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Dr. David Trim discusses the life of Joseph Bates, the first issue of the Millerite journal Signs of the Times, the first Adventist baptism in Tuvalu, the organization of the first Adventist church in Myanmar, and the first public Adventist baptism in Bataclan, Indonesia.

This Week in Adventist History (December 23, 2016)

Learn about Elis Delhove and Thomas Sinclair Geraty in this week's "This Week in Adventist History".

This Week in Adventist History (December 30, 2016)

This week, learn about a holiday program in 1887 that was almost entirely focused on promoting mission work.

This Week in Adventist History (January 1, 2016)

ASTR's assistant archivist, Ashlee Chism, relates the story behind a 1905 camp meeting in New South Wales, Australia.

This Week in Adventist History (January 8, 2016)

This Week in Adventist History (January 15, 2016)

Dr. Kenrie Hylton tells us about Arthur S. Maxwell and about an earthquake that struck Jamaica in 1907.

This Week in Adventist History (January 22, 2016)

Dr. David Trim tells us about a months-long evangelistic campaign, Arthur S. Hickox, and F. E. Thompson.

This Week In Adventist History (January 29, 2016)

Dr. Benjamin Baker shares with us about the deadliest earthquake in the history of Chile and about evangelistic meetings held in Cebu in the Philippines.

"This Week in Adventist History" (February 5, 2016)

Church Archivist David Trim speaks about the construction of the Community Hospital of Seventh-day Adventists in Trinidad, and the organization of the Minnesota Conference and the Mexico Union.

This Week in Adventist History (February 12, 2016)

Dr. David Trim relates to us the story of Elly Economou's remarkable life of service.

"This Week in Adventist History" (February 19, 2016)

Dr. Kenrie Hylton discusses the fire that consumed the Battle Creek Sanitarium and Hospital in 1902, and the establishment of Colegio Adventista del Atlantico Max Trummer in Guatemala.

This Week In Adventist History (February 26, 2016)

Learn about the officer elections at the 30th General Conference Session, the opening of Grao Para Adventist Academy, and Karl Anton Fernstrom.

This Week in Adventist History (March 4, 2016)

This week, assistant archivist Ashlee Chism tells us about a decision made at the third special General Conference session, held in 1878.

This Week in Adventist History (March 12, 2016)

Dr. David Trim focuses on the church's medical work in this week's "This Week in Adventist History."

This Week in Adventist History (March 18, 2016)

Dr. Benjamin Baker relates the story of Henry Beck, the first Seventh-day Adventist employee from Suriname.

"This Week in Adventist History" (March 25, 2016)

This Week in Adventist History (April 1, 2016)

Dr. Kenrie Hylton speaks about Seventh-day Adventist involvement in health and medical ministries.

This Week in Adventist History (April 8, 2016)

Dr. David Trim speaks about a meeting of the Canadian Union Conference, the creation of the Bolivia Mission, and an appeal made in 1903 by William A. Spicer.

This Week in Adventist History (April 15, 2016)

This week, Dr. David Trim speaks about the first Adventist baptism in Brazil and about the 1944 creation of regional conferences.

This Week in Adventist History (April 23, 2016)

Dr. Benjamin Baker shares the story of Rose Le Meme, the first Seventh-day Adventist believer from the island of Mauritius.

This Week in Adventist History (April 29, 2016)

Dr. David Trim shares the steps that Adventist pioneers took to make the church an official denomination.

This Week in Adventist History (May 6, 2016)

This week, assistant archivist Ashlee Chism talks about the creation of the Allegheny East and Allegheny West Conferences and the Review's move to Rochester, New York, from Saratoga Springs, New York.

This Week in Adventist History (May 13, 2016)

This Week in Adventist History (May 27, 2016)

Dr. Benjamin Baker shares the story of Norma Youngberg.

This Week in Adventist History (June 3, 2016)

Dr. David Trim talks about Central Myanmar Adventist Seminary's beginnings, the first missionaries to Alaska, and the creation of the Zambia Union Mission.

This Week in Adventist History (June 10, 2016)

Dr. David Trim speaks about Harvey Edson Rogers, the first statistical secretary of the General Conference, and shares details about the 45th General Conference Session.

This Week in Adventist History (June 17, 2016)

Dr. Kenrie Hylton shares with us about Washington Adventist Hospital and the first Adventist church organized in Quito, Ecuador.

"This Week in Adventist History" (June 24, 2016)

This Week in Adventist History (July 1, 2016)

This Week in Adventist History (July 8, 2016)

Assistant archivist Ashlee Chism shares the 126-year history of the children's periodical, "Our Little Friend". (After filming, we discovered that the current editor is now Anita Seymour.

This Week in Adventist History (July 15, 2016)

This Week in Adventist History (July 22, 2016)

Dr. David Trim talks about Steen Rasmussen and the first-ever Youth Congress, the death of pioneer missionary E. S. Butz, and the creation of the Iowa-Missouri Conference.

This Week in Adventist History (July 29, 2016)

This week, Dr. Kenrie Hylton tells us about the Rio Sanitarium, Richard Daly, and Kwahu Hospital.

This Week in Adventist History (August 5, 2016)

Dr. David Trim speaks about the Lanes, the Greenages, the organizations of the first Adventist church in Colorado, and the evangelistic efforts of M. E. Cornell and Amy Dartt.

This Week in Adventist History (August 12, 2016)

This week, learn about missionaries Anton Baybarz and Hampton and Ruby Walker.

This Week in Adventist History (August 19, 2016)

Dr. Benjamin Baker speaks about the earliest African American Seventh-day Adventist minister.

This Week in Adventist History (August 26, 2016)

Dr. David Trim tells us about early Adventist missionaries to parts of Eastern Europe.

"This Week in Adventist History" (September 2, 2016)

This Week in Adventist History (September 9, 2016)

David Trim, director of the Adventist Archives, speaks about a remarkable example of lay evangelism.

This Week in Adventist History (September 16, 2016)

Assistant archivist Ashlee Chism tells us about the new device the Korean Publishing House got in 1963 and about the first official missionary family for the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

This Week in Adventist History (September 23, 2016)

Dr. David Trim talks about the fourth secretary of the General Conference.

This Week in Adventist History (September 30, 2016)

How did the Seventh-day Adventist Church get its name? Dr. Kenrie Hylton tells us the story.

"This Week in Adventist History" (October 7, 2016)

Archivist David Trim speaks on two early Adventist campmeetings, the establishment of Mwami Mission and Hospital in Zambia, and the organization of the Northeastern Regional Conference.

This Week in Adventist History (October 14, 2016)

This week, learn about the missionary doctor who founded Mission Hospital Phuket and about two missionaries to Guyana, Trinidad, Grenada, Jamaica, Colombia, and the Bahamas.

This Week in Adventist History (October 21, 2016)

Learn about a groundbreaking surgical operation that took place at Loma Linda University Medical Center and about the launch of the missionary ship Pitcairn.

This Week in Adventist History (October 28, 2016)

This week, learn about the creation of the sixth Adventist conference, the creation of the North Pacific Conference, and the organization of the first Adventist church in Brazil.

This Week in Adventist History (November 4, 2016)

This week, learn about the arrival of the church's first missionary to Switzerland, the arrival of missionary Frank H. Westphal to Chile, and the end of annual General Conference sessions.

This Week in Adventist History (November 11, 2016)

This Week in Adventist History (November 18, 2016)

This week, learn about Feng Yung-Seng, a Tibetan Adventist who spread the gospel in Lhasa, Tibet.

This Week in Adventist History (November 25, 2016)

Learn about the first Adventist church in Trinidad and about the birth of one of the denomination's founders.

This Week in Adventist History (December 2, 2016)

This week, Kenrie Hylton shares the story of Zaoksky Theological Seminary, which is located in Russia.

This Week in Adventist History (December 9, 2016)

This week, learn about how the Advent message came to Venezuela.

This Week in Adventist History (December 16, 2016)

Learn how the church formed in the U.S. state of Maine and the beginnings of Loma Linda University, and hear a quote from the Bible Echo.