Venoge

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Rural Heritage Tour 2018

October 6-7, 2018 Enjoy two sites in Switzerland County that reflect the rural nature of the area and its history. Musee de Venoge and the Thiebaud Farmstead celebrate the harvest season.  

Country Christmas 2018

December 8, 2018 Musée de Venoge and the Thiebaud Farmstead join together to celebrate two different Country Christmas  celebrations in Switzerland County. Have a simple Country Christmas at 1820’s Venoge then travel in time to the 1860’s Thiebaud Farmstead and enjoy the beginnings of our modern Christmas festivities.

Will of Louis Gex Oboussier, 1820

Louis Gex Oboussier            Louis Gex Oboussier (1771-1845) was born in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. He came to this country in 1804 with his wife and family. He purchased 319 acres along Indian Creek, renamed Venoge, by the Swiss after a river […]