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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/"]%](/image/4224HelvetiaCommunityFair026Photo91016/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.026.Photo.9.10.16
- Title:
- One room schoolhouse float in Helvetia Community Fair parade, 1 of 2
- Date:
- 2016-09-10
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Helvetia (W. Va.), Parades, Swiss Americans, 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/"]%](/image/4224HelvetiaCommunityFair027Photo91016/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.027.Photo.9.10.16
- Title:
- One room schoolhouse float in Helvetia Community Fair parade, 2 of 2
- Date:
- 2016-09-10
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Festivals, Swiss Americans, Parades, Helvetia (W. Va.)
- 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/"]%](/image/4224HelvetiaCommunityFair028Photo91016/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.028.Photo.9.10.16
- Title:
- Karlen Road fair queen contestants float at the Helvetia Community Fair parade, 1 of 2
- Date:
- 2016-09-10
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Parades, Helvetia (W. Va.), Swiss Americans, 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/"]%](/image/4224HelvetiaCommunityFair029Photo91016/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.029.Photo.9.10.16
- Title:
- Karlen Road fair queen contestants float at the Helvetia Community Fair parade, 2 of 2
- Date:
- 2016-09-10
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Parades, Helvetia (W. Va.), Swiss Americans, 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/"]%](/image/4224HelvetiaCommunityFair030Photo91016/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.030.Photo.9.10.16
- Title:
- Jonathan Lacocque and Clara Lehmann announce float awards on the Meadow Stage at the Helvetia Community Fair
- Date:
- 2016-09-10
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Helvetia (W. Va.), Swiss Americans, Parades, 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/"]%](/image/4224HelvetiaCommunityFair031Photo91016/0.jpg)
- 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, Festivals, Helvetia (W. Va.)
- 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/"]%](/image/4224HelvetiaCommunityFair032Photo91016/0.jpg)
- 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, Festivals, Helvetia (W. Va.), 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/"]%](/image/4224HelvetiaCommunityFair033Photo91016/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.033.Photo.9.10.16
- Title:
- Swiss bells on display at the Meadow Stage at the Helvetia Community Fair
- Date:
- 2016-09-10
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Cowbells, Helvetia (W. Va.), Festivals, 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/"]%](/image/4224HelvetiaCommunityFair034Photo91016/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.034.Photo.9.10.16
- Title:
- Spectators at the Meadow Stage of the Helvetia Community Fair
- Date:
- 2016-09-10
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Swiss Americans, Festivals, Helvetia (W. Va.)
- 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/"]%](/image/4224HelvetiaCommunityFair035Photo91016/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.035.Photo.9.10.16
- Title:
- Children perform Swiss folk dance on the Meadow Stage at the Helvetia Community fair, 1 of 12
- Date:
- 2016-09-10
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Festivals, Folk dancing, Swiss, Swiss Americans, Helvetia (W. Va.)
- 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/"]%](/image/4224HelvetiaCommunityFair036Photo91016/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.036.Photo.9.10.16
- Title:
- Children perform Swiss folk dance on the Meadow Stage at the Helvetia Community Fair, 2 of 12
- Date:
- 2016-09-10
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Festivals, Folk dancing, Swiss, Helvetia (W. Va.), 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/"]%](/image/4224HelvetiaCommunityFair037Photo91016/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.037.Photo.9.10.16
- Title:
- Children perform Swiss folk dance on the Meadow Stage at the Helvetia Community Fair, 3 of 12
- Date:
- 2016-09-10
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Helvetia (W. Va.), Swiss Americans, Folk dancing, Swiss, Festivals
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
