- Archives, Historical Societies & Special
Collections
- United States
Resources: Illinois
RootsWeb state page, includes links for genealogy and historical
societies, Family History Center Research Outline, Everton's county map
and federal census information.
- Illinois
Vital Records Information
State entry from Elizabeth Orsay's comprehensive vital records web site.
- Illinois
Public Domain Land Tract Sales
Land sales from the public domain were recorded by field employees of
the U.S. General Land Office, state and local officials, and clerks of the
Illinois Central Railroad.
- Cook
County, Illinois Genealogy
 site for Cook County, maintainted by
Megan Zurawicz and Sharon Dickson. Many Luxembourgers lived in Chicago,
particularly the first and second generation Americans, as they began to
move off the farms their parents settled.
- Chicago City Guide
Chicago is famous for its culturally distinct neighborhoods. Although
there are not any uniquely Luxembourg neighboods, many Luxembourgers
integrated into Chicago's many German communities. The Rogers
Park/West Ridge Historical Society features "doughty" Luxembourgers
among its exhibits, many of whom operated successful greenhouses in the
area.
- SkokieNet
Located near Chicago, Skokie (originally called Niles Center) was
settled by Luxembourgers. A brief history of Skokie is also available from the SkokieNet
Local History Center.
- Kane County, Illinois
Genealogy
site for Kane County, maintained by
Bob and Jane Fey. Aurora, an important ethnic Luxembourger community, is
located in Kane County.
- Archives, Historical Societies & Special
Collections
- United States
Resources: Iowa
RootsWeb state page, includes links for genealogy and historical
societies, Family History Center Research Outline, Everton's county map
and federal census information.
- Iowa Vital
Records Information
State entry from Elizabeth Orsay's comprehensive vital records web site.
- Jackson County, Iowa
Genealogy
page for Jackson County, maintainted
by Charlotte Meyer. St. Donatus is one of the best preserved Luxembourg
communities and on the National Historic Register.
- Dubuque County, Iowa
Genealogy
site for Dubuque County, maintained by
Nicole Kenjura. The city of Dubuque is an important Luxembourg community
and was home to Nicholas Gonner, newspaper publisher and author.
- Shelby County, Iowa
Genealogy
site for Shelby County, maintained by
Dennis Walsh, with a special page highlighting the Luxembourg heritage
of the county.
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- Ellis
County, Kansas Genealogy
site for Ellis County, maintained by
Mike Ward. Early settlers in Pleasant Hill
Township came from Luxembourg.
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- Archives, Historical Societies & Special
Collections
- United States
Resources: Minnesota
RootsWeb state page, includes links for genealogy and historical
societies, Family History Center Research Outline, Everton's county map
and federal census information.
- Minnesota
Vital Records Information
State entry from Elizabeth Orsay's comprehensive vital records web site.
- Stearns County, Minnesota
Genealogy
page for Stearns County, maintained by
Darrell Schulte. Luxemburg and St. Cloud are both important Luxembourg
communities.
- Stearns History Museum
The Research Center and Archives contains over 400,000 photographs,
maps, newspapers, genealogical files and oral history tapes and
specializes in genealogical information for Luxembourg.
- Minnesota
Look-Ups
Richard Kyle, a Luxembourg researcher for over fifteen years, will
search the materials he has collected for Luxembourg immigrants. He notes
that there are many Luxembourg descendents in Stearns, Dakota and Scott
counties. Connect to this site to get complete information for how to
contact him with your Minnesota-Luxembourg questions.
- Winona County, Minnesota
Genealogy
site for Winona County, maintained by
Laurie Esch. Rollingstone is one of the best-known Luxembourg
communities in the United States.
- The
Luxembourgers in Rollingstone
Brief history of the Luxembourg community, as part of an overview to
the ethnic demographics of Winona County.
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Wisconsin's Sesquicentennial
Celebrating 150 Years of
Statehood, 1848-1998
 Wisconsin
- Archives, Historical Societies & Special
Collections
- United States
Resources: Wisconsin
RootsWeb state page, includes links for genealogy and historical
societies, Family History Center Research Outline, Everton's county map
and federal census information.
- Wisconsin
Vital Records
State entry from Elizabeth Orsay's comprehensive vital records web site.
- Wisconsin Land Records
Pre-1908 Homestead and Cash Entry Patents from the Bureau of Land Management's General Land Office (GLO) Automated Records Project.
- Wisconsin's Ethnic
Settlement Trail
Wisconsin has developed a series of 19 walking and driving tours in
honor of its ethnic settlers, including Luxembourgers.
Mark Van Ells' review
of the program.
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- Life in
Wisconsin
From Brian Wiegand's Root Celler, a short overview to the
Luxembourg experience in Wisconsin, written by Loretta Spies.
- Ozaukee County,
Wisconsin Genealogy
site for Ozaukee County, maintained by
Mary Saggio. Ozaukee county has several major Luxembourg communities
including Belgium, Dacada, Holy Cross and Lake Church.
- Early
History of Ozaukee County
Herbert Peters' interesting highlights of the early history of Ozaukee
County, home to many Luxembourg immigrants.
- Port Washington
Draft Riots
In 1862, Luxembourg immigrants staged a riot in Port Washington, the
Ozaukee County seat, protesting the Civil War draft. Brian Wiegand's page
gives a brief accounting of the event and lists those Luxembourgers
arrested for civil disobedience. The 28th Regiment
of the Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was one unit called to respond to the
situation. Further information about the unit is available from Kent
Peterson's regimental history
page.
- Village of Belgium
One of the largest Luxembourg settlements in the United States,
Belgium celebrates its ethnic heritage each August with the annual
Luxembourg Fest.
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History of Washington and Ozaukee Counties, Wisconsin
Biographical
sketches for the towns of Belgium, Cedarburg, Fredonia, Grafton, Mequon
and Port Washington from this county history published by the Wisconsin
Western Historical Co. in 1881. Also available is a list of biographies
that specifically identify the subjects as Luxembourgers and
extracted Ozaukee County highlights.
- St.
Rose of Lima Cemetery, Fredonia
Index of headstones in this
cemetery.
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