European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Finances great divider genealogy Erm Bombeck Universal press Syndicate. R f there is anything Thal divides parents and i their older offspring it is the topic of a Money. V Yri As a refresher to Young people who grew up in the plastic age and Haven to seen Money in a while it is issued in coins and Bills is used to Purchase items does not take two ids to Speid and comes in Green and Silver.  ��., ,. 1 can remember going to the Bank w Ith my a daughter the first year she went away to  opened tier first checking account. As. I put the Book of checks in her hand i said a there for the first time you have responsibility for  a a v six months later she was admitted to the Gyin Ness Book of world records for having cashed a in a single week a More checks under $3, without recording any of them than any other person in North America. -. She saw. No correlation whatsoever Between the Money in her account and the checks she wrote. She said she would be relieved to gel a credit card so she  have to fiddle with records. They a do All that dumb stuff for her. Our generation views the Purchase of a House differently than our offspring. We bought houses to live in. They buy houses to live off of. Along with the keys to our first House we had a stack of payment sheets that when extended looked like the Alaska Highway every month w e Tore off one Sheet. We drove ourselves crazy try a ing to pick up payments and toasted one another when  paid it off. The House was ours today houses Are a Monument to equity. They Are used to finance cars a swimming Pool vacation retreats and a boat but the payments Are a part of your life forever like an ugly Carpel. The goals of both generations Are the same. To live better than our parents lived.  cd Sipany on when we expect this to happen. We Tell our children stories of How in rented an apart ment when we got married lived w without a ear for two years and did no town a to set or take a vacation for the first five years. They Exchange glances and look at us like the wonder if we needed a cont sect a Dot colouring Book to Tell us How to conceive children. They come from a generation w to wont walk to the altar unless there san answering machine state of the Art stereo Matching racing bikes cappuccino maker car word processor Preini tial agreement and season tickets to the Phoenix suns wailing there. A a. A. We did t realize How far apart we were until. Christmas when we gave our son a Check. Lie said he was buying cd. We thought he meant certificates of Deposit. He was talking about compact discs. A. A Luxembourg ancestors Myra Vanderpool Gormley i he first Luxcin Bourgor immigrants to America arrived with the dutch and settled in new Amsterdam n.y., in the 1630s, and a few Luxembourger priests served the missions in the. French Colony of Louisiana in the Early i8lh Century. However most americans tracing Luxom Bourg ancestors will discover they probably arrived in the 1840s. A the Eastern part of Luxembourg is closely connected to Germany in culture and language while the Western portion is tied to France and. Belgium.  May discover that the ancestors you assume to be from Germany were actually from Luxembourg because Many Luxembourger immigrants identified themselves As germans. Luxembourg has been a clearly defined territorial entity since the Early Middle Ages and once was a powerful Force in Europe. It became part of the French Republic under Napoleon in 1795, and in 1815 became a grand duchy under the Rule of the Netherlands. It gained Sumbin Dupen Dene in 1839 when it was separated from Belgium but was still ruled by the Netherlands. Full Independence came in 1890. About 100 Luxembourger came to the United states in the 1830s. They arrived either in new York City or new Orleans. Those who came through new York then moved on to Rural areas along the Southeastern coast of Lake Erie. Many of the families Vjio landed in new Orleans moved on to Ohio. In the 1840s, larger numbers of Luxembourg cars began to arrive in America. Most of them headed for Chicago settling either in the City itself or in localities dotting Lake Michigan from horoscopes Chicago to just North of Milwaukee. Others made heir new Homes around Dubuque Iowa on the Mississippi River. After the 1850s, some families moved to Minnesota and to several towns in Western North Dakota Soulli Dakota Nebraska. And Kansas a All Frontier areas that offered abundant Farmland. Almost All Luxembourger americans Are roman catholics so you should search for info million about your ancestors m Church records. Civil registration of births marriages and deaths in Luxembourg began in 177. The family history Library in Salt Lake City has copies of these records for most towns Back to 1880. It also has microfilm copies of most Parish registers Back to about 1800. V the National archives archives do Petat is on the plateau do Saint Esprit by 6, 2010 Lux Cobourg. A a. There arc also municipal and Catholic Church archives in Luxembourg. For additional inform lion on repositories in the country consult Angus Baxters a in search of your european  this Book can be found in Many libraries. Census records have been taken every 10 years in Luxembourg since 1793 and the returns Are in the country a National archives the earliest -. Church registers for the  Luxembourg Date Back to 1601. A a Luxembourg news of american is published by the Luxembourger of America inc 806. South Nawa to avc., mount Prospect i. 60056. A flemish american Lle Ritac a is published by the genealogical society of flemish americans 18740thirteen mile Road Roseville Mich. 48066. This publication May be of special interest to those whose families came to America Early w hat is now Luxembourg once was inhabited by balloons the chiefly celtic people of Southern Belgium and Many of these families came to America in the 17th Century. Myra Vart Serpool Gormley Lormer Slars and stripes employee writes Tor the los Angeles times Syndicate. A 1 for the week of april 22 Aries March 21 a april 19 got involved with Community projects. Giving is receiving. Pleasure comes before. Business pioneering spirit attracts helpers. A a Taurus april 20 a May 20 re evaluate contractual relationships sort out real fiends. Exercise artistic inclinations. Pleasure travel is in Vogue a. A gemini May 21 a june 20 element of Surprise colors love life. Make the first move initiate wholesale changes. Anchor spiritual ideals in. Your world. A. A cancer june 21 a july 22 banish the blues. Extend yourself to others. Stay restless. Changes result. Talk freely about ideas and dreams Plant a tree. A. Leo july-23 a aug. 22 meet someone new be  for friends. Wrestle fears into submission. Go on Domestic cleanup Campaign. Return phone Calls.  Virgo aug -23 a sept. 22. Stand by your ethics and morals. Avoid tug of War with inner self. Accept gifts from loved ones. Creative writing releases pain. A a Libra sept 23.�? oct. 22 get out of the House. Stick to a workout program. Goof Oft when not at work. Passions Are Strong. Watch overspending. A a a. Scorpio oct.23 a nov. 21. Done to tolerate disloyalty. Safeguard Public image keep thinking a. Unconventional. Finish old business travel for pleasure. A. Quot. Quot Sagittarius nov. 22 dec 20 focus on Long term goals Don to push love away be Quot careful making agreements. Focus on dreams and  Capricorn dec 21 a Jan 19 direct a. Poach works  eliminate fuzzy thinking. Grandiosity is out compassion is in. Long apprenticeship ends. Aquarius Jan. 20 a feb. 18 play it sate at work. Let ideas . Catch up on read in a letter writing. Shopping spree sounds Good too. \. A Pisces feb. 19 a March 20 Back Down from conflict. Powerful fiends open doors. Find outlet for dizzying emotions. Complete education started years ago. Page 10 a sunday april 21. 1991