The Luxembourg Legacy Spring Dancing Procession Tour just concluded and the highlight for many participants was Family Day, which is spent visiting ancestral villages with volunteer Luxembourg drivers/guides. The guides take tour participants to their ancestors'...
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Settlement Spotlight: Nodaway County, Missouri
By Patricia Massard Editor’s note: A participant in a recent Luxembourg Legacy Presents webinar asked if any Luxembourgers had settled in Missouri. Another participant, Patricia Massard, a former Luxembourg Legacy dual citizenship client, wrote about her ancestors and...
Do Some Homework Before Visiting Ancestral Village
Kevin Wester with his brother Joe and their Wester/Even cousins in front of the Wester ancestral barn in Bouferterhaff, Luxembourg. People frequently contact Kevin and Rebecca before traveling to Luxembourg inquiring about visiting ancestral villages churches,...
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...
Help Us Document Stone Structures in the US
Luxembourg Legacy is undertaking the important labor of love of documenting all the Luxembourgish stone houses, barns, chapels and other buildings in the United States There are numerous Luxembourgish stone houses and a few barns and chapels in...
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...







