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This document contains a table of contents for a book about Luxembourg and Luxembourgish people around the world. The table of contents outlines chapters on the history of Luxembourg, conditions that led emigrants to leave for countries like the US in the 19th century, Luxembourg communities in America, famous and infamous Luxembourg Americans, Luxembourg traditions, World War I, and more. It provides an overview of the many topics and people that will be discussed in the full book.
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- 1. Fausto Gardini _____________________________________________________________ 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
- 2. Fausto Gardini _____________________________________________________________ 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
- 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
- 4. Fausto Gardini _____________________________________________________________ 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
- 5. 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