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Dear Colleen,
The U. of St. Thomas has an online index to the 1853-1863 Decennale that can help you get started. There are several records shown for the Gilbert name. Please read the introduction to the search engine.
http://www.stthomas.edu/libraries/special/lux/LuxDec.htm
Then look at Therese Becker's website for some general information to help you get started researching the Lux. records.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~luxwgw/research.htm
Once you get into the records, the following website can help with the names of places in Lux. It is in 3 languages.
http://www.institutgrandducal.lu/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=109&Itemid=219
If you are close to the St. Paul, Minnesota area, the U. of St. Thomas has many of the LDS (Mormon church) microfilms of the Luxembourg records as well as a large collection of books relating to Lux. If you can visit there call first to let them know that you are coming.
Also, the Mormon Church has genealogical guides in several languages. If you are going to pursue the Lux records, I would get French, Latin and German. The German will help you with the Lux records although the language is not German from what I understand but it is similiar enough to use the German language guide. I would also get the guide to the French calendar. Records in the late 1790s (?) and early 1800s use the French calendar.
Look at what others have posted to this board. Some participants have their own websites with information on Luxembourg marriages, etc.
The following website has pictures of many of the villages.
http://www.luxalbum.com/Home.html
Georgia
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