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.
Friends NEWSLETTER: the new issue is here!
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
Friends Annual Meeting in RACINE, May 7, 2016
Join us on Saturday, May 7, for an exciting day tracing the steps of one of South-East Wisconsin’s most illustrious German-speaking immigrants: Ernst Klinkert. 
We will take a guided tour of the “Klinkert Roadhouse,” one of Klinkert’s impressive German-style tavern buildings, and the “Klinkert Barn,” a magnificent Kentucky blue-grass-style stable for his prized race horses. Afterwards, we will hold our annual meeting and dinner at the Reefpoint Brew House, followed by a presentation by Art & Architectural Historian Pippin Michelli on “Ernst Klinkert and His World: A German Immigrant Builder and Brewer in Racine, WI.”
A New Website for the Max Kade Institute
The Max Kade Institute website has a new look, but the URL remains the same: http://mki.wisc.edu We invite you to explore the new site, check out the Institute’s resources, add its events to your calendar, and share the site with others!
Renew Your Membership – Become a New Member
As we enter another holiday season, we look back on a year full of activity at the Max Kade Institute and the many ways the Friends have been able to support the Institute’s work. Extend your membership to 2016, or become a new member today! Receive the Friends newsletter three times a year, a publication full of interesting articles on German-American topics, and enjoy many other membership benefits such as discounts on MKI workshops. You can now pay your membership online or download a membership form here.