Dual Citizen Insights: Passport and ID Guidelines for Children
Does the new 10-year Luxembourg passport apply to children as well as adults? As of May 11, 2026, a Luxembourg passport will be valid for 10 years rather than the previous five-year passport. This new policy does not apply to children’s Luxembourg passports.Luxembourg...
How to Safely Clean Gravestones
One of the favorite places for a genealogist to conduct research is the family cemetery. Unfortunately, over time many gravestones are covered with lichen or other biological growth, which can make them unrecognizable and unreadable. ...
Our Friend Réne Daubenfeld Passes Away
René Daubenfeld with Kevin Wester on a 2024 Luxembourg Legacy Tour. It is with incredible sadness that Luxembourg Legacy announces the passing of our dear friend, René Daubenfeld, of Surré, Luxembourg, on April 6, 2026, at age 67 after a courageous battle with...
Partitions Create Confusion for Researchers
Historical map of Luxembourg, by J. Hansen, cartographer. Am I a Luxembourger?"My ancestor was born in such-and-such town, but I googled it and it's in the country of Belgium. I always thought we were Luxembourgers, but are we actually...
Settlement Spotlight: Luxembourgers, Belgic-Luxembourgers in Seneca County, Ohio
By Steve Frank Editor’s note: Steve Frank, of Tiffin, Ohio, is an authority on Luxembourg and Belgic-Luxembourg immigration to Seneca County, Ohio. In this article, he explains the three historic partitions of Luxembourg as well as who can be considered...
Luxembourg Legacy Website Highlight: Luxembourg-American Societies
Oktoberfest at the Gehlen Barn in 2025 (St. Donatus Luxembourg Heritage Society photo) If you are of Luxembourg descent or a new Luxembourg citizen looking for a place to belong, considering joining one or more of the nine Luxembourg-American societies based...
Noteworthy Dual Citizen: Nancy (Joseph) Cohen
On their 2022 visit to Luxembourg, Nancy Cohen and her daughter, Allison Young, visited the Jewish cemetery in Ettelbruck and posed next to the memorial plaque listing the victims of the Holocaust, including Nancy's grandmother, Gothon (Bermann) Joseph, and her aunt,...
Show Us Your Lion Pride
Proud Luxembourg dual citizen Lisa Jungers-Hill, of Scottsdale, Arizona, built this dollhouse from a kit and decorated it over the course of a year. It features a few tributes to Luxembourg, including Gëlle Fra (the Golden Lady) and the Luxembourg Lion on the...
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