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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/"]%

13. Homemade wine entries in the Helvetia Community Fair

Identifier:
4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.079.Photo.9.10.16
Title:
Homemade wine entries in the Helvetia Community Fair
Date:
2016-09-10
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Food habits, Agricultural exhibitions, Helvetia (W. Va.), Wine and wine making--United States, Festivals, foodways, Swiss Americans
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/"]%

14. The Betler's threshing machine (known in Helvetia as a "thrashing" machine) on display in the meadow at the Helvetia Community Fair

Identifier:
4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.080.Photo.9.10.16
Title:
The Betler's threshing machine (known in Helvetia as a "thrashing" machine) on display in the meadow at the Helvetia Community Fair
Date:
2016-09-10
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Helvetia (W. Va.), Festivals, Agricultural exhibitions, Threshing machines, Parades
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)
["Sharon Rollins grew up in Charleston, West Virginia and moved to Dallas, TX when she was thirty years old. Upon retirement in 2010, she moved to Helvetia, West Virginia and has since become involved in a number of community projects. She manages the Ramp Supper, serves as treasurer for the Helvetia Community Fair, and volunteers at the Hutte Restaurant.This audio slideshow 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/"]%

15. Audio slideshow of Sharon Rollins talking about foodways at the Helvetia Community Fair

Identifier:
4224.SharonRollins.Video.001.4.30.16
Title:
Audio slideshow of Sharon Rollins talking about foodways at the Helvetia Community Fair
Date:
2016-04-30
Creator:
Rollins, Sharon
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily, DeWitt, Gabe
Subject:
Canning and preserving, Craft festivals, Festivals, foodways, Food habits, Helvetia (W. Va.), Agricultural exhibitions
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)
["Documentation of folklore and material culture on display at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair in Lewisburg."]%

16. West Virginia state capitol cake on display at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair

Identifier:
4224.WVStateFair.Photo.001.8.17.16
Title:
West Virginia state capitol cake on display at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair
Date:
2016-08-17
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Cake decorating, West Virginia Capitol Complex (Charleston, W. Va.), Agricultural exhibitions, Bakers, Cake
Location:
Lewisburg (W. Va.)
["Documentation of folklore and material culture on display at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair in Lewisburg."]%

17. 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."]%

18. 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."]%

19. 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."]%

20. 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."]%

21. 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.)
["The historic Meadow River building is a 1928 National Register structure which was built as a promotional piece for the variety of wood products produced the Meadow River Lumber Company of Rainelle, West Virginia in Greenbrier County. Documentation of folklore, foodways, and material culture on display at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair in Lewisburg."]%

22. One room museum in the Meadow River building at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair

Identifier:
4224.WVStateFair.Photo.007.8.17.16
Title:
One room museum in the Meadow River building at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair
Date:
2016-08-17
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Festivals, Agricultural exhibitions, Community museums
Location:
Lewisburg (W. Va.)
["Documentation of folklore, foodways, and material culture on display at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair in Lewisburg."]%

23. 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."]%

24. 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.)