“The Saxon New Worldˮ

A documentary film by H. Paul Moon about the 19th-century Saxons who settled in rural Missouri, sowing the seeds for one of todayʼs largest church bodies of Lutheranism. The video can be streamed free at www.thesaxonnewworld.com, and DVD copies of the film may be ordered from the same site.

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Pieces of Our Past

“Pieces of Our Pastˮ is a biweekly email message distributed through the LCMS eNews system. Each message features an interesting or unusual document, artifact or publication from the Instituteʼs collection with background information on its meaning and significance. Items featured in this series will be available on the Pieces of Our

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Spring CHI Quarterly Focuses on China Mission

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Spring Historical Footnotes Introduces Director Harmelink

Dr. Daniel Harmelink was installed as executive director of Concordia Historical Institute on 14 February 2014 in the chapel at the LCMS International Center by President Matthew Harrison. Pictures from the event and information about Dr. Harmelink are found in the Spring 2014 issue of the CHI membership newsletter, Historical Footnotes, available online in

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Dürer Woodcuts

Last Chance to See Dürer Woodcuts

The Institute will close its exhibit “Albrecht Dürer: Master Woodcut Artist of the German Renaissance,” on Tuesday, July 1. The exhibit features 41 prints from Albrecht Dürer’s Small Passionand Life of the Virgin series. An early 16th-century artist, Dürer used intricately carved blocks of wood to create these beautiful images. The last day to view

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