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TABLE OF CONTENT
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND                            11
THE BIRTH OF A NATION                            11
COUNT FLORIMONT DE QUARRÉ – UN INFÂME
(A SCOUNDREL)                                    15
LIFE IN NINETEENTH CENTURY LUXEMBOURG            17
CONDITIONS LEADING TO EMIGRATION                 17
LUXEMBOURG’S MELTING POT                         23
LUXEMBOURG’S NEWSPAPERS                          25

WHAT’S IN A NAME?                                27
LUXEMBOURG OR LUXEMBURG?                         27
LUXEMBOURG, LAND OF INVASIONS, IMMIGRANTS &
EMIGRANTS                                        29
LUXEMBOURG’S MIGRATIONS                          29
LUXEMBOURGERS AND THEIR FAMILY NAMES             33
LUXEMBOURGERS AND THEIR FIRST NAMES              36
LUXEMBOURGERS AND THEIR NICKNAMES                39

AN AMERIKA                                       41
IN AMERICA                                       42
LUXEMBOURGERS IN AMERICA                         44
THE FIRST IMMIGRANT                              46
THE EARLY YEARS – LOUISIANA                      49
ST. DONATUS, IOWA. A LUXEMBOURG VILLAGE          51
LUXEMBOURGERS IN ALABAMA                         52

COMING TO AMERICA                                54
DERULLE-WIGREUX & SOHN – EMIGRATION
AGENTS ~1860-1996                                54
FROM ANTWERP, BELGIUM TO NEW YORK, USA           57
BARK SILVANUS JENKINS                            57
DISASTER AT SEA – THE DANIEL STEINMANN TRAGEDY   59
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WHAT IS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF LUXEMBOURGERS
WHO HAVE LIVED IN AMERICA AT ANY GIVEN TIME      61
IMMIGRANTS FROM LUXEMBOURG AND THE FEDERAL
CENSUS 1790-1940                                 63
UNITED STATES FEDERAL CENSUS 1880                65
HOW THE NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS EVOLVED IN THE
UNITED STATES AND IN THE GRAND DUCHY
OF LUXEMBOURG                                    67
LUXEMBOURG’S ARGONAUTS (GOLD SEEKERS)            71
CALIFORNIA GOLD FEVER                            71
LUXEMBOURG SOCIETIES IN THE UNITED STATES        74
STAYING IN TOUCH                                 77
ELLIS ISLAND – THE AMERICAN IMMIGRANT
WALL OF HONOR                                    79
FAMOUS & INFAMOUS LUXEMBOURGERS IN THE
UNITED STATES                                    94
FAMOUS LUXEMBOURGERS                             94
INDUSTRIOUS LUXEMBOURGERS                        98
INDUSTRIOUS LUXEMBOURGERS – PART 2               104
INFAMOUS LUXEMBOURGERS IN THE UNITED STATES      107
PORTRAIT: JOSEPH PIERRE BIRREN (1864-1933)       113
PORTRAIT: BERNARD JOHN CIGRAND (1866-1932)       115
PORTRAIT: HUGO GERNSBACK (1884-1967)             117
PORTRAIT: NICK KESSLER (1833-1902)               119
PORTRAIT: PAUL C. LAUTERBUR (1929-2007)          121
PORTRAIT: JOHN LUDWIG (1839-1906)                123
PORTRAIT: DR. PETER SCHWIND (1838-1910)          126
THE FISHERMAN’S DUDE RANCH, CHICAGO              128

LUXEMBOURG RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS                  130
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OCTAVE CELEBRATIONS                              130
SPRANGPROZESSIOUN – DANCING PROCESSION           132
LIICHTMËSSDAG (GROUNDHOG DAY)                    134
MOTHER’S DAY TRIBUTE                             136
ALLERHELLJEN (ALL SAINTS) & ALLERSÉILEN
(ALL SOULS)                                      137
D’VERLOOSSENT GRAF – THE ABANDONED GRAVE         139
DECEMBER THOUGHTS                                140

JOHN GRUN (1868-1912) – THE WORLD’S STRONGEST MAN   142

WORLD WAR I (1914-1918)                             144
LUXEMBOURGERS IN US FORCES
SERVING THEIR NEW COUNTRY                           146
AURORA, KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS – WORLD WAR I
SERVICEMEN OF LUXEMBOURG DESCENT                    148

BIRTH AND DEMISE OF THE LUXEMBURGER GAZETTE         151

FAUSTO’S CORNER                                     153
GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG
LAND AND POPULATION 1815-1839                       153
LUXEMBOURG’S FIRST HISTORIAN
JEAN BERTELS (1544-1607)                            154
JOHN MARSCH FROM SAEUL
LUXEMBOURG’S CONSUL (1869-1954)                     154
HOW A LUXEMBOURGER (ALMOST) DISCOVERED
CALIFORNIA’S GOLD                                   155
REMEMBERING PERRY DAUBENFELD (1879-1945)            156
SIXTY YEARS AGO – JUNE 6, 1944
LUXEMBOURGERS LAND ON D-DAY                         157
SIXTY YEARS AGO, GRAND DUCHESS CHARLOTTE
RETURNS FROM EXILE                                  158
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AN AMAZING PHOTOGRAPH                            159
ANOTHER AMAZING PHOTOGRAPH (1)                   159
ANOTHER AMAZING PHOTOGRAPH (2)                   160
LUXEMBOURG’S RAILROADS                           161
GEORGE THIEL – AN IMMIGRANT’S BIOGRAPHY          162
THE MOSELLE RIVER                                162
MOTHER GOOSE FROM LUXEMBOURG
A NURSERY RHYME                                  163
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS TREE                164
GENE 1991-2009                                   165

HODGEPODGE                                        166
OF EXECUTIONERS & ASSISTANTS                      166
ADOLPHE BRIDGE – NEI BRÉCK. A BRIDGE CELEBRATES
ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY 1903-2003                   171
A 1939 ART SHOW IN NEW YORK                       171
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MEETS
DE KLEESCHEN (ZINNIKLOS)                          174
MOST REVEREND RAYMOND E. GOEDERT,
VICAR GENERAL OF THE CHICAGO ARCHDIOCESE,
VISITS LUXEMBOURG                                 174
JUAN CARLOS I, KING OF SPAIN, VISITS LUXEMBOURG
A HISTORY LESSON                                  175
LUXEMBOURG MOURNS THE DEATH OF GRAND DUCHESS
JOSÉPHINE CHARLOTTE                               176
DEATH OF PRINCESS MARIE-ADELAIDE, SISTER OF
GRAND DUKE JEAN                                   177
GRAND DUCHESS MARIE-ADELAIDE (1894-1924)          178
THIS IS ABOUT MONEY                               179
ARCELOR DIFFERDANGE MILLS I-BEAMS
FOR FREEDOM TOWER                                 180
A FORGOTTEN HERO – ERNEST SENTE (1924-1944)       182
THE AMERICAN LUXEMBOURG SOCIETY CELEBRATES
ITS 125TH ANNIVERSARY, 1882-2007                  184
A ROAD, A BRIDGE AND THEIR RAMIFICATIONS          186
A HOMECOMING 161 YEARS IN THE MAKING              188
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MARCEL REULAND (1905-1956)                       191
AMBASSADOR ARLETTE CONZEMIUS FAREWELL            193
LUXEMBOURG NATIONAL HOLIDAY CELEBRATION 2006     195
LUXEMBOURG CELEBRATES ITS NATIONAL HOLIDAY 2007  196

ABOUT THE AUTHOR                                 198
IN THE PRESS                                     199
THANKS!                                          201
END NOTES                                        202

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Table contents

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    Fausto Gardini _____________________________________________________________ TABLE OFCONTENT HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 11 THE BIRTH OF A NATION 11 COUNT FLORIMONT DE QUARRÉ – UN INFÂME (A SCOUNDREL) 15 LIFE IN NINETEENTH CENTURY LUXEMBOURG 17 CONDITIONS LEADING TO EMIGRATION 17 LUXEMBOURG’S MELTING POT 23 LUXEMBOURG’S NEWSPAPERS 25 WHAT’S IN A NAME? 27 LUXEMBOURG OR LUXEMBURG? 27 LUXEMBOURG, LAND OF INVASIONS, IMMIGRANTS & EMIGRANTS 29 LUXEMBOURG’S MIGRATIONS 29 LUXEMBOURGERS AND THEIR FAMILY NAMES 33 LUXEMBOURGERS AND THEIR FIRST NAMES 36 LUXEMBOURGERS AND THEIR NICKNAMES 39 AN AMERIKA 41 IN AMERICA 42 LUXEMBOURGERS IN AMERICA 44 THE FIRST IMMIGRANT 46 THE EARLY YEARS – LOUISIANA 49 ST. DONATUS, IOWA. A LUXEMBOURG VILLAGE 51 LUXEMBOURGERS IN ALABAMA 52 COMING TO AMERICA 54 DERULLE-WIGREUX & SOHN – EMIGRATION AGENTS ~1860-1996 54 FROM ANTWERP, BELGIUM TO NEW YORK, USA 57 BARK SILVANUS JENKINS 57 DISASTER AT SEA – THE DANIEL STEINMANN TRAGEDY 59
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    Fausto Gardini _____________________________________________________________ WHAT ISTHE LARGEST NUMBER OF LUXEMBOURGERS WHO HAVE LIVED IN AMERICA AT ANY GIVEN TIME 61 IMMIGRANTS FROM LUXEMBOURG AND THE FEDERAL CENSUS 1790-1940 63 UNITED STATES FEDERAL CENSUS 1880 65 HOW THE NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS EVOLVED IN THE UNITED STATES AND IN THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG 67 LUXEMBOURG’S ARGONAUTS (GOLD SEEKERS) 71 CALIFORNIA GOLD FEVER 71 LUXEMBOURG SOCIETIES IN THE UNITED STATES 74 STAYING IN TOUCH 77 ELLIS ISLAND – THE AMERICAN IMMIGRANT WALL OF HONOR 79 FAMOUS & INFAMOUS LUXEMBOURGERS IN THE UNITED STATES 94 FAMOUS LUXEMBOURGERS 94 INDUSTRIOUS LUXEMBOURGERS 98 INDUSTRIOUS LUXEMBOURGERS – PART 2 104 INFAMOUS LUXEMBOURGERS IN THE UNITED STATES 107 PORTRAIT: JOSEPH PIERRE BIRREN (1864-1933) 113 PORTRAIT: BERNARD JOHN CIGRAND (1866-1932) 115 PORTRAIT: HUGO GERNSBACK (1884-1967) 117 PORTRAIT: NICK KESSLER (1833-1902) 119 PORTRAIT: PAUL C. LAUTERBUR (1929-2007) 121 PORTRAIT: JOHN LUDWIG (1839-1906) 123 PORTRAIT: DR. PETER SCHWIND (1838-1910) 126 THE FISHERMAN’S DUDE RANCH, CHICAGO 128 LUXEMBOURG RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS 130
  • 3.
    Fausto Gardini _____________________________________________________________ OCTAVE CELEBRATIONS 130 SPRANGPROZESSIOUN – DANCING PROCESSION 132 LIICHTMËSSDAG (GROUNDHOG DAY) 134 MOTHER’S DAY TRIBUTE 136 ALLERHELLJEN (ALL SAINTS) & ALLERSÉILEN (ALL SOULS) 137 D’VERLOOSSENT GRAF – THE ABANDONED GRAVE 139 DECEMBER THOUGHTS 140 JOHN GRUN (1868-1912) – THE WORLD’S STRONGEST MAN 142 WORLD WAR I (1914-1918) 144 LUXEMBOURGERS IN US FORCES SERVING THEIR NEW COUNTRY 146 AURORA, KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS – WORLD WAR I SERVICEMEN OF LUXEMBOURG DESCENT 148 BIRTH AND DEMISE OF THE LUXEMBURGER GAZETTE 151 FAUSTO’S CORNER 153 GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG LAND AND POPULATION 1815-1839 153 LUXEMBOURG’S FIRST HISTORIAN JEAN BERTELS (1544-1607) 154 JOHN MARSCH FROM SAEUL LUXEMBOURG’S CONSUL (1869-1954) 154 HOW A LUXEMBOURGER (ALMOST) DISCOVERED CALIFORNIA’S GOLD 155 REMEMBERING PERRY DAUBENFELD (1879-1945) 156 SIXTY YEARS AGO – JUNE 6, 1944 LUXEMBOURGERS LAND ON D-DAY 157 SIXTY YEARS AGO, GRAND DUCHESS CHARLOTTE RETURNS FROM EXILE 158
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    Fausto Gardini _____________________________________________________________ AN AMAZINGPHOTOGRAPH 159 ANOTHER AMAZING PHOTOGRAPH (1) 159 ANOTHER AMAZING PHOTOGRAPH (2) 160 LUXEMBOURG’S RAILROADS 161 GEORGE THIEL – AN IMMIGRANT’S BIOGRAPHY 162 THE MOSELLE RIVER 162 MOTHER GOOSE FROM LUXEMBOURG A NURSERY RHYME 163 THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS TREE 164 GENE 1991-2009 165 HODGEPODGE 166 OF EXECUTIONERS & ASSISTANTS 166 ADOLPHE BRIDGE – NEI BRÉCK. A BRIDGE CELEBRATES ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY 1903-2003 171 A 1939 ART SHOW IN NEW YORK 171 SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MEETS DE KLEESCHEN (ZINNIKLOS) 174 MOST REVEREND RAYMOND E. GOEDERT, VICAR GENERAL OF THE CHICAGO ARCHDIOCESE, VISITS LUXEMBOURG 174 JUAN CARLOS I, KING OF SPAIN, VISITS LUXEMBOURG A HISTORY LESSON 175 LUXEMBOURG MOURNS THE DEATH OF GRAND DUCHESS JOSÉPHINE CHARLOTTE 176 DEATH OF PRINCESS MARIE-ADELAIDE, SISTER OF GRAND DUKE JEAN 177 GRAND DUCHESS MARIE-ADELAIDE (1894-1924) 178 THIS IS ABOUT MONEY 179 ARCELOR DIFFERDANGE MILLS I-BEAMS FOR FREEDOM TOWER 180 A FORGOTTEN HERO – ERNEST SENTE (1924-1944) 182 THE AMERICAN LUXEMBOURG SOCIETY CELEBRATES ITS 125TH ANNIVERSARY, 1882-2007 184 A ROAD, A BRIDGE AND THEIR RAMIFICATIONS 186 A HOMECOMING 161 YEARS IN THE MAKING 188
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    Fausto Gardini _____________________________________________________________ MARCEL REULAND(1905-1956) 191 AMBASSADOR ARLETTE CONZEMIUS FAREWELL 193 LUXEMBOURG NATIONAL HOLIDAY CELEBRATION 2006 195 LUXEMBOURG CELEBRATES ITS NATIONAL HOLIDAY 2007 196 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 198 IN THE PRESS 199 THANKS! 201 END NOTES 202 END PAGE 210