ISBN-13: 978-1461143611 ISBN-10: 1461143616 Sprooch: Englesch, 215 Saiten

The American Aunt. US Doughboys & Damsels from Luxembourg

Rather than tracking the elusive Rich Uncle in America Fausto’s book documents the potentially as

well off American Aunt. Maybe your own (rich) auntie is among them!

Here are some of the maiden names found in the book: Arrensdorff, Baum, Baustert, Campill,

Dostert, Ernst, Fonk, Franzen, Gangler, Gindt, Gudendorf, Hartz, Heinen, Heuertz, Hoffmann,

Kartheiser, Klein, Koullen, Kruchten, Lallemang, Lecuit, Linster, Ludovicy, Mack, Massard, Michels,

Mergen, Nepper, Pauly, Peffer, Poos, Reinard, Rob, Rollinger, Scharlé, Scheider, Steinmetz,

Wagner, Weyler, Zieser and there are many more!

FAUSTO GARDINI Fausto’s new book will come out End September 2011.

In the book you’ll find some 180 young ladies who married Americans shortly after World War I. Most married US soldiers who were stationed in Luxembourg, others emigrated to the United States in 1919/1920. Some Luxembourg-Americans traveled to Luxembourg too, to find a bride there.

Here are some facts from the book: Many Luxembourgers in the USA

lobbied for Luxembourg’s independence during and after World War I.

1920. The largest number of weddings in one year in Luxembourg, ever recorded, is 2874 in 1920.

1920. The travel agency Derulle-Wigreux & Sohn tallied 750 emigrants from Luxembourg to the USA.

1921. America introduced new immigration laws; Luxembourg was allotted only 92 immigrants a year.

1924. By that year 73.4 % of the Luxembourgers living in America had opted for the US citizenship.