Communauté de Communes du Val d’Argent
The Val d’Argent is the global birthplace of the Amish movement, founded in 1693 under the leadership of Swiss preacher Jacob Amann, before its followers emigrated across the Atlantic in the following decades to settle in the American colonies.The Communauté de Communes du Val d’Argent preserves a remarkable collection of historic Amish quilts, showcasing the […]
Jacques Légeret & Hans Zogg
Jacques Légeret and the Swiss-German collector Hans Zogg own the largest collection of Amish and Mennonite quilts in Europe. In 1986, Jacques and his family were ‘adopted’ by an Old Order Amish family in Pennsylvania.
