{"id":304,"date":"2013-06-07T15:41:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-07T20:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/perhaps-my-ancestors-were-there-1891-luxembourg-celebration\/"},"modified":"2013-07-05T12:31:57","modified_gmt":"2013-07-05T17:31:57","slug":"perhaps-my-ancestors-were-there-1891-luxembourg-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/perhaps-my-ancestors-were-there-1891-luxembourg-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Perhaps My Ancestors Were There, 1891 Luxembourg Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many of you know by now that I have Luxembourg roots.\u00a0 Needless to say, I closely follow the blog Luxembourgensia<\/a>, written by Fausto Gardini (and own both of his Luxembourg books).\u00a0 Today, he posted about an 1891 celebration of the Aurora Luxembourg Independent Club<\/a>.\u00a0 While none of my family is named in the article, I\u2019m willing to bet that my family was there representing.\u00a0 They lived in Aurora at the time of the event, and I know that some were members of Luxembourg societies in Aurora.\u00a0 I also know that they were very proud of the Luxembourg heritage.<\/p>\n

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Although this event was reported in the Luxemberger Wort<\/em> newspaper, I bet I can find something in the Aurora newspapers, and who knows, maybe a relative will be named.\u00a0 So of course, as I write this, I think, wait, there is one Aurora newspaper online (Google) for that time period, let\u2019s see what I can find there.\u00a0 And thus it begins\u2026<\/p>\n

I start searching the four-page Aurora Daily Express<\/em> beginning on 8 June 1891, as the Luxemberger Wort<\/em> reported the event took place on 7 June 1891.\u00a0 Nothing.\u00a0 Nothing for the 9th either, but wait, there\u2019s something on the 10th discussing the event will be TAKING PLACE \u201cNEXT SUNDAY.\u201d\u00a0 I\u2019m pretty sure it\u2019s talking about the same event, since there is mention of the \u201cgrove north of town\u201d and \u201cnew banner\u201d (a.k.a., flag).<\/p>\n

\"Aurora<\/a><\/p>\n

The article pictured above is from the 10 June 1891 edition of the Aurora Daily Express<\/em><\/a>.1<\/sup>\u00a0 It reads:<\/p>\n

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Sunday Picnic<\/em><\/p>\n

The Luxembergers are arranging for a great picnic, next Sunday, at Henke\u2019s Grove, two and one-half miles northeast of the city.\u00a0 Speakers will be present from Dubuque and Chicago.\u00a0 The various Luxemberger societies will parade through the streets Sunday morning, headed by a brass band.\u00a0 The occasion will be the dedication on a new banner.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Moving on, I checked the 15 June 1891 edition<\/a>2<\/sup> (the Monday after the event) and found the following:<\/p>\n

\"Aurora<\/a><\/p>\n

This one reads:<\/p>\n

There was a large crowd at the Luxemburg picnic northeast of Aurora yesterday.\u00a0 A wheel of fortune man tried to do business on the grounds and was unceremoniously ejected.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Not much of a report, oh well.\u00a0 I checked the rest of the week and found no further mention.\u00a0 But I still have the Aurora Beacon<\/em> to check, so it\u2019s on my to-do list.\u00a0 I imagine I\u2019ll find a little more on the event in the Beacon<\/em> since it\u2019s a larger paper.<\/p>\n

Based on the two Daily Express<\/em> articles and the dates of publication, it looks like the celebration actually took place on 14 June 1891, not 7 June 1891 as reported by the Luxemberger Wort<\/em> newspaper.<\/p>\n

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Sources<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. “Sunday Picnic,” Aurora Daily Express<\/em>, 10 June 1891, p. 1, col. 4; digital images, Google News (http:\/\/news.google.com\/newspapers : accessed 7 June 2013), Archive.<\/p>\n

2. Aurora Daily Express<\/em>, 15 June 1891, p. 3, col. 2; digital images, Google News (http:\/\/news.google.com\/newspapers : accessed 7 June 2013), Archive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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