Genealogy Corner
In this month’s Genealogy Corner, we introduce one of the best resources for Luxembourg genealogical research: Luxroots genealogy and research database. Luxroots, Luxembourg’s largest genealogical database with more than 800,000 birth,...
Dual Citizen Insights
When is Luxembourg Going to a 10-Year Passport? About a year ago, the National Passport Office in Luxembourg City shared with Luxembourg Legacy that they would be going to a 10-year passport in the fall of 2025. We asked for an update in early autumn and were told the...
Best-Kept Luxembourg Secrets: Flex Carsharing
If you want to avoid paying outrageous rental car fees (plus parking) and you need a car for a short trip or just a day or two, Flex Carsharing by CFL, Luxembourg’s public railroad company, is the perfect solution. Just download the easy-to-use...
Celebrating Light and Levity Before Lent
Children in Luxembourg carry lanterns, or Liichtëbengelcher, house to house to ask for treats and money on Liichtmëssdag. Three festive Luxembourgish traditions fall in February this year Easter falls on April 5 this year—a little more than two weeks earlier than last...
Noteworthy Dual Citizen Jim Stemper
Third-generation in the family business, Jim Stemper is president of T.H. Stemper Co., which was established in 1911. Posted by Mary Bolich This article is fourth in a series on Luxembourg Americans who have gone through the process of reclamation of Luxembourg...
Settlement Spotlight: Aurora, Illinois
Beginning in 1850, two significant waves of immigrants from Luxembourg found a new home in Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, about 40 miles west of Chicago. Many of the Aurora’s early settlers came from the Canton of Echternach, including the villages of...
The Luxembourg Hercules
John Grün, of Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg, was a famous strongman. John Grün, who claimed to be the strongest man in the world, was born in Mondorf-les-Bains on August 27,1868, into a family of craftsmen and Yenish people (an indigenous, semi-nomadic group involved...
Luxembourg Genealogy Corner
Liliane, of Kleinbettingen, Luxembourg, and Kevin Wester are fourth cousins once removed. In this month’s Genealogy Corner, we explain the often-confusing terms and definitions related to cousins, including one and twice removed.First CousinYour first cousin is a...
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