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![["Eleanor Betler was born in Buckhannon, West Virginia in 1940 and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. She spent her summers in Helvetia at the farm of her maternal grandparents, James and Anna Merkli McNeal. She married Howard Bud Betler in 1961. The couple moved to a hilltop farm in Helvetia and raised four children. All the good cooks, many of them relatives of Mr. Betler taught Mrs. Betler about canning, preserving, cooking and baking. She was especially interested to learn the skills of butchering and preserving meat, and making sausage. Mrs. Betler loves the Swiss traditional baking but also Appalachian ways of some neighbors. She grinds her own flour for baking bread. At Fasnacht time she invites neighbors and friends to make the hozablatz and rosettes just to keep the tradition alive. She also preserves this history by collecting stories, music, and photographs for The Helvetia Archives.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/"]](/thumb/4224BetlerEleanorPhoto0282516 "Powdered sugar is sprinkled on fried rosettes for Fasnacht")
- Identifier:
- 4224.BetlerEleanor.Photo.028.2.5.16
- Title:
- Powdered sugar is sprinkled on fried rosettes for Fasnacht
- Date:
- 2016-02-05
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Cooking, Swiss, Helvetia (W. Va.), foodways, Carnival, Bakers, Swiss American women, and Food habits
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
![["Eleanor Betler was born in Buckhannon, West Virginia in 1940 and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. She spent her summers in Helvetia at the farm of her maternal grandparents, James and Anna Merkli McNeal. She married Howard Bud Betler in 1961. The couple moved to a hilltop farm in Helvetia and raised four children. All the good cooks, many of them relatives of Mr. Betler taught Mrs. Betler about canning, preserving, cooking and baking. She was especially interested to learn the skills of butchering and preserving meat, and making sausage. Mrs. Betler loves the Swiss traditional baking but also Appalachian ways of some neighbors. She grinds her own flour for baking bread. At Fasnacht time she invites neighbors and friends to make the hozablatz and rosettes just to keep the tradition alive. She also preserves this history by collecting stories, music, and photographs for The Helvetia Archives.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/"]](/thumb/4224BetlerEleanorPhoto0292516 "Eleanor Betler's terrier Jazzy")
- Identifier:
- 4224.BetlerEleanor.Photo.029.2.5.16
- Title:
- Eleanor Betler's terrier Jazzy
- Date:
- 2016-02-05
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Swiss American women and Helvetia (W. Va.)
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
![["Eleanor Betler was born in Buckhannon, West Virginia in 1940 and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. She spent her summers in Helvetia at the farm of her maternal grandparents, James and Anna Merkli McNeal. She married Howard Bud Betler in 1961. The couple moved to a hilltop farm in Helvetia and raised four children. All the good cooks, many of them relatives of Mr. Betler taught Mrs. Betler about canning, preserving, cooking and baking. She was especially interested to learn the skills of butchering and preserving meat, and making sausage. Mrs. Betler loves the Swiss traditional baking but also Appalachian ways of some neighbors. She grinds her own flour for baking bread. At Fasnacht time she invites neighbors and friends to make the hozablatz and rosettes just to keep the tradition alive. She also preserves this history by collecting stories, music, and photographs for The Helvetia Archives.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/"]](/thumb/4224BetlerEleanorPhoto0302516 "Freshly fried rosettes")
- Identifier:
- 4224.BetlerEleanor.Photo.030.2.5.16
- Title:
- Freshly fried rosettes
- Date:
- 2016-02-05
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Cooking, Swiss, Helvetia (W. Va.), foodways, Swiss American women, Food habits, Carnival, and Bakers
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
![["Eleanor Betler was born in Buckhannon, West Virginia in 1940 and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. She spent her summers in Helvetia at the farm of her maternal grandparents, James and Anna Merkli McNeal. She married Howard Bud Betler in 1961. The couple moved to a hilltop farm in Helvetia and raised four children. All the good cooks, many of them relatives of Mr. Betler taught Mrs. Betler about canning, preserving, cooking and baking. She was especially interested to learn the skills of butchering and preserving meat, and making sausage. Mrs. Betler loves the Swiss traditional baking but also Appalachian ways of some neighbors. She grinds her own flour for baking bread. At Fasnacht time she invites neighbors and friends to make the hozablatz and rosettes just to keep the tradition alive. She also preserves this history by collecting stories, music, and photographs for The Helvetia Archives.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/"]](/thumb/4224BetlerEleanorPhoto0312516 "Fresh rosettes fried by Eleanor Betler and Sharon Rollins")
- Identifier:
- 4224.BetlerEleanor.Photo.031.2.5.16
- Title:
- Fresh rosettes fried by Eleanor Betler and Sharon Rollins
- Date:
- 2016-02-05
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Carnival, Cooking, Swiss, Bakers, Swiss American women, Food habits, Helvetia (W. Va.), and foodways
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
![["Eleanor Betler was born in Buckhannon, West Virginia in 1940 and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. She spent her summers in Helvetia at the farm of her maternal grandparents, James and Anna Merkli McNeal. She married Howard Bud Betler in 1961. The couple moved to a hilltop farm in Helvetia and raised four children. All the good cooks, many of them relatives of Mr. Betler taught Mrs. Betler about canning, preserving, cooking and baking. She was especially interested to learn the skills of butchering and preserving meat, and making sausage. Mrs. Betler loves the Swiss traditional baking but also Appalachian ways of some neighbors. She grinds her own flour for baking bread. At Fasnacht time she invites neighbors and friends to make the hozablatz and rosettes just to keep the tradition alive. She also preserves this history by collecting stories, music, and photographs for The Helvetia Archives.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/"]](/thumb/4224BetlerEleanorPhoto0322516 "Finished rosettes to be served at Helvetia's Fasnacht celebration")
- Identifier:
- 4224.BetlerEleanor.Photo.032.2.5.16
- Title:
- Finished rosettes to be served at Helvetia's Fasnacht celebration
- Date:
- 2016-02-05
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Swiss American women, Cooking, Swiss, Food habits, Helvetia (W. Va.), Bakers, Carnival, and foodways
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
![["Eleanor Betler was born in Buckhannon, West Virginia in 1940 and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. She spent her summers in Helvetia at the farm of her maternal grandparents, James and Anna Merkli McNeal. She married Howard Bud Betler in 1961. The couple moved to a hilltop farm in Helvetia and raised four children. All the good cooks, many of them relatives of Mr. Betler taught Mrs. Betler about canning, preserving, cooking and baking. She was especially interested to learn the skills of butchering and preserving meat, and making sausage. Mrs. Betler loves the Swiss traditional baking but also Appalachian ways of some neighbors. She grinds her own flour for baking bread. At Fasnacht time she invites neighbors and friends to make the hozablatz and rosettes just to keep the tradition alive. She also preserves this history by collecting stories, music, and photographs for The Helvetia Archives.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/"]](/thumb/4224BetlerEleanorPhoto0332516 "Freshly fried hozablatz cookies on Eleanor Betler's kitchen counter")
- Identifier:
- 4224.BetlerEleanor.Photo.033.2.5.16
- Title:
- Freshly fried hozablatz cookies on Eleanor Betler's kitchen counter
- Date:
- 2016-02-05
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Helvetia (W. Va.), Carnival, Swiss American women, Bakers, foodways, Cooking, Swiss, and Food habits
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
![["Eleanor Betler was born in Buckhannon, West Virginia in 1940 and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. She spent her summers in Helvetia at the farm of her maternal grandparents, James and Anna Merkli McNeal. She married Howard Bud Betler in 1961. The couple moved to a hilltop farm in Helvetia and raised four children. All the good cooks, many of them relatives of Mr. Betler taught Mrs. Betler about canning, preserving, cooking and baking. She was especially interested to learn the skills of butchering and preserving meat, and making sausage. Mrs. Betler loves the Swiss traditional baking but also Appalachian ways of some neighbors. She grinds her own flour for baking bread. At Fasnacht time she invites neighbors and friends to make the hozablatz and rosettes just to keep the tradition alive. She also preserves this history by collecting stories, music, and photographs for The Helvetia Archives.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/"]](/thumb/4224BetlerEleanorPhoto0342516 "Fried hozablatz, sprinkled with sugar")
- Identifier:
- 4224.BetlerEleanor.Photo.034.2.5.16
- Title:
- Fried hozablatz, sprinkled with sugar
- Date:
- 2016-02-05
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Swiss American women, Carnival, Food habits, Bakers, Cooking, Swiss, Helvetia (W. Va.), and foodways
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
![["Eleanor Betler was born in Buckhannon, West Virginia in 1940 and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. She spent her summers in Helvetia at the farm of her maternal grandparents, James and Anna Merkli McNeal. She married Howard Bud Betler in 1961. The couple moved to a hilltop farm in Helvetia and raised four children. All the good cooks, many of them relatives of Mr. Betler taught Mrs. Betler about canning, preserving, cooking and baking. She was especially interested to learn the skills of butchering and preserving meat, and making sausage. Mrs. Betler loves the Swiss traditional baking but also Appalachian ways of some neighbors. She grinds her own flour for baking bread. At Fasnacht time she invites neighbors and friends to make the hozablatz and rosettes just to keep the tradition alive. She also preserves this history by collecting stories, music, and photographs for The Helvetia Archives.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/"]](/thumb/4224BetlerEleanorPhoto0352516 "Hozablatz made by Eleanor Betler for Helvetia's Fasnacht celebration")
- Identifier:
- 4224.BetlerEleanor.Photo.035.2.5.16
- Title:
- Hozablatz made by Eleanor Betler for Helvetia's Fasnacht celebration
- Date:
- 2016-02-05
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Helvetia (W. Va.), Cooking, Swiss, Swiss American women, Carnival, foodways, Food habits, and Bakers
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
![["Dave Bing is a fiddler and fiddle maker from Melissa, West Virginia, outside of Huntington. He now lives in Harmony in Roane County, West Virginia with his wife. As a young man, he spent time learning from many elder fiddlers in West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky, including the Hammons Family of Pocahontas County. Dave Bing has been a member of numerous old-time bands such as The Bing Brothers with his brothers Tim Bing and Mike Bing, Gandydancer with Gerry Milnes, and The High Ridge Ramblers with Mark Payne and Andrew Dunlap."]](/thumb/4224BingDavePhoto00162117 "Portrait of fiddler and fiddle maker Dave Bing in his workshop")
- Identifier:
- 4224.BingDave.Photo.001.6.21.17
- Title:
- Portrait of fiddler and fiddle maker Dave Bing in his workshop
- Date:
- 2017-06-21
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- woodworking, Bowed stringed instruments, Fiddling, and Bing, Dave, 1955-
- Location:
- Roane County (W. Va.)
![["Dave Bing is a fiddler and fiddle maker from Melissa, West Virginia, outside of Huntington. He now lives in Harmony in Roane County, West Virginia with his wife. As a young man, he spent time learning from many elder fiddlers in West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky, including the Hammons Family of Pocahontas County. Dave Bing has been a member of numerous old-time bands such as The Bing Brothers with his brothers Tim Bing and Mike Bing, Gandydancer with Gerry Milnes, and The High Ridge Ramblers with Mark Payne and Andrew Dunlap."]](/thumb/4224BingDavePhoto00262117 "Corner of fiddle maker Dave Bing's workshop")
- Identifier:
- 4224.BingDave.Photo.002.6.21.17
- Title:
- Corner of fiddle maker Dave Bing's workshop
- Date:
- 2017-06-21
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Old-time music, woodworking, Bowed stringed instruments, Bing, Dave, 1955-, and Fiddling
- Location:
- Roane County (W. Va.)
![["Dave Bing is a fiddler and fiddle maker from Melissa, West Virginia, outside of Huntington. He now lives in Harmony in Roane County, West Virginia with his wife. As a young man, he spent time learning from many elder fiddlers in West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky, including the Hammons Family of Pocahontas County. Dave Bing has been a member of numerous old-time bands such as The Bing Brothers with his brothers Tim Bing and Mike Bing, Gandydancer with Gerry Milnes, and The High Ridge Ramblers with Mark Payne and Andrew Dunlap."]](/thumb/4224BingDavePhoto00362117 "Fiddle made by Dave Bing")
- Identifier:
- 4224.BingDave.Photo.003.6.21.17
- Title:
- Fiddle made by Dave Bing
- Date:
- 2017-06-21
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Fiddling, Bowed stringed instruments, Bing, Dave, 1955-, and woodworking
- Location:
- Roane County (W. Va.)
![["Dave Bing is a fiddler and fiddle maker from Melissa, West Virginia, outside of Huntington. He now lives in Harmony in Roane County, West Virginia with his wife. As a young man, he spent time learning from many elder fiddlers in West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky, including the Hammons Family of Pocahontas County. Dave Bing has been a member of numerous old-time bands such as The Bing Brothers with his brothers Tim Bing and Mike Bing, Gandydancer with Gerry Milnes, and The High Ridge Ramblers with Mark Payne and Andrew Dunlap."]](/thumb/4224BingDavePhoto00462117 "Fiddle scroll carved by Dave Bing")
- Identifier:
- 4224.BingDave.Photo.004.6.21.17
- Title:
- Fiddle scroll carved by Dave Bing
- Date:
- 2017-06-21
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Bing, Dave, 1955-, Bowed stringed instruments, woodworking, and Fiddling
- Location:
- Roane County (W. Va.)
