Blane Vogt in 2024 harvest, descendant of Dom Mertes, who came to Nebraska around 1879 at Theodore Grof’s urging.
The Luxembourgers Among Us, Part 1
Where do we come from? Germany, the Kingdom of Bohemia, Wales, England, Scotland, Ireland, of course. And, in Steinauer and Table Rock, Luxembourg. From the little bitty Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and here’s a little bitty story about our friends from there.
Long ago and far away, a life-changing conversation took place. “Gudde Moien,” a man named Theodore Grof may have said to Nick Goodenkauf, “We…
