VIRTUAL WORKSHOP

Learn to Read the Old German Script for Beginners

February 1, 2025, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Central Time
with Mark L. Louden and Antje Petty
Zoom Links will be emailed on January 31, 2025

Sponsored by the Friends of the Max Kade Institute

Reading historic German documents written in the old German script, Kurrent, is a challenge for many scholars and family historians. This workshop will introduce you to the basics of reading Kurrent. Through presentations and practical exercises, you will learn strategies on how to decipher individual characters, words, and simple texts, even if you don’t speak German.

Mark L. Louden is the Director of the Max Kade Institute for German American Studies and the Alfred L. Shoemaker, J. William Frey, and Don Yoder Professor of Germanic Linguistics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Antje Petty is the Associate Director of the Max Kade Institute for German American Studies and has extensive experience working with documents in the old German script.

REGISTRATION is required by January 30, 2025
Member of the Friends of the Max Kade Institute — $45
Not a member of the Friends of MKI — $50
UW–Madison student — $25

Fill out the form below, and click “Submit.” You will be taken to the PayPal site, where you can pay with your credit card or PayPal account. A PayPal account is not required! Your receipt from PayPal is confirmation of your registration.
A zoom link and additional information will be emailed to you on January 31, 2025.

Old German Script Workshop, February 2025

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