Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies

10/14/2026

JOIN US! Free and open to the public!
MKI Symposium: “German Influences on Wellness, Health, and Pharmaceuticals in America”
OCTOBER 29–30, 2026

In person at Memorial Library, Room 126, 728 State Street, Madison, WI, and livestreamed.

Pre-registration is required to receive a Zoom link.
German influences on wellness, health, and pharmaceuticals in America have a long history. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, immigrants brought traditional healing practices and new medical knowledge with them, while Americans traveled to German universities to study the latest scientific developments. For two days, this symposium will bring together scholars from Europe and the United States to explore these transatlantic transfers of knowledge in the areas of home remedies and pharmaceuticals, naturopathy and exercise, midwifery, and medical treatment. The symposium concludes with an exhibit of archival materials from the collections of the Max Kade Institute and the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy.
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Free and open to the public In person at the UW–Madison Memorial Library and livestreamed. Symposium Program and Schedule [click here] Symposium Abstracts [click here] >>Join us in Madison and meet our presenters. Ask questions …

10/01/2026

Lecture by offered by the German Society of Pennsylvania.
In person and via Zoom.
"Pennsylvania German American Elites and the Third Reich"
with Dr. Julius Wilm
October 8, 2026, 12pm/noon – 1p, EASTERN Time

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09/23/2026

Join us! — Hilldale Lecture featuring Liliane Weissberg
Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor in Arts and Science emerita and Professor of Francophone, Italian, and Germanic Studies, University of Pennsylvania
"Defining Enlightenment: Kant, Mendelssohn, Arendt"

Thursday, October 8th from 4pm to 6:30pm CDT
Pyle Center, UW-Madison Campus, Room 226

Free and open to the public, with light refreshments provided.
Sponsored by the Hilldale Lecture Fund and the Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic+.

09/16/2026

MKI Symposium: “German Influences on Wellness, Health, and Pharmaceuticals in America”
OCTOBER 29–30, 2026
In person at Memorial Library, Room 126, 728 State Street, Madison, WI, and livestreamed.

Pre-registration is required to receive a Zoom link.

German influences on wellness, health, and pharmaceuticals in America have a long history. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, immigrants brought traditional healing practices and new medical knowledge with them, while Americans traveled to German universities to study the latest scientific developments. For two days, this symposium will bring together scholars from Europe and the United States to explore these transatlantic transfers of knowledge in the areas of home remedies and pharmaceuticals, naturopathy and exercise, midwifery, and medical treatment. The symposium concludes with an exhibit of archival materials from the collections of the Max Kade Institute and the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy.

Click here for more details including the program schedule and registration information:

04/13/2026

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: APRIL 15, 2026

Join us for a LUNCHEON at KEGEL'S INN in West Allis and
a TOUR of the MILLER BREWRY and ARCHIVES.
Friends of the Max Kade Institute Annual Meeting 2026
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026

NOT YET A FRIEND? No problem! Luncheon registration includes Friends of the MKI membership for the year 2026 for NEW Friends.
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We invite you to join us for the 2026 annual meeting of the Friends of the Max Kade Institute, which will be held at Kegel’s Inn in West Allis, just west of Milwaukee. The business …

04/02/2026

Join us for a LUNCHEON at KEGEL'S INN in West Allis and
a TOUR of the MILLER BREWRY and ARCHIVES.

Friends of the Max Kade Institute Annual Meeting 2026
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
Saturday, May 2, 2026

NOT YET A FRIEND? No problem! Luncheon registration includes Friends of the MKI membership for the year 2026 for NEW Friends.
For program details and registration information click here:

We invite you to join us for the 2026 annual meeting of the Friends of the Max Kade Institute, which will be held at Kegel’s Inn in West Allis, just west of Milwaukee. The business …

04/01/2026

REGISTER NOW!
VIRTUAL WORKSHOP: "Learn to Read the Old German Script: Letters and Personal Documents"
with Mark L. Louden and Antje Petty
April 11, 2026, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Central Time
Registration is required by April 9, 2026.
Zoom Links will be emailed on April 10, 2026.
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Registration is required by April 9, 2026 You will receive a Zoom link and workshop materials by April 10, 2026. REGISTER HERE Some of the most challenging texts to decipher in the old German Kurrent …

03/09/2026

Join us TOMORROW, March 10, 2026, 6:00 pm CDT
VIRTUAL LECTURE: "An Unusual Moravian Diary"
with Paul Peucker

Free and open to the public, but registration is required.
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Free and open to the public, but registration is required. Click here to register for a Zoom link. Members of the Moravian Church (Brethren) were among the earliest German-speaking settlers in the American colonies. This …

03/06/2026

Friends of the Max Kade Institute Annual Meeting 2026
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Saturday, May 2, 2026

Join us for the 2026 annual meeting of the Friends of the Max Kade Institute, which will be held at Kegel’s Inn in West Allis, just west of Milwaukee. The business meeting will be followed by a luncheon, featuring German dishes, and a presentation on “Milwaukee Brewers in the Post-Prohibition Era.” by Timothy Holian, Lecturer in the Department of World Languages at UW–Whitewater.
Afterwards, we will take a two-part private tour of the Miller Brewery production site and archives. The latter contains fascinating materials spanning the company’s 170-year history since its founding by Frederick Miller (Friedrich Müller), an immigrant from Württemberg. Please note that the brewery part of the tour requires a lot of walking.

NOT YET A FRIEND? Join us! Luncheon registration includes Friends of the MKI membership for the year 2026 for NEW Friends.

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We invite you to join us for the 2026 annual meeting of the Friends of the Max Kade Institute, which will be held at Kegel’s Inn in West Allis, just west of Milwaukee. The business …

03/02/2026

From the MKI Virtual Lectures Series, now available ONLINE:
"German and American Protestant Pastors in Occupied Germany"
with Brandon Bloch
Recorded on February 25, 2026
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Following Germany’s defeat in 1945 and its occupation by the Allied powers, the German Protestant Church assumed critical social and political roles as both ...