The Newsletter of the Friends of the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies is published quarterly at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Articles highlight past and upcoming activities of the Institute, library acquisitions, research on the immigration of German-speaking peoples to North America, and the enduring German-American cultural and social influences in the United States and Canada.

Recent Submissions

  • Max Kade Institute Friends Newsletter, Vol. 8, no. 3, Fall 1999 

    Reinhardt, Annie; Gaebler, Max; Geiger, Steve; Devitt, Mary; James, Charles (1998)
    Content: "150 year of G?A culture in Wisconsin" --- "Research News" --- "In the Studio of the Master, Part 2" --- "Biennial Plattd��tsch Konferenz" --- "Fall Lectures" --- "New Library Acquisitions" --- "Forthcoming ...
  • Max Kade Institute Friends Newsletter, Vol. 7, no. 3, Fall 1998 

    Lind, Michael; Langer, Edward G.; Devitt, Mary; Salmons, Joseph; Karolle, K. Julia; Geiger, Steven R. (1998)
    Contents: "'Defining Tensions' Conference Schedule" --- "Lectures, at the MKI and Statewide" --- "Crossing New Boundaries: 'Concepts of Regionalism'" --- "Frank P. Gross in Memoriam" --- "German Playgroup Started" --- ...
  • Max Kade Institute Friends Newsletter, Vol. 7, no. 1, Fall 1997 

    Geitz, Henry; Salmons, Joe (2012-10-18)
    Contents: "Changes and Challenges: The MKI Looks Ahead" --- "Friends Publish Biographical Dictionary of German-American Artists" --- "August Willich: German Humanist and American Patriot" --- "Genealogy Corner" --- "Special ...
  • Max Kade Institute Friends Newsletter, Vol. 13, no. 2, Summer 2004 

    Wiederhoeft, Linda; Platt, Eric; Petty, Antje; Louden, Mark L.; Kurdylo, Kevin M. (Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies, 2004-06)
    Contents: "Barns the Focus of Friends Dinner" --- "New Co-Director Joins the Max Kade Staff" --- "Tales of Contact and Change: Traditional Stories of Immigration" --- "Friends Profile: Newest Friends Board Member Has Ties ...
  • Max Kade Institute Friends Newsletter, Vol. 13, no. 3, Fall 2004 

    Petty, Antje; Boyer, Dennis; Kluge, Cora Lee; Salmons, Joseph; Kurdylo, Kevin M.; Zeidler, Frank; Louden, Mark L.; Miller, Kimberly Ann (Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies, 2004-09)
    Contents: "Speaking of Language: Yiddish in Milwaukee" --- "Directors' Corner: Looking Back Helps Us Look Forward" --- "Friends Profile: Ed Langer Reprises Role as Friends President" --- "Learning about Immigration across ...
  • Max Kade Institute Friends Newsletter, Vol. 13, no. 4, Winter 2004 

    Petty, Antje; Louden, Mark L.; Kurdylo, Kevin M.; Haese, Elfrieda Bergmann; Saylor, Nicole; Kluge, Cora Lee (Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies, 2004-12)
    Contents: "Conference Explores Tales of Immigration" --- "Directors' Corner: MKI Resources Attracting Researchers" --- "Friend's Profile: Family Letters Inspired Ritsche to Write Novel" --- "Speaking of Language: Elias ...
  • Max Kade Institute Friends Newsletter, Vol. 14, no. 1, Spring 2005 

    Petty, Antje; Schroer, Timothy L.; Menz, Andrea; Kurdylo, Kevin M.; Kluge, Cora Lee; Louden, Mark L. (Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies, 2005-03)
    Contents: "Investigating the Emigration Experience: New German Initiatives" --- "Directors' Corner: Spring Forward--Activities, Improvements, and Fundraising" --- "Friend's Profile: Mary and Peter Monkmeyer, MKI Friends ...