Welcome to the official website for the WELS Historical Institute!

The institute exists to preserve and present the history of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.

Here you will find information about becoming a member, the institute's activities, historic Salem Landmark Church, institute publications, and more.

RECENT WEBSITE NEWS:

The database of past issues of the WELS Historical Institute Journal is now complete through Volume 27 (2009).  The Unified Table of Contents for the entire run of the Journal through 2010 is also now available in the file database.  Click on the Journal link to the left.

A new section has been added to the links page for family history sites.  Does your family have an interesting connection to WELS history?  Do you have a family history website?  E-mail us and we would be happy to link your site to ours!