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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. Sign posted outside the Hutte Restaurant for the William Tell Archery Shoot at the Helvetia Community Fair

Identifier:
4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.066.Photo.9.10.16
Title:
Sign posted outside the Hutte Restaurant for the William Tell Archery Shoot at the Helvetia Community Fair
Date:
2016-09-10
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Festivals, Swiss Americans, Archery--Tournaments, and Helvetia (W. Va.)
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)