Best-Kept Luxembourg Secret: Sofitel Le Grand Ducal Offers Incomparable Views
Get the inside scoop on cool things to do, places to eat, neat things to buy and unique experiences. This month we feature the Sofitel—the best view in Luxembourg City. One of the absolute best views of Old Luxembourg City is offered at the L Observatoire bar on the...
Settlement Spotlight: Aurora Street Names
Last month, the Lion Tales Settlement Spotlight shared the history of Luxembourgers in Aurora, Illinois, one of the largest settlements of Luxembourgers in the Midwest, and its Luxie Club, the last Luxembourgish social hall still operating in the U.S. This second...
Genealogy Corner: Luxembourg Gazette a Great Resource for Research
In this Genealogy Corner, we explore the Luxemburger Gazette newspaper, an excellent resource for U.S. Luxembourg ancestry research. Letterhead from two of Nicholas Gonner's newspapers. Nicholas Gonner's Luxemburger Gazette newspaper, published in Dubuque, Iowa, by...
Dual Citizen Insights: Luxembourg ID Card
In the U.S., most of us use our drivers license as our main form of ID. In most other countries around the world, people have government-issued photo identification cards as their primary proof of ID. Whether you get a Luxembourg ID card is totally up to you but it...
Luxembourg Legacy Website – Your Source for All Things Luxembourg
If you're interested in learning more about Luxembourg and the Luxembourg-American story, check out our Luxembourg Legacy blogs, which offer a wealth of informative, inspiring articles. The blogs are written by our Luxembourg Legacy staff and offer unique content you...
Sauber Family History Books Available
If you're related to the Sauber family of Luxembourg, you may be interested to know that the Sauber Family of Luxembourg” books are available for free at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Family Search site. Wherever possible, the...
Bretzelsonndeg: A Celebration of Love
Bretzelsonndeg, or Pretzel Sunday, which takes place on the fourth Sunday of Lent, was traditionally celebrated by young men offering a sweet puff pastry called a bretzel (pretzel) to a women as a token of his love. If the woman reciprocated the feelings, she would...
Preserving the History of Luxembourg Stone Buildings
John Barnich – Celestin Antoine stone house in Lake Church, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. Luxembourg Legacy launches effort to document Luxembourg stone structures in US Luxembourg Legacy is undertaking the important labor of love of documenting all the Luxembourgish...
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