Pabst Mansion Spring Lecture Series

 

Back by popular demand, our Spring Lecture Series offers a deep dive into our past and how the Pabst family and Pabst Brewing Company shaped the Milwaukee we know today. Four lectures will be offered at 5:30pm on March 10th & 24th and April 7th & 21st.

March 10th: Pabst In Milwaukee, Dave Fehlauer, Pabst Mansion Volunteer

Captain Pabst once said, “Milwaukee is famous. I made it so.” Gain insights into the man himself,; his life as an immigrant, his culture and philanthropic contributions, and his legacy.

March 24th: Prohibition in Wisconsin, Jerry Janiszewski, Pabst Mansion Board Member and Volunteer

Wisconsin is known for beer and cheese – but what happens when one of these products is no longer allowed to be sold? Join us as we discuss the events that led up to prohibition and the efforts to enforce it, while also discovering the creative ways that breweries remained in business during this time.

April 7th: Business and Pleasure: Milwaukee’s 19th Century Beer Gardens, Professor Joe Walzer

This lecture will highlight Milwaukee’s many various “pleasure parks” of the nineteenth century, and how their attractions and locations changed along with the interests and identities of their patrons.

April 24th: Interpreting the Pa(b)st: Translating a Pabst Mansion Archival Collection, Professor Viktorija Bilić

For the final lecture of the series, we will discuss the UWM and Pabst Mansion partner project in which internship students transcribe and translate historical letters written by Pabst family members.