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["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/"]%

1. Helvetia Sunshine 4-H Club sign

Identifier:
4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.075.Photo.9.10.16
Title:
Helvetia Sunshine 4-H Club sign
Date:
2016-09-10
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Helvetia (W. Va.), Festivals, Agricultural exhibitions, 4-H clubs
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)
["Cecelia Coleman Smith was born in Buckhannon, West Virginia in 1949. Originally from Pickens, West Virginia, her family moved away from the Helvetia/Pickens community when she was seven so her father could take a coal mining job. She moved back to Pickens in 2005. Mrs. Smith served in the military and is a member of the local American Legion chapter. She is also part of the Pickens Improvement and Historical Society, the Farm Womens Club, and occasionally volunteers at the Hutte Restaurant.This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with foodways practitioners in Helvetia, West Virginia, as 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/"]%

2. Portrait of Cecelia Smith

Identifier:
4224.SmithCecelia.Photo.001.4.30.16
Title:
Portrait of Cecelia Smith
Date:
2016-04-30
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
4-H clubs, Helvetia (W. Va.), Cooking, Swiss, Bakers, Swiss American women
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)
["Documentation of folklore and material culture on display at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair in Lewisburg."]%

3. Prizewinning 4-H chair caning project at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair

Identifier:
4224.WVStateFair.Photo.002.8.17.16
Title:
Prizewinning 4-H chair caning project at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair
Date:
2016-08-17
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Weaving, Agricultural exhibitions, 4-H clubs, Chair caning
Location:
Lewisburg (W. Va.)
["Documentation of folklore and material culture on display at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair in Lewisburg."]%

4. Prizewinning 4-H egg entries in the 2016 West Virginia State Fair

Identifier:
4224.WVStateFair.Photo.003.8.17.16
Title:
Prizewinning 4-H egg entries in the 2016 West Virginia State Fair
Date:
2016-08-17
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Food habits, Eggs, foodways, Poultry farms, Chicken industry, 4-H clubs, Agricultural exhibitions
Location:
Lewisburg (W. Va.)
["Documentation of folklore and material culture on display at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair in Lewisburg."]%

5. 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:
Agricultural exhibitions, 4-H clubs, foodways, Food habits, Canning and preserving, Pickling
Location:
Lewisburg (W. Va.)
["Documentation of folklore, foodways, and material culture on display at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair in Lewisburg."]%

6. Handmade sign in the rabbit barn of the 2016 West Virginia State Fair

Identifier:
4224.WVStateFair.Photo.005.8.17.16
Title:
Handmade sign in the rabbit barn of the 2016 West Virginia State Fair
Date:
2016-08-17
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Agricultural exhibitions, Rabbits, 4-H clubs
Location:
Lewisburg (W. Va.)
["Documentation of folklore, foodways, and material culture on display at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair in Lewisburg."]%

7. Owner prepares horse for show at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair

Identifier:
4224.WVStateFair.Photo.006.8.17.16
Title:
Owner prepares horse for show at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair
Date:
2016-08-17
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Agricultural exhibitions, 4-H clubs, Horses--Showing
Location:
Lewisburg (W. Va.)
["Documentation of folklore, foodways, and material culture on display at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair in Lewisburg."]%

8. 4-H goat show at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair, 1 of 3

Identifier:
4224.WVStateFair.Photo.008.8.17.16
Title:
4-H goat show at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair, 1 of 3
Date:
2016-08-17
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Goat farming, 4-H clubs, Agricultural exhibitions
Location:
Lewisburg (W. Va.)
["Documentation of folklore, foodways, and material culture on display at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair in Lewisburg."]%

9. 4-H goat show at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair, 2 of 3

Identifier:
4224.WVStateFair.Photo.009.8.17.16
Title:
4-H goat show at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair, 2 of 3
Date:
2016-08-17
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Goat farming, 4-H clubs, Agricultural exhibitions
Location:
Lewisburg (W. Va.)
["Documentation of folklore, foodways, and material culture on display at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair in Lewisburg."]%

10. 4-H goat show at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair, 3 of 3

Identifier:
4224.WVStateFair.Photo.010.8.17.16
Title:
4-H goat show at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair, 3 of 3
Date:
2016-08-17
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Goat farming, Agricultural exhibitions, 4-H clubs
Location:
Lewisburg (W. Va.)
["Documentation of folklore, foodways, and material culture on display at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair in Lewisburg."]%

11. Horse stalls at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair

Identifier:
4224.WVStateFair.Photo.011.8.17.16
Title:
Horse stalls at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair
Date:
2016-08-17
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
4-H clubs, Horses--Showing, Agricultural exhibitions
Location:
Lewisburg (W. Va.)
["Documentation of folklore, foodways, and material culture on display at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair in Lewisburg."]%

12. Horse stable displaying prize ribbons at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair

Identifier:
4224.WVStateFair.Photo.012.8.17.16
Title:
Horse stable displaying prize ribbons at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair
Date:
2016-08-17
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Horses--Showing, 4-H clubs, Agricultural exhibitions
Location:
Lewisburg (W. Va.)