If you are interested in genealogy, this is a great website: http://compgen.de/
I read about it in German Life magazine, and it was reviewed as a great portal to all German-related genealogy websites.
German Genealogy Server
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Category Archives: Traditions, Heritage and History
German Interest Group – November 2012
The German Interest Group will meet at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 2921 Mt. Zion Ave., Janesville on Monday November 5 at 7:00 p.m. Guest speaker will be Mark Louden, who is from UW-Madison, specializing in language contact, dialectology, Pennsylvania Dutch, Yiddish, and German-American studies. At this meeting he will speak on Amish Music. There is no charge to attend this meeting, and visitors are always welcome. For questions, please contact Teresa Hines at (608) 931-3381.
German Interest Group – October 2012
The German Interest Group will meet at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 2921 Mt. Zion Ave.,
Janesville on Monday October 1 at 7 PM. Guest speaker will be Robert Horton, who
is the Reference & Outreach Archivist at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum in Madison.
He will present a program on Germans in the Civil War. There is no charge to attend
this meeting, and visitors are always welcome. For questions, please contact Teresa
Hines at (608) 931-3381.
Germans Under Glass
“The Hessians And The American Revolution: The Whole Story” by Daniel Roy Grimes
Hallo. My name is Daniel Grimes. I am a 31 year old history writer and the author of “The American Revolution: The Battle of Germantown and the Fight for Philadelphia,” “Braddock’s Defeat: George Washington and the French and Indian War,” and “”The Hessians and the American Revolution: The Whole Story.” I specialize in the Revolutionary War period and American history in general. The Hessians in particular made up a substantial part of England’s manpower in the Revolution and fought in nearly every major battle from Long Island to Yorktown. My e book about the Hessians describes their role in the war in great detail. Fascinating facts about the Hessians and those they were involved with are highlighted. There are individual stories about many of the Hessians and what happened to them after the war. The impact of these troops on both German and American culture is discussed. Many of the Hessians stayed in America after the war. If you wish to buy the book, go to amazon.com (kindle edition) and type in “The Hessians And The American Revolution: The Whole Story” by Daniel Roy Grimes. It does not cost much at all and contains a lot of unique information that you will not hear anywhere else. It is also available in the Apple iBookstore (for ipad or itunes) and Barnes and Noble (for Nook) In addition, I have a website with further information
Vielen Dank,
Daniel Grimes
WISCONSIN GERMAN LAND AND LIFE
WISCONSIN GERMAN LAND AND LIFE, a publication of the Max Kade Institute, is back in print, now as a paperback for $16.95.
This volume focuses on immigrants from farming communities along the Rhine who relocated to Wisconsin in the nineteenth century. Drawing from a wealth of official records and archival materials on both sides of the Atlantic, the book looks at the immigrants’ situation in their original homeland, their experience of the migration process, and their relationship to the land in Wisconsin.
How to order: http://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/4365.htm
Wisconsin German Land and Life
Edited by Heike Bungert, Cora Lee Kluge, and Robert C. Ostergren
300 pp., ill., maps
ISBN: 978-0-924119-46-0
Paper $ 16.95
Beer, Hides and Kulturpolitik: The Rise and Fall of German Immigrants in Old Milwaukee
Learn about the stunning success experienced by German immigrants in certain areas of commerce, culture and politics in 19th-century Milwaukee and their ultimate failure to maintain a leading position. This lecture will be presented by retired history professor, Rosemarie Lester.
“History Sandwiched In” is an informal, brown-bag lunch-and-lecture series held the first and third Tuesdays of the month. You are invited to bring a lunch and enjoy a program of historical perspective.
Ticket Info: Suggested donation of $2 per person
Location Description: Four floors of changing exhibit galleries, permanent exhibits and the museum store — located on Madison’s Capitol Square
Venue: Wisconsin Historical Museum
Address: 30 N Carroll St
City: Madison
Accessibility Info: The site is fully accessible to visitors requiring a wheelchair for mobility.
Event Location URL: http://historicalmuseum.wisconsinhistory.org
Deutscher Weihnachtsgottesdienst – December 4
Deutscher Weihnachtsgottesdienst Sunday, December 4, 2011; 2:00 pm St. John’s United Church of Christ 1724-14th Street Monroe, Wisconsin.
The ambiance of a beautiful and historic sanctuary, the familiar carols and music, the sound of the language as the story of Christmas unfolds, all add up to a one-of-a-kind experience for the soul, something that often gets lost in our modern day observance of Christmas. The congregation of St. John’s United Church of Christ, assisted by the Monroe Swiss Singers, annually offers this beautiful Christmas Communion service conducted entirely in German. The Rev. Dr. William T. “Mike” Heath, senior pastor at St. John’s, and the Rev. Gretchen Sylvester, associate pastor, welcome all to the service. Additional information to be found on the Web here: www.MonroeSwissSingers.org/germanservice.html
Questions? Contact the church office at 608-325-2165.
Miltenberg
MMC Hall
Here is a picture of our MMC Hall downtown Madison. Not sure of the year this photo was taken – late 1950’s? Submitted by Walter Bausch. (Click on the picture for a larger view)
Turner Hall, downtown Madison Wisconsin