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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. Swiss folk singers and musicians perform on the Meadow Stage at the Helvetia Community Fair

Identifier:
4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.031.Photo.9.10.16
Title:
Swiss folk singers and musicians perform on the Meadow Stage at the Helvetia Community Fair
Date:
2016-09-10
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Swiss Americans, Accordion, Helvetia (W. Va.), and Festivals
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/"]

2. Swiss musicians perform on the Meadow Stage at the Helvetia Community Fair

Identifier:
4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.032.Photo.9.10.16
Title:
Swiss musicians perform on the Meadow Stage at the Helvetia Community Fair
Date:
2016-09-10
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Accordion, Swiss Americans, Festivals, and Helvetia (W. Va.)
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)
["Thomas W. Zielinsky is a member of Weirton, West Virginias Polish community. He is a member of Sacred Heart of Mary Church in Weirton, WV, where he plays accordion at their annual Polish Festival and biannual Polka Mass. Photo made at the Mary H. Weir public library in Weirton."]

3. Tom Zielinsky plays accordion at Mary H. Weir Public Library

Identifier:
4224.ZielinskyTom.Photo.001.8.23.16
Title:
Tom Zielinsky plays accordion at Mary H. Weir Public Library
Date:
2016-08-23
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Zielinsky, Thomas W., 1946-, Polish Americans, Accordion, and Polkas
Location:
Hancock County (W. Va.), Brooke County (W. Va.), and Weirton (W. Va.)
["Thomas W. Zielinsky is a member of Weirton, West Virginias Polish community. He is a member of Sacred Heart of Mary Church in Weirton, WV, where he plays accordion at their annual Polish Festival and biannual Polka Mass. Photo made at the Mary H. Weir public library in Weirton."]

4. Portrait of Tom Zielinsky

Identifier:
4224.ZielinskyTom.Photo.002.8.23.16
Title:
Portrait of Tom Zielinsky
Date:
2013-08-16
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Polkas, Accordion, Polish Americans, and Zielinsky, Thomas W., 1946-
Location:
Hancock County (W. Va.), Weirton (W. Va.), and Brooke County (W. Va.)
["Thomas W. Zielinsky is a member of Weirton, West Virginias Polish community. He is a member of Sacred Heart of Mary Church in Weirton, WV, where he plays accordion at their annual Polish Festival and biannual Polka Mass. Photo made at the Mary H. Weir public library in Weirton."]

5. Black and white portrait of Tom Zielinsky

Identifier:
4224.ZielinskyTom.Photo.003.8.23.16
Title:
Black and white portrait of Tom Zielinsky
Date:
2013-08-23
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Zielinsky, Thomas W., 1946-, Polkas, Accordion, and Polish Americans
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.), Hancock County (W. Va.), and Brooke County (W. Va.)