Mine in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, circa 1910. By Kevin Wester The main focus on Luxembourgers in Wisconsin is typically the large, early settlements in Ozaukee and Sheboygan counties as well as La Crosse County. One often overlooked and rarely documented Luxembourg...
St. Donatus Prairie Settlement, Sioux County, Iowa St. Donatus Prairie Church, Sioux County, Iowa. The presence of Luxembourgers in northwest Iowa dates to May 1870 when 38 Luxembourg settlers left St. Donatus, Dubuque County, in northeast Iowa and traveled west...
In this image, St. Donatus is wearing a Roman soldier's uniform. He holds a palm branch, which symbolizes that he is a martyr. The lightning bolts represent that he is the patron of protection from lightning, storms, hail and fire. Throughout the centuries,...
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...
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...
Luxie Club on High Street circa 1925 Luxemburger Hall, also colloquially referred to as the “Luxie Club,” located at 416 High Street in Aurora, Illinois, opened in 1917 and holds the distinction of being the only Luxembourg social club still functioning...
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...
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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...