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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/4224HelvetiaCommunityFair046Photo91016/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.046.Photo.9.10.16
- Title:
- Children perform Swiss folk dance on the Meadow Stage at the Helvetia Community fair, 12 of 12
- Date:
- 2016-09-10
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Helvetia (W. Va.), Swiss Americans, Folk dancing, Swiss, 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/4224HelvetiaCommunityFair047Photo91016/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.047.Photo.9.10.16
- Title:
- Betty Biggs announces the adult Swiss folk dancers on the Meadow Stage at the Helvetia Community Fair
- Date:
- 2016-09-10
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Folk dancing, Swiss, 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/4224HelvetiaCommunityFair048Photo91016/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.048.Photo.9.10.16
- Title:
- Father and son watch the Swiss folk dance programming at the Helvetia Community Fair
- Date:
- 2016-09-10
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Folk dancing, Swiss, 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/4224HelvetiaCommunityFair049Photo91016/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.049.Photo.9.10.16
- Title:
- Betty Biggs and a young man perform Swiss folk dancing on the Meadow Stage at the Helvetia Community Fair
- Date:
- 2016-09-10
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Swiss Americans, Folk dancing, Swiss, 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/4224HelvetiaCommunityFair050Photo91016/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.050.Photo.9.10.16
- Title:
- Couple performs Swiss folk dancing on the Meadow Stage at the Helvetia Community Fair
- Date:
- 2016-09-10
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Helvetia (W. Va.), Swiss Americans, Festivals, Folk dancing, Swiss
- 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/4224HelvetiaCommunityFair051Photo91016/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.051.Photo.9.10.16
- Title:
- Young couple performs Swiss folk dance on the Meadow Stage at the Helvetia Community Fair
- Date:
- 2016-09-10
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Folk dancing, Swiss, Festivals, 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/4224HelvetiaCommunityFair052Photo91016/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.052.Photo.9.10.16
- Title:
- Sisters Nancy Gains and Betty Biggs perform Swiss folk dancing on the Meadow Stage at the Helvetia Community Fair, 1 of 3
- Date:
- 2016-09-10
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Folk dancing, Swiss, 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/4224HelvetiaCommunityFair053Photo91016/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.053.Photo.9.10.16
- Title:
- Sisters Nancy Gains and Betty Biggs perform Swiss folk dancing on the Meadow Stage at the Helvetia Community Fair, 2 of 3
- Date:
- 2016-09-10
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Folk dancing, Swiss, Swiss Americans, Helvetia (W. Va.), 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/4224HelvetiaCommunityFair054Photo91016/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.054.Photo.9.10.16
- Title:
- Sisters Nancy Gains and Betty Biggs perform Swiss folk dancing on the Meadow Stage at the Helvetia Community Fair, 3 of 3
- 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/4224HelvetiaCommunityFair055Photo91016/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.055.Photo.9.10.16
- Title:
- Swiss folk dancing couple perform on the Meadow Stage at the Helvetia Community Fair
- Date:
- 2016-09-10
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Helvetia (W. Va.), Festivals, Swiss Americans, Folk dancing, Swiss
- 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/4224HelvetiaCommunityFair056Photo91016/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.056.Photo.9.10.16
- Title:
- Swiss folk dancing couple swings on the Meadow Stage at the Helvetia Community Fair
- Date:
- 2016-09-10
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Helvetia (W. Va.), Swiss Americans, Festivals, Folk dancing, Swiss
- 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/4224HelvetiaCommunityFair057Photo91016/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.057.Photo.9.10.16
- Title:
- Adult Swiss folk dance group performs on the Meadow Stage at the Helvetia Community Fair, 1 of 4
- Date:
- 2016-09-10
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Folk dancing, Swiss, Swiss Americans, Helvetia (W. Va.), Festivals
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
