Heimatmuseum Rothrist

The residential museum is housed in the former living quarters of the «Miescherheimets», a farmhouse from the 18th century. On two floors, historically furnished rooms tell of everyday life in the 19th and early 20th centuries, of school, working in the house and growing up in a village characterized by agriculture and home work. The history of the Rothrister is presented in the attic, the development of the village since the middle of the 19th century. One focus of the exhibition is the great emigration of 1855, when 12 percent of the village population had to leave Rothrist for America. The backgrounds for this unique exodus are clearly shown.