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![["The town of Helvetia, West Virginia, population 59, was founded by Swiss-German immigrants in 1869. In the late 60s, around Helvetias centennial, town matriarch Eleanor Mailloux worked to revive many of Helvetias Swiss traditions, co-founding the Hutte Swiss restaurant, collecting a cookbook of community recipes, and restoring the Fasnacht celebration as a public event. Helvetia also has a long-standing cheese making tradition, practiced in private homes, and in the semi-public Cheese Haus, which now is located in an old renovated mechanics garage. Documentation of foodways traditions in the community is part of the Helvetia Foodways Oral History Project in partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance. Learn more: https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/helvetia-west-virginia/Also see Emily Hilliards piece on Helvetias seasonal celebrations via The Bitter Southerner: https://bittersoutherner.com/my-year-in-helvetia-west-virginia Read her piece on the Hutte Restaurant, Something Good from Helvetia, for the Southern Foodways Alliance: https://www.southernfoodways.org/something-good-from-helvetia/ and NPR piece on Fasnachts foodways traditions: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/02/17/386970143/swiss-village-west-virginia-mardi-gras-feast-fasnachtLearn more about Helvetia via the website maintained by Helvetia resident Dave Whipp: http://www.helvetiawv.com/"]](/thumb/4224HelvetiaPhoto0052616 "Helvetia museum display of canning jars")
- Identifier:
- 4224.Helvetia.Photo.005.2.6.16
- Title:
- Helvetia museum display of canning jars
- Date:
- 2016-02-06
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Helvetia (W. Va.), Community museums, Swiss Americans, foodways, Cooking, Swiss, Food habits, and Canning and preserving
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
![["The Helvetia Community Fair, located in the Swiss community of Helvetia in Randolph County, is one of the oldest agricultural fairs in West Virginia. Activities include a parade in Swiss costume, alphorn music, Swiss folk dancing and singing, fahnenschwingen (flag twirling), a crafts, food, and canning exhibition, field events, an archery shoot, and more.Learn more in Emily Hilliard's Bitter Southerner piece on Helvetia's seasonal celebrations, including the Community Fair: https://bittersoutherner.com/my-year-in-helvetia-west-virginiaAnd in the Helvetia Foodways Oral History Project conducted by the West Virginia Folklife Program in partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance: https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/helvetia-west-virginia/"]](/thumb/4224HelvetiaCommunityFair067Photo91016 "Canned goods exhibition at the Helvetia Community Fair")
- Identifier:
- 4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.067.Photo.9.10.16
- Title:
- Canned goods exhibition at the Helvetia Community Fair
- Date:
- 2016-09-10
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Helvetia (W. Va.), Food habits, Agricultural exhibitions, Festivals, foodways, and Canning and preserving
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
![["The Helvetia Community Fair, located in the Swiss community of Helvetia in Randolph County, is one of the oldest agricultural fairs in West Virginia. Activities include a parade in Swiss costume, alphorn music, Swiss folk dancing and singing, fahnenschwingen (flag twirling), a crafts, food, and canning exhibition, field events, an archery shoot, and more.Learn more in Emily Hilliard's Bitter Southerner piece on Helvetia's seasonal celebrations, including the Community Fair: https://bittersoutherner.com/my-year-in-helvetia-west-virginiaAnd in the Helvetia Foodways Oral History Project conducted by the West Virginia Folklife Program in partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance: https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/helvetia-west-virginia/"]](/thumb/4224HelvetiaCommunityFair068Photo91016 "Canned meat exhibition at the Helvetia Community Fair")
- Identifier:
- 4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.068.Photo.9.10.16
- Title:
- Canned meat exhibition at the Helvetia Community Fair
- Date:
- 2016-09-10
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Helvetia (W. Va.), Cooking (Venison), Cooking (Sausages), Swiss Americans, foodways, Festivals, Food habits, Agricultural exhibitions, and Canning and preserving
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
![["The Helvetia Community Fair, located in the Swiss community of Helvetia in Randolph County, is one of the oldest agricultural fairs in West Virginia. Activities include a parade in Swiss costume, alphorn music, Swiss folk dancing and singing, fahnenschwingen (flag twirling), a crafts, food, and canning exhibition, field events, an archery shoot, and more.Learn more in Emily Hilliard's Bitter Southerner piece on Helvetia's seasonal celebrations, including the Community Fair: https://bittersoutherner.com/my-year-in-helvetia-west-virginiaAnd in the Helvetia Foodways Oral History Project conducted by the West Virginia Folklife Program in partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance: https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/helvetia-west-virginia/"]](/thumb/4224HelvetiaCommunityFair069Photo91016 "Canned corn exhibition at the Helvetia Community Fair")
- Identifier:
- 4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.069.Photo.9.10.16
- Title:
- Canned corn exhibition at the Helvetia Community Fair
- Date:
- 2016-09-10
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Helvetia (W. Va.), Canning and preserving, Food habits, Swiss Americans, Festivals, foodways, and Agricultural exhibitions
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
![["The Helvetia Community Fair, located in the Swiss community of Helvetia in Randolph County, is one of the oldest agricultural fairs in West Virginia. Activities include a parade in Swiss costume, alphorn music, Swiss folk dancing and singing, fahnenschwingen (flag twirling), a crafts, food, and canning exhibition, field events, an archery shoot, and more.Learn more in Emily Hilliard's Bitter Southerner piece on Helvetia's seasonal celebrations, including the Community Fair: https://bittersoutherner.com/my-year-in-helvetia-west-virginiaAnd in the Helvetia Foodways Oral History Project conducted by the West Virginia Folklife Program in partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance: https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/helvetia-west-virginia/"]](/thumb/4224HelvetiaCommunityFair070Photo91016 "Sauerkraut exhibition at the Helvetia Community Fair")
- Identifier:
- 4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.070.Photo.9.10.16
- Title:
- Sauerkraut exhibition at the Helvetia Community Fair
- Date:
- 2016-09-10
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Cooking, Swiss, Agricultural exhibitions, Swiss Americans, Food habits, Festivals, Cooking (Sauerkraut), Canning and preserving, Helvetia (W. Va.), and foodways
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
![["Documentation of folklore and material culture on display at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair in Lewisburg."]](/thumb/4224WVStateFairPhoto00481716 "4-H pickle entries in the 2016 West Virginia State Fair")
- Identifier:
- 4224.WVStateFair.Photo.004.8.17.16
- Title:
- 4-H pickle entries in the 2016 West Virginia State Fair
- Date:
- 2016-08-17
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- foodways, Pickling, Agricultural exhibitions, Canning and preserving, 4-H clubs, and Food habits
- Location:
- Lewisburg (W. Va.)
