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PEOPLE OF THE PORT: MILWAUKEE'S JONES ISLAND

Indian village, fur trading post, Yankee shipyard, and Polish fishing village - Jones Island has seen them all over 150 years. This program highlights the role of the Kaszubian fisherfolk from Poland's Baltic seacoast.

Polish Fest
Cultural Village
(Milwaukee Summerfest grounds)
6 PM, Friday, June 20
5 PM, Sunday, June 22

GERMAN MILWAUKEE

Milwaukee has been America's most German city since the mid-1800s, and the Teutonic imprint on its neighborhoods, religious life, politics, and personality is indelible. This fast-paced program describes the German community's evolution and its continuing influence on the Milwaukee scene.

German Fest
Musikgarten Stage
(Milwaukee Summerfest grounds)
3:30 PM, Saturday, July 26

John Gurda

John Gurda is a Milwaukee-born writer and historian. John Gurda is the author of thirteen books, including histories of Milwaukee-area neighborhoods, churches and industries. "The Making of Milwaukee" is John Gurda's most ambitious effort. It is the first feature-length history of the community published since 1948.

John Gurda is a lecturer, tour guide and local history columnist for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. John Gurda holds a B.A.in English from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. John Gurda is an eight-time winner of the Wisconsin Historical Society's Award of Merit. Developed, Hosted and Maintained by Thinkc2