Loveresse, Switzerland

Before the Pequegnat family boards the Westphalia and leaves the European Continent, I would like to share some photos of the village of Loveresse, Switzerland.  Two of the photos were given to me recently from a distant cousin, Allan Pequegnat.  Allan lives in Ontario, Canada, and is a descendant of Ulysses Pequegnat (1826-1894).  Ulysses was also an emigrant from Loveresse, Switzerland, who settled in Ontario, and was a prominent jeweler and clock maker.  Allen has a nice collection of Pequegnat family photos,

and he has generously given me permission to show them on my blog.

The picture of a street in the town of Loveresse, and the distant shot of the Chaindon church were taken by one of Allan's cousins, who took a trip to Switzerland.  This is the church that stands between the villages of Loveresse and Reconvilier that the Pequegnat family attended.  It is mentioned in the first chapter of my book, "Great-Grandma's Trunk."

The picture of the schoolhouse is from a booklet I have, which is about the history of Loveresse.  The picture was taken in 1900.  This would be the school that Emma Pequegnat attended.  The building is now used as the Town Hall.