Though much of the surrounding area was settled by immigrants from Belgium, settlers of Luxemburg did indeed hail from Luxembourg. Early businesses in Luxemburg included a tavern and a cheese factory, which very adequately represents the peak Wisconsin lifestyle. Images are part of the Belgian-American Research Collection from UW-Green Bay Libraries: https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/BelgAmrCol.
This picture was taken in 1898 at Charles Linzmeier’s tavern-dance hall. The Stahl band provided the music for the wedding of Barbara Salentine and Voitja Nuhlicke the 14th of June 1898. The attendants were Nick Salentine, Lena Peot, Mary Heim, and Lena Pankratz. The building in back is a cheese factory and cider mill.
The first services were held in St. Mary’s Church on January 1, 1884. The building to the right was the old Log church built in 1864 and remodeled into a school. The marriage of Joseph Gotstein was the occasion for this picture. Marching ahead of the wedding party is the Stahl Brass Band.
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