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German-American GENEALOGY WORKSHOP : November 7, 2015 in Madison

Come to Madison for a German-American GENEALOGY WORKSHOP, co-sponsored by the Friends!????????????????????????????????????????

Saturday, November 7, 2015, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Memorial Library – room 126, 728 State Street, Madison
$30, box lunch included, 10% discount for Friends of the MKI and members of the WHS.

Join Lori Bessler (Wisconsin Historical Society) and Antje Petty (Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies) as they share tips and strategies to help you research your ancestors from German-speaking Europe.

Registration online at the Wisconsin Historical Society: http://shop.wisconsinhistory.org/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp…

For details see the attached PROGRAM or CONTACT
Lori Bessler: Lori.Bessler@wisconsinhistory.org, 608-264-6519 or
Antje Petty: apetty@wisc.edu, 608-262-7546

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MKI Conference “Outside the Kaiserreich: the German Diaspora in the World War I Era,” October 8-10 in Madison

Join us for an exciting and thought-provoking symposium on Germans who lived outside the Kaiserreich in the World War I Era.

Abendschule_21_Juni_1917During the era of the “Great War,” many nations had significant numbers of first- or second-generation ethnic Germans living within their borders. Speakers of German could be found in the United States, Russia, Denmark, southern Africa, China, and Latin America. This symposium will look at the complex situations and dynamics of societies with German populations on the periphery or outside the borders of the German Empire in this period of global armed conflict

FREE and open to the PUBLIC!

Click here for schedule and details.

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“Bekehrung von Temperenzwahn” / “Deliver Us From Temperance!” – A Theater Performance in German

May 4, 5, 6 at 7:30
UW–Madison Memorial Union Play Circle

A German-American comedy about love, local politics and drinking in 1853 Milwaukee. Written in German and originally performed in Milwaukee 160 years ago, Christian Essellen’s play offers an entertaining view of Wisconsin Germans around 1850 – and of issues that remain current today!

Performance by students of the UW–German Department. (in German.)
FREE. Reservations required.  Registration information and program details can be found here: http://german.lss.wisc.edu/new_web/?q=node/344

The play will also be performed in Milwaukee May 8 at 6pm at Nicolet High School in the Community Room/Studio Theater (Room F-106) 6701 North Jean Nicolet Road, Glendale, WI 53217

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“Deliver Us From Temperance!” : The History Behind the Play

Join us for a lecture by Professor Cora Lee Kluge about the historical background of the German-American play that was first performed in 1853 in Milwaukee and will be presented again by students of the UW–Madison German Department in May.

April 16, Thursday, 7pm, Union South
Lecture, Cora Lee Kluge
“Deliver Us From Temperance!”
Christian Essellen’s Play on Milwaukee’s German-Language Stage

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Genealogy Workshop: “Our German Ancestors and their World,” Saturday, May 9, in Madison

The Friends of the Max Kade Institute and the Wisconsin Historical Society are co-sponsoring a German Genealogy Workshop “Our German Ancestors and Their World”  on Saturday, May 9, 8am – 5pm, in Madison, WI, Memorial Library, room 126. Seats are limited, so sign up early! Members of the Friends and the WHS will receive a special discount!

See the attached brochure for details and registration information.