Luxemburger Gazette (Dubuque, Iowa)
Historic newspapers carry the language, views and graphic reporting of their time, including racist content. They are shown to teen and adult profiles.
2,448 issues from 1871 to 1918, published in Dubuque, Iowa, digitised for Chronicling America.
The Luxemburger Gazette was a German-language newspaper established for the Luxembourg immigrant population, both locally in Davenport and across the country. The first issue was published on August 4, 1871, and began with an announcement stating the paper’s purpose to ensure that Luxembourgers “are represented by a publication that sheds light on our national character, religion, language, constitution, commerce, etc.” The Gazette reported daily news of Davenport and Scott County, but also covered news of interest from Luxembourg to keep immigrants connected with their homeland. The Gazette was widely distributed in Iowa and across the Midwest, and even had subscribers in Luxembourg who purchased the paper for news of their relatives and friends who had moved to the U.S.
John A. Koob, a teacher from St. Donatus, Iowa, served as the Gazette‘s first editor. Koob stepped down as editor after one year and was succeeded by Nicholas Gonner. Gonner was active in the local community and was passionate about preserving Luxembourg culture. In an effort to maintain connections between Luxembourg immigrant communities, Gonner strove to gather as much information as possible about Luxembourg immigration to the United States. Shortly after taking over as editor of the Gazette, he issued a proclamation stating, “In order to attain a clear picture of the extent to which our fellow nationals have spread across the land, it is of the highest interest to know the story of the Luxembourger…
- Genres
- News
- Published in
- Dubuque, Iowa, United States
- Collection
- Chronicling America
- Licence or status
- None stated by the archive
- Rights
- The Library of Congress believes that the newspapers in Chronicling America are in the public domain or have no known copyright restrictions. Newspapers published in the United States more than 95 years ago are in the public domain in their entirety.
- Credit
- Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities
- Who can read it
- Teens profiles and older (placed by Invisible Network from what the archive says; archives give no ratings)
- Archive
- Library of Congress