At a meeting of the Norwegian Synod at Washington Prairie Church on October 10, 1857, it was decided to establish an institution of higher learning...

In 1861, the original 32 acre campus of Luther College was purchased.

2011 marked the 60th anniversary of the Dorian Vocal Festival.

On January 12, 1929, Luther College purchased the Jewell Farm for $60,000.

In 1911, the Luther College Concert Band went on a 12 week tour to the Pacific Coast...

Campus House was built in 1867 as a parsonage by the congregations of Pastor Nils O. Brandt.

The first Luther College gymnasium was built in 1886.

In February 1878, the first band was started at Luther College.

E.D. Farwell, the seventh president of Luther College, arrived with his family in Decorah in February 1963.

Loyalty Hall, built in 1916, was named to commemorate the loyalty of the students who raised the funds necessary to build the dining hall.

Former president William Howard Taft visited Luther College in 1918.

The October 1918 issue of Luther College Chips reported that 112 out of the 241 students at Luther College were sick with the Spanish Flu.