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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. Pelt exhibition in the Helvetia Community Fair

Identifier:
4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.077.Photo.9.10.16
Title:
Pelt exhibition in the Helvetia Community Fair
Date:
2016-09-10
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Festivals, Agricultural exhibitions, Helvetia (W. Va.), and Hides and skins
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)

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2. Oral history of Aaron Parsons

Identifier:
4224.ParsonsAaron.AudioInt.11.9.16
Title:
Oral history of Aaron Parsons
Date:
2016-11-09
Creator:
Parsons, Aaron
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Turkey calls, Hides and skins, Turkey hunting, and Turkey hunting--Equipment and supplies
Location:
Jackson County (W. Va.) and Ravenswood (W. Va.)
["Aaron Parsons, 20 years old at the time of this interview, is a native of Jackson County, WV. He makes turkey calls with materials (slate, native woods, bone, etc.) found on his familys land in Jackson County. He is also a hunter, trapper, fisher, and hide tanner. I met Aaron Parsons at the Community Interest Fair at Gilmore Elementary School in Sandyville, WV, back in the spring of 2016."]

3. Transcript of oral history of Aaron Parsons

Identifier:
4224.ParsonsAaron.IntTranscript.11.9.16
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Aaron Parsons
Date:
2016-11-09
Creator:
Parsons, Aaron
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Turkey hunting--Equipment and supplies, Hides and skins, Turkey hunting, Turkey calls, and Turning (Lathe work)
Location:
Ravenswood (W. Va.) and Jackson County (W. Va.)
["Aaron Parsons, 20 years old at the time of this photo, is a native of Jackson County, WV. He makes turkey calls with materials (slate, native woods, bone, etc.) found on his familys land in Jackson County. He is also a hunter, trapper, fisher, and hide tanner."]

4. Aaron Parsons in his workshop

Identifier:
4224.ParsonsAaron.Photo.001.11.9.16
Title:
Aaron Parsons in his workshop
Date:
2016-11-09
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Hides and skins, Turkey calls, Turning (Lathe work), Turkey hunting--Equipment and supplies, and Turkey hunting
Location:
Jackson County (W. Va.) and Ravenswood (W. Va.)
["Aaron Parsons, 20 years old at the time of this photo, is a native of Jackson County, WV. He makes turkey calls with materials (slate, native woods, bone, etc.) found on his familys land in Jackson County. He is also a hunter, trapper, fisher, and hide tanner."]

5. Aaron Parsons in his workshop with equipment

Identifier:
4224.ParsonsAaron.Photo.002.11.9.16
Title:
Aaron Parsons in his workshop with equipment
Date:
2016-11-09
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Turning (Lathe work), Turkey hunting, Turkey hunting--Equipment and supplies, Hides and skins, and Turkey calls
Location:
Ravenswood (W. Va.) and Jackson County (W. Va.)
["Aaron Parsons, 20 years old at the time of this photo, is a native of Jackson County, WV. He makes turkey calls with materials (slate, native woods, bone, etc.) found on his familys land in Jackson County. He is also a hunter, trapper, fisher, and hide tanner."]

6. Aaron Parsons stands with a fox hide outside his workshop

Identifier:
4224.ParsonsAaron.Photo.005.11.9.16
Title:
Aaron Parsons stands with a fox hide outside his workshop
Date:
2016-11-09
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Turkey hunting--Equipment and supplies, Turkey hunting, Hides and skins, and Turkey calls
Location:
Jackson County (W. Va.) and Ravenswood (W. Va.)

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7. Oral history of Henry Rice

Identifier:
4224.RiceHenry.AudioInt.4.30.16
Title:
Oral history of Henry Rice
Date:
2016-04-30
Creator:
Rice, Henry
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Canning and preserving, Helvetia (W. Va.), Tanning, Hides and skins, Cheesemaking, Cooking, Swiss, American ginseng, Food habits, Restaurateurs, foodways, Deer hunting, Turkey hunting, Morels, Pickling, Wild leek, and Trapping
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)
["Henry Rice was born in Helvetia, West Virginia in 1978. He is the daughter of Catherine Irene Mailloux and grand-daughter of Eleanor Mailloux, the co-founder of the Hutte. His daughter, Morgan Rice, was also interviewed for this project. Henry Rice cooks for the Hutte Sunday buffet, and works in construction. He is also an avid hunter, trapper, ginseng and ramp digger, morel mushroom hunter, and a collector of old bottles and other artifacts.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/"]

8. Transcript of oral history of Henry Rice

Identifier:
4224.RiceHenry.IntTranscript.4.30.16
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Henry Rice
Date:
2016-04-30
Creator:
Rice, Henry
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Deer hunting, Wild leek, Wine and wine making--United States, Canning and preserving, Restaurateurs, foodways, Cooking, Swiss, Pickling, Morels, Cheesemaking, Helvetia (W. Va.), Food habits, American ginseng, Turkey hunting, Trapping, Hides and skins, and Tanning
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)