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Willibrord, who founded the Abbey of Echternach, is the patron saint of Luxembourg.

Luxembourg History Podcast

Luxembourg before Luxembourg

Knowledge Bites

Casemates – the Gibraltar of the North

Knowledge Bites

Edward Steichen and the Family of Man photography exhibition

William II, King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg 1840-49.

Luxembourg History Podcast

The 1848 revolution in Luxembourg

Neighbouring countries

German, French, and Belgian immigrants in the Grand Duchy

Modern immigrants

Italians & Portuguese in the Grand Duchy

Knowledge Bites

The 'forgotten' tradition of Luxembourgish folk dance

Knowledge Bites

Spierkel, Karschnatz, Reismount: the old Luxembourgish calendar

Chris Evert-Lloyd holds 04 June 1983 up the trophy after winning against Mima Jausovec of Yugoslavia in straight-sets 6-1, 6-2 in a one-sided final at Roland-Garros in Paris.

Lux–Chicago Links

Luxembourgers in Chicago: noteworthy Luxembourg Americans (part 1)

Postcard commemorating the 100th Anniversary the first US Flag Day - Waubeka, Wisconsin - 1985

Lux–Chicago Links

Luxembourgers in Chicago: noteworthy Luxembourg Americans (part 2)

Our protagonist (or antagonist) of today's instalment: Mary Clement - 1863-1944

Lux–Chicago Links

Mary Clement – The infamous Luxembourg immigrant girl who poisoned her family

Statues of Dr William Worrall Mayo and Mother Alfred Moes.

Mary Alfred Moes

The Luxembourgish hand in founding the Mayo Clinic

Orphaned boys working in the floral shop at Angel Guardian Orphanage in Chicago, Illinois.

Lux–Chicago Links

Luxembourgish immigration to Chicago

The Immigrants Hotel in Buenos Aires, where immigrants were first welcomed upon arrival in Argentina. Taken between 1900 and 1922

Luxembourg History Podcast

Luxembourgers in the mass migration wave to Argentina

This image shows Germanic colonists in Brazil in 1874. Whilst likely not Luxembourgers, Luxembourgish immigrants in Brazil often travelled with German expeditions.

'Brasilienfahrer'

The three failed Luxembourgish migration expeditions to South America

Map of the Northern United States highlighting Luxembourgish settlements

Luxembourg History Podcast

Luxembourgers in the United States

Luxembourg History Podcast

The forgotten occupation: Luxembourg and the French Revolution

DNA – Luxembourg Crime Series

The unsolved death of Brussels student Christiane Heiser

The hammer man attacked two homeless individuals in the Petrusse Valley.

DNA – Luxembourg Crime Series

The hammer man of the Pétrusse Valley

DNA – Luxembourg Crime Series

Strychnine: Did Philippe and José die of rat poison?

Electricity pylon blown up at Schleiwenhaff (9 May 1985)

DNA – Luxembourg Crime Series

Bommeleeër: Luxembourg's largest criminal chapter ever (part 1)

State prosecutor Robert Biever

DNA – Luxembourg Crime Series

Bommeleeër: Who is behind Luxembourg's biggest criminal chapter? (part 2)

Robbery in action, captured by CCTV.

DNA – Luxembourg Crime Series

How the Waldbëlleger Gang executed Luxembourg's biggest bank heists

DNA – Luxembourg Crime Series

Did a hitman kill Camille Kolber?

DNA – Luxembourg Crime Series

The local victims of Iceland's 2008 banking collapse

Luxembourg History Podcast

Loschbour Man: the first ever Luxembourger

U.S. troops of the 5th Infantry Division, U.S. Third Army, Luxembourg, advance through wintry-looking countryside on their way to the frontlines. 22 December, 1944.

US troops in Luxembourg during World War II

After holding a woodland position all night near Wiltz, Luxembourg, against German counter attack, three men of B Co., 101st Engineers, emerge for a rest. 14 January 1945

Luxembourg History Podcast

The Battle of the Bulge: the bloody final hurdle of WWII in Luxembourg

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