Sisters Nancy Gains and Betty Biggs perform Swiss folk dancing on the Meadow Stage at the Helvetia Community Fair, 2 of 3

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

Description:

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/

Subject:

Folk dancing, Swiss, Swiss Americans, Helvetia (W. Va.), Festivals

Rights:

In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Location:

Helvetia (W. Va.)

Format:

image/tiff

Source:

A&M 4224, West Virginia Folklife Program Collection