin