Danny Proud, one of our Tenors, assembled original songs about GI’s, humor, love and yearning from the US Army barracks of the 421st Medical Company (Air Ambulance) at Nellingen Kaserne, during the Vietnam War.
All of the proceeds from the sale of the CDs will go to Guitars4Vets, a non-profit organization providing music therapy for disabled veterans.
For more information, click Dan Proud.
Bill’s Birthday Party was held on Saturday, November 6, 2010, at the Capital Brewery, 7734 Terrace Ave., Middleton WI 53562.
We leave it up to you…was he having a great time?
Bill knows how to stay cool.
PLEASE HELP US RAISE $200,000 for the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies LIBRARY PROJECT – http://mki.wisc.edu
Dear Friends of the Max Kade Institute,
As many of you have heard, the Max Kade Institute is now moving to a much larger and more centrally located place on the UW–Madison campus: the University Club. We are using this opportunity to build a state-of-the-art library and archival facility for our unique collections of German-language materials published in North America, including an exhibit space and comfortable reading areas for our patrons. The renovation is budgeted at $1.1 million, and we are within reach of our goal. Please help us to preserve this important part of American history and support our efforts to raise the final $200,000.
HELP US RAISE $200,000
Through the end of 2011 all donations will be matched dollar for dollar
by the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Gifts can be made by check, made out to UW Foundation, with MKI Library Project in the memo line and mailed to: Max Kade Institute, 901 University Bay Dr., Madison, WI 53705 or online through the MKI Web site: http://mki.wisc.edu (click on “MKI Library Campaign”).
All gifts to the MKI Library Project are fully tax deductible.
For additional information contact:
Antje Petty at the Max Kade Institute (608-262-7546 or apetty@wisc.edu)
There was a Celebration of Life in Nick Graebel’s honor at the Madison Turner Hall, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Nick’s family and friends recounted their experiences and fond memories. Nick enjoyed life and found ways to share that with others.
Nick retired from the Fire Department in 2005, played volleyball with Madison Turners, and was a member of the Madison Maennerchor for 34 years. This is an opportunity for his former co-workers, friends and singers to remember him. The MMC sang in his honor.
An excellent article on Nick appeared in the Wisconsin State Journal.
A brief obit is available here.
The following two Web sites have recently been added to the MKI’s Resources page (http://mki.wisc.edu/Resources/Links/Links.htm)
and may be of interest to you!
German-American Heritage Museum
(http://www.ugac.org/gahm/gahm.html)
An art and multimedia museum located in Washington, DC, providing permanent and temporary exhibits on German immigration and migration across the Unites States and on famous German Americans. The Resources page provides state-by-state links to informative Web sites about German immigrants, German organizations and landmarks, German-American business resources, government resources, student opportunities, and German-language radio programs.
Gemütlichkeit, Schnitzelbank, and Kitsch: German-American Caricature in Vintage Postcards
(http://www.libraries.uc.edu/liblog/2010/05/10/new-german-american-online-exhibit-on-the-arb-web-page/)
The Archives & Rare Books Library of the University of Cincinnati has added an exhibit that explores the creation and perpetuation of German American ethnic stereotypes through cartoon images found on popular postcards in the 20th century. More than fifty cards illustrating a public view of a major ethnic group are included in the exhibit, which can be downloaded as PDF.
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
