Past Events Category: GNS+ Events

Emily Sneff
February 12, 2026 @ 6:00 pm CST
https://uwmadison.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1UOtwOHvSIOb93RMGB1i5g

This lecture will examine the roles of military leaders, early officeholders, and supporters on the home front, including members of the Muhlenberg family (Peter, Frederick, and Catherine); Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben; Michael Hillegas; Mary Ludwig Hays—better remembered as Molly Pitcher—and other men and women whose influence can still be felt today.

Josh Brown (UW–Eau Claire), Matt Johnson (UW–Madison), Mark Louden (UW–Madison), Sunny Yudkoff (UW–Madison)
UW–Madison Memorial Union, Old Madison Room, 800 Langdon Street
February 3, 2026 @ 4:00 pm CST

This event will showcase poetic works in Yiddish and Pennsylvania Dutch that deal with the concept of place.

1418 Van Hise Hall
February 2, 2026 @ 4:00 pm CST - 5:00 pm CST

This presentation explores why and how young, urban Bulgarians are addressing rural depopulation, and especially how recovery of traditional cultural practices plays into their endeavors.

Dr. Liina-Ly Roos, Dr. Ida Moen Johnson, and Dr. Mary Hennessy
Madsen Room (1312 Van Hise)
January 30, 2026 @ 12:00 pm CST

The discussion will focus on Liina-Ly Roos’s recent publication, The Not-Quite Child (University of Washington Press, 2025). The event will take the form of a conversation among three of our wonderful GNS colleagues: Dr. Liina-Ly Roos, Dr. …

University Club, 432 East Campus Mall, Room 313
December 1, 2025 @ 4:00 pm CST - 6:00 pm CST
https://mki.wisc.edu/event/presentation-exhibit-reception-early-anabaptist-documents-at-the-max-kade-institute/

Join us at the Max Kade Institute to celebrate the recent acquisition of a collection of books, some of them quite rare, published by and about Anabaptists. Donated by J. Denny Weaver, these mostly German- …

Emily Sneff
Virtual Lecture
November 20, 2025 @ 6:00 pm CST
https://mki.wisc.edu/event/virtual-lecture-the-german-audience-for-the-u-s-declaration-of-independence/

Free and open to the public, but registration is required. Click here to register for a Zoom link.   July 4, 2026, will mark the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. Almost immediately …

Marquee Cinema at Union South
November 16, 2025 @ 3:00 pm CST

Join us for the 2025 Madison Polish Film Festival at the Marquee Cinema at Union South!

November 14, 2025

Scandinavian Day at UW-Madison Celebrating 150 Years of Scandinavian Studies November 14th, 2025 For more information and registration, please go to: 150th Anniversary Celebration Join us for a day of seminars, tours, and performances celebrating …

Washburn Observatory (1401 Observatory Drive)
November 11, 2025 @ 5:30 pm CST

Research 101: Humanities Edition What can research look like in the Humanities? Whether you’re just beginning to explore what research means or you’re gearing up to write a senior Honors thesis, this event is for …

Marquee Cinema at Union South
November 9, 2025 @ 3:00 pm CST

Join us for the 2025 Madison Polish Film Festival at the Marquee Cinema at Union South!