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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. Fahnenschwingen (flag twirling) demonstration at the Helvetia Community Fair

Identifier:
4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.003.Photo.9.10.16
Title:
Fahnenschwingen (flag twirling) demonstration at the Helvetia Community Fair
Date:
2016-09-10
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Swiss Americans, Helvetia (W. Va.), and Festivals
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)
["Shirley A. Campbell (March 17,1949-January 10, 2021), a native of Pinch, West Virginia and a resident of Charleston, West Virginia, was a lifelong songwriter and poet. Two of her songs were recorded by Grandpa Jones and Ernest Tubb, respectively. Campbell married into the Reed-Campbell family of the bluegrass musician Ola Belle Reed, who was her mentor. Read Campbells obituary:Shirley A. Campbell, 71, of Charleston, WV, passed away suddenly at home, Sunday, January 10, 2021.Born March 17, 1949, in Pinch, WV, she was the daughter of the late Ruby Francis Jarrett and Jack White.She is survived by her two children, daughter Carlie Campbell of Charleston and son Jeremy Campbell of Elkton, MD; and pets.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved dachshunds, Buckwheat and Alfalfa.Shirley studied at Oklahoma University and Marshall University. She was a nurse for 20 years, a dog groomer for 15 years, and a small business owner for approximately 10 years. She was a woman of endless talents, for many of which she received recognition. She was deeply devoted to animal welfare; throughout her life caring for ANY and ALL that she found in need.There will be a symphony of animal calls greeting her at the gates of heaven; and it will be glorious!As per her request, there will be no services. She asks that, in lieu of flowers, please donate to an animal charity in her honor.You may send condolences to the family at: www.barlowbonsall.com.Barlow Bonsall Funeral Home, Charleston, WV, has been entrusted with the arrangements."]

2. Poem "Against the Black," written by Shirley A. Campbell, June 20, 1972

Identifier:
4224.CampbellShirley.Writing.004.5.16.16
Title:
Poem "Against the Black," written by Shirley A. Campbell, June 20, 1972
Date:
1972-06-20
Creator:
Campbell, Shirley A.
Subject:
Women lyricists, Working class--Songs and music, and Women poets, American
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["Appalachian Acres in Tallmansville, West Virginia, is owned and operated by Donnie Tenney and Lorelie Nicolas-Tenney. On September 28, 2017, they gathered with family and friends, including Nicolas-Tenney's mother Liz Villegas, seedsaver and farmer Charlie Radabaugh (of Radabaugh Farm in Buckhannon, WV), and seedsaver, farmer, and chef Mike Costello (of Lost Creek Farm in Lost Creek, WV), to harvest, process and boil sorghum into syrup."]

3. "Cane Boiling Today" sign at the entrance to Appalachian Acres farm, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.AppalachianAcresSorghum.Photo.001.9.28.17
Title:
"Cane Boiling Today" sign at the entrance to Appalachian Acres farm, 1 of 2
Date:
2017-09-28
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Food habits, Farms--West Virginia, Sorghum as food, foodways, Sorghum syrup, and Painted signs and signboards
Location:
Upshur County (W. Va.)
["Appalachian Acres in Tallmansville, West Virginia, is owned and operated by Donnie Tenney and Lorelie Nicolas-Tenney. On September 28, 2017, they gathered with family and friends, including Nicolas-Tenney's mother Liz Villegas, seedsaver and farmer Charlie Radabaugh (of Radabaugh Farm in Buckhannon, WV), and seedsaver, farmer, and chef Mike Costello (of Lost Creek Farm in Lost Creek, WV), to harvest, process and boil sorghum into syrup."]

4. "Cane Boiling Today" sign at the entrance to Appalachian Acres farm, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.AppalachianAcresSorghum.Photo.002.9.28.17
Title:
"Cane Boiling Today" sign at the entrance to Appalachian Acres farm, 2 of 2
Date:
2017-09-28
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Sorghum syrup, Farms--West Virginia, Sorghum as food, Food habits, and Painted signs and signboards
Location:
Upshur County (W. Va.)
["Every July, the Mens Club of the Steubenville, Ohio Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church hosts an annual picnic at their picnic grounds along Kings Creek in Weirton, West Virginia. The event serves as both a fundraiser for the Mens Club and a homecoming for Weirton and Steubenvilles Serbian Community. The event features Serbian music, dance, food, and drink. Mens Club members roast chickens and lambs on spits over open wood fires and sell them to picnic attendees. The spits were constructed out of material from Weirton Steel by Mens Club members and Weirton Steel employees in the 1960s. Other food served at the picnic includes pogacha (a type of Serbian bread), haluski or cabbage and noodles, cevaps (a pork, lamb, and beef sausage), strudel, nut rolls, beer, and Slivovitz.In 2017, state folklorist Emily Hilliard attended the Serbian picnic with Brynn Kusic, whose fathers family is part of the Weirton Serbian community. In 2019, Hilliard attended with a WVPB film crew to capture additional video footage and audio tape for a short video documentary (see below).Learn more about the Annual Picnic via the Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church: https://www.hrsoc-steubenville.org/annual-picnicSee the short video and audio documentary about the Chicken Blasts, produced by the West Virginia Folklife Program and West Virginia Public Broadcasting: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/27/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpGF-MFUlhYhttps://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast"]

5. "Have No Fear, The Serbian is Here" shirts for sale at the 2019 Serbian Annual Picnic in Weirton

Identifier:
4224.SerbianAnnualPicnic.Photo.005.7.27.19
Title:
"Have No Fear, The Serbian is Here" shirts for sale at the 2019 Serbian Annual Picnic in Weirton
Date:
2019-07-27
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Serbian Americans, Cooking, Serbian, Picnic grounds, and Weirton (W. Va.)
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)
["Susan Feller, 63 at the time of this interview, lives in Hampshire County, West Virginia with her partner Jim in the log home they built. With a degree in Art and History from UMass/Boston and a life-long interest in handwork craft, she learned to rug hook in 1994, a medium allowing her to paint with wool. This skill was the entry into the niche market of rug hookingdesigning patterns, selling hand-dyed wool, and teaching as far away as Australia, throughout the US and Canada. These days, Feller works in her studio creating fiber art for the walls. Juried as a Tamarack gallery artist, and a recipient of a purchase award from the WV Division of Culture and History, she serves on the Board of Directors for Tamarack Foundation for the Arts and The River House board in Capon Bridge, networking with and advocating for artists in the state and beyond.Read her piece on the West Virginia Folklife blog about the McDonald sisters: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/05/15/textile-artist-susan-feller-on-the-mcdonald-sisters-of-gilmer-county/Susan Fellers website: https://artwools.com/"]

6. "Iconic Liberty," hooked, embroidered, and needle felted by Susan Feller from hand dyed wool fabric, cotton thread, and synthetic yarn

Identifier:
4224.FellerSusan.Photo.001.3.10.13
Title:
"Iconic Liberty," hooked, embroidered, and needle felted by Susan Feller from hand dyed wool fabric, cotton thread, and synthetic yarn
Date:
2013-03-10
Creator:
Feller, Susan L.
Subject:
Textile crafts, Fiberwork, and Rugs, Hooked
Location:
Hampshire County (W. Va.)
["Susan Feller, 63 at the time of this interview, lives in Hampshire County, West Virginia with her partner Jim in the log home they built. With a degree in Art and History from UMass/Boston and a life-long interest in handwork craft, she learned to rug hook in 1994, a medium allowing her to paint with wool. This skill was the entry into the niche market of rug hookingdesigning patterns, selling hand-dyed wool, and teaching as far away as Australia, throughout the US and Canada. These days, Feller works in her studio creating fiber art for the walls. Juried as a Tamarack gallery artist, and a recipient of a purchase award from the WV Division of Culture and History, she serves on the Board of Directors for Tamarack Foundation for the Arts and The River House board in Capon Bridge, networking with and advocating for artists in the state and beyond.Read her piece on the West Virginia Folklife blog about the McDonald sisters: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/05/15/textile-artist-susan-feller-on-the-mcdonald-sisters-of-gilmer-county/Susan Fellers website: https://artwools.com/"]

7. "Local is global" detail on Susan Feller's embroidered jeans

Identifier:
4224.FellerSusan.Photo.009.3.27.18
Title:
"Local is global" detail on Susan Feller's embroidered jeans
Date:
2018-03-27
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Jeans (Clothing), Fiberwork, Embroidery, and Textile crafts
Location:
Hampshire County (W. Va.)
["Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church at 2216 Eoff Street in Wheeling, West Virginia, is the only Maronite church in the state. Via e: WV, \"On December 19, 1932, a tragic fire destroyed the 10-year old church building, yet it also provided the occasion for a perceived miracle. According to a report in the Wheeling News-Register, 'While the rest of the church was engulfed in a raging inferno, the firemen recalled, the life-sized portrait of Our Lady of Lebanon, which was then hanging above a side altar, remained untouched by flames. When firemen attempted to spray water on the portrait, the stream of water parted and did not touch the work of art.' Read more in the online West Virginia Encyclopedia: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1513"]

8. "Our Lady of Lebanon" miraculous painting at Wheeling's Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church

Identifier:
4224.DoughertyCarol.Photo.002.6.21.16
Title:
"Our Lady of Lebanon" miraculous painting at Wheeling's Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church
Date:
2016-06-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Lebanese Americans and Catholic Church--Maronite rite
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)
["Susan Feller, 63 at the time of this interview, lives in Hampshire County, West Virginia with her partner Jim in the log home they built. With a degree in Art and History from UMass/Boston and a life-long interest in handwork craft, she learned to rug hook in 1994, a medium allowing her to paint with wool. This skill was the entry into the niche market of rug hookingdesigning patterns, selling hand-dyed wool, and teaching as far away as Australia, throughout the US and Canada. These days, Feller works in her studio creating fiber art for the walls. Juried as a Tamarack gallery artist, and a recipient of a purchase award from the WV Division of Culture and History, she serves on the Board of Directors for Tamarack Foundation for the Arts and The River House board in Capon Bridge, networking with and advocating for artists in the state and beyond.Read her piece on the West Virginia Folklife blog about the McDonald sisters: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/05/15/textile-artist-susan-feller-on-the-mcdonald-sisters-of-gilmer-county/Susan Fellers website: https://artwools.com/"]

9. "Rights for women are human rights" detail on Susan Feller's embroidered jeans

Identifier:
4224.FellerSusan.Photo.010.3.27.18
Title:
"Rights for women are human rights" detail on Susan Feller's embroidered jeans
Date:
2018-03-27
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Textile crafts, Jeans (Clothing), Women's rights, Fiberwork, and Embroidery
Location:
Hampshire County (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/"]

10. "S'more fun in Helvetia" float in the Helvetia Community Fair Parade, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.022.Photo.9.10.16
Title:
"S'more fun in Helvetia" float in the Helvetia Community Fair Parade, 1 of 2
Date:
2016-09-10
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Festivals, Swiss Americans, Helvetia (W. Va.), and Parades
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/"]

11. "S'more fun in Helvetia" float in the Helvetia Community Fair Parade, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.023.Photo.9.10.16
Title:
"S'more fun in Helvetia" float in the Helvetia Community Fair Parade, 2 of 2
Date:
2016-09-10
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Swiss Americans, Festivals, Helvetia (W. Va.), and Parades
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)
["Jim Costa, 67 (as of 2016), is a native of Summers County, and an accomplished traditional musician and storyteller. He is also an avid collector and expert of 18th and 19th century farm tools and objects of rural life, including Hammons family fiddles, spinning wheels, cast iron cookware, and blacksmith tools. Costa has been building this collection throughout his life, and he restores many of the old tools and instruments himself. In addition to his public presentations on music and material culture, Costa appeared in the 1987 John Sayles film Matewan.In the summer of 2016, University of North Carolina folklore graduate student Zoe van Buren spent two months with Costa, conducting oral histories and documenting his extensive collection. Read more about van Burens work here: https://wvfolklife.org/2016/09/06/thats-a-grand-story-to-tell-documenting-jim-costas-collection/Zoe van Buren's website:https://zoevanburen.wordpress.com/"]

12. "Sqaw axe" with original tree branch handle in Jim Costa's collection, c. 1740, found August County, Virginia

Identifier:
4224.CostaJim.Photo.002.6.6.16
Title:
"Sqaw axe" with original tree branch handle in Jim Costa's collection, c. 1740, found August County, Virginia
Date:
2016-06-06
Creator:
van Buren, Zoe
Contributor:
Costa, Jim (Banjoist)
Subject:
Collectors and collecting, Antique collecting for men, Axes, and Woodworking tools
Location:
Summers County (W. Va.)