In 1962, as Luxembourg was preparing for the millennium celebrations of the city of Luxembourg (963-1963) the government sought to involve the Luxembourg-American community in the festivities. To advertise the forthcoming events, and to connect with the various communities throughout the United States, a whirlwind mission, dubbed the Luxembourg Millennium Mission, conducted by Paul Elvinger (1907-1982), then Minister of Justice, Economy & Middle Classes, traveled in the spring of 1962 to the main areas in the United States where immigrants from Luxembourg had settled. The delegation toured 28 states, traveled 13,000 miles and held 39 public lectures. The account of the trip was serialized by journalist Roger (Rosch) Krieps in the weekly *Revue, Letzeburger Illustre’ert* and in December of 1962 the series was collated into a book Luxemburger in Amerika (Publisher: Bourg-Bourger, Luxembourg). [From Internet site: http://knol.google.com/k/fausto-gardini/industrious-luxembourgers/2h2drar9l37dn/17#]

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