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Dämmerschoppen at the Linderhof in Peoria
German-American Dialects Online
GERMAN-AMERICAN DIALECTS ONLINE!
Are you curious what your German-speaking ancestors in America might have sounded like?
The Max Kade Institute’s German-American and American English Dialects page is new and improved and back online! Go tohttp://language.mki.wisc.edu/, click on the tabs and explore “The German Language in America,” listen to “German-American Dialect Recordings,” and read “Essays” to learn more about facts and myths regarding German in America.
GERMAN GENEALOGY Workshop in Madison, Saturday, February 23, 2019
Finding Our German Ancestors in Europe:
a Workshop for Genealogists
with Antje Petty
Saturday, February 23, 2019
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
UW-Madison Memorial LIBRARY, Room 126,
728 State Street, Madison
Cosponsored by the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies and the Wisconsin Historical Society
CD Release Party – November 17
Sound Salon – Alpine Dreaming
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November 17, 2018 – 7:00pm
University Club, 803 State St., Madison, WI
Join us for this lively CD release party featuring the Grammy award-winning owners of Archeophone Records Meagan Hennessey and Richard Martin, accordionist Deb Krauss Smith, and folklorist and Professor Emeritus James P. Leary.
In 1920 Ferdinand Ingold, a poor but visionary Swiss settler in the small Wisconsin town of Monroe, audaciously launched a record label, Helvetia—invoking his homeland’s ancient name and celebrating its musical heritage. Praised in the immigrant press yet beset by fiscal challenges, Helvetia issued a scant 36 sides. Illuminating one of the first American record labels established by an immigrant for his own community, Alpine Dreaming both recalls a bygone era and resonates with all who seek better New World lives while remembering their homelands.
Co-sponsored by the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies, Mills Music Library, and the Mayrent Institute for Yiddish Culture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
More information at: https://mayrentinstitute.wisc.
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2nd Annual MMC Open House
MMC Tile – Monona Terrace
When the Monona Terrace was being built, the public was offered the opportunity to purchase commemorative tiles for placement on the Terrace Roof Garden.
The other day I finally had a chance to locate (again) the tile purchased by the Madison Männerchor at the time.
It is located in the southeast corner of the Roof Garden, near the sign for the Lake Vista Cafe (see picture).
Happy 80th Birthday, Werner!
Tom George Greenway
Fairytale Castles of King Ludwig II – on PBS tonight, June 6
Fairytale Castles of King Ludwig II
Extraordinary castles built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria in the late 19th century are explored. Hosted by Dan Cruickshank.