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02/06/2024

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17/05/2024

Each year the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod met for its convention. Afterwards, the Proceedings were published. This is a translation of the Proceedings for the years 1876-1885.

22/03/2024

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12/03/2024

A Symposium related to TLHP 52

19/12/2023

Time to Celebrate!

Hope you liked this conversation with an excellent guest! (My audio has been bad on a few episodes I recorded earlier this Fall as I adjusted to a new environment; it should be better here on out!)

https://tlhp.buzzsprout.com/673655/13492630-tlhp-50-worshiping-with-the-reformers-with-karin-maag

01/10/2023

The Lutheran History Collection just got a little bigger! (by a fingernail)

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12/05/2023

May is Preservation Month! Do you have books or documents in your home or your church that you want to preserve for future generations? Here are some considerations:

📖 At CHI, all our books and documents are stored in a cool, dry place. High temperatures and high humidity can seriously damage paper. Always keep important books and documents in temperature and humidity controlled environments.
📖 Pests are a huge threat to books and documents. From bugs to rodents and even household pets, animal and insect intruders should be mitigated. Check your books regularly for evidence of silverfish and mice, especially, and don't leave rare books in reach of Fido or Felix.
📖 Mold and mildew can ruin books and documents. While there are ways of stopping damage from mold (freezing is easiest), the best offense is a good defense: check your storage area for mold, mildew, and fungus.
📖 In many cases, you do not need to wear special gloves (white cotton or otherwise) to handle documents or books. Gloves reduce tactile sensation, and clean, dry, bare hands have been shown to pose no inherent risk of physical or chemical damage. The Smithsonian has a helpful blog post on why and when to wear or NOT wear gloves when handling archival materials, which you can read here: https://blog.library.si.edu/blog/2019/11/21/no-love-for-white-gloves-or-the-cotton-menace/ #.ZFkFPezMKWA
📖 If you have specific questions about preserving a book or document, you can always contact CHI! Our Reference and Research Supervisor and/or Archivist are happy to help with questions like these. Contact us today: https://concordiahistoricalinstitute.org/contact-us/

11/04/2023

Amazing crowdsourcing idea if you have WELS history to share!

27/01/2023

Koren level and above unlocks the video version of each podcast!

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22/11/2022

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22/11/2022

We were, unfortunately, unable to make it to the banquet, but I did win two awards for two of my articles. Several other guests on the podcast won awards or honorable mentions.
Read about them here:

04/10/2022

Check out our most recent episode with Scott Henrich!

Today's guest is Pastor Scott Henrich, a WELS pastor serving in Knoxville, Tennessee. His experiences reading historic Lutheran sermons inspired him to research Lutheranism's homiletical heritage in a way that may challenge some contemporary assu...

03/10/2022

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11/08/2022

Tuesday, August 9, God called Erna Zahn into his Kingdom of Glory. Her granddaughter is Bethel Boeder, piano instructor at MLC. Erna married Meilahn Zahn in 1935. He was head of the Dr. Martin Luther College music department from 1962 to 1975 and taught at the college until 1977. The couple had six children, four sons and two daughters. Her husband died in 1982. At 114 years old, Erna died as the 8th oldest living person in the world, 3rd oldest in the United States, and the oldest Minnesotan at the time of her death.

The funeral service will be Monday, August 15, 2022 at 1 p.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church Visitation will be from 11am till 1pm at the church. There will be a lunch at the church after the cemetery service.

Please keep the Boeder and Zahn families in your prayers.

11/08/2022

Just checked my great grandfather's (Rev. Dr. Henry A. Koch) 1950 census (only recently released)

The census taker came by the week of Easter, so he truthfully answered how many hours he had worked. 126! He probably insisted on having "holy week" noted since that was not a typical week. However, this still would have left the 60-year old man with only 6 hours a day to eat, sleep, and do anything else.

From what I heard of him, he probably wasn't exaggerating.

26/07/2022

At the 1862 Wisconsin Synod convention President Johannes Bading told the delegates about the deep-felt need for pastors that the synod had experienced since its founding in 1850. And the problem wasn’t getting any better.

27/05/2022

A significant anniversary for anyone in the greater Milwaukee area!

13/05/2022

As our church body celebrates its 175th anniversary in 2022, we continue with the CHI handout on F.D.C Wyneken from the Sketches of Faith and Life series. I know, Wyneken’s commemoration on May 4 would have made more sense, but I had a webinar to post that day and did not want to skip over him. Please click the following link to read more: Sketches of Faith: Wyneken.

13/05/2022

15/02/2022

Here is an older video version of today's podcast!

Get your Wyneken gear here!https://teespring.com/stores/fcd-wynekenA lone Lutheran missionary discovers his identity among frontier religious sects. His cal...

15/02/2022

Check out today's special episode!

In celebration of the commencement of plans to publish my biography of FCD Wyneken with the help of the Concordia Historical Institute, I am releasing an audio version of a presentation I prepared four years ago, covering the main points of my res...

02/02/2022

Check out today's new episode!

Today we welcome back Pastor Beibert to discuss his research and presentation on Luther at Worms in 1521, one of the most iconic and significant events in the history of the Church.

12/01/2022

Welcome new patrons, Brandon Gierach, Sarah Gierach, and Brian Heyer!

Thank you!