Helvetia Video Project

Bruce Betler gathering fire wood during Helvetia Video Project 1992

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Bob Campbell and Sue Rutisill film Bruce Betler gathering wood during filming for the Helvetia Video Project. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Oct 1992, Helvetia, WV.

archive reference: GM S2619

Project description:
The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Lena Klee Malcolm 1992

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Lena Klee Malcolm seated in rocking chair on porch in Helvetia. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Aug 1992, Helvetia, WV.

archive reference: GM S2575.

Project description:
The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Margaret Koerner making doughnuts 1992

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Margaret Koerner making traditional yeast-raised donuts known as “hozablatz” in her farmhouse kitchen, assisted by her young granddaughter Erika, as the film crew records the process. Margaret’s recipe for the homemade doughnuts is featured in the book of Helvetia recipes entitled Oppis Guet’s vo Helvetia. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Nov 1992, in Helvetia, WV.

archive reference: GM S2636.

Project description:
The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Leslie Betler White’s Farm

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Dairy cow walking along the road at Leslie Betler White’s farm. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Sept 1991, Helvetia, WV.

archive reference: GM S2615.

Project description:
The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Freda, Anna, and Gertrude Balli 1991

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Freda Balli, Anna Balli, and Gertrude Balli, “The Balli Sisters,” seated side by side in their home on Balli Ridge, Hacker Valley near Helvetia. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Sept 1991, Hacker Valley, WV.

archive reference: GM S2608

Project description:
The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Community Viewing film footage from Helvetia Video Project 1993

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Members of the Helvetia community gathered at Community Hall to view film footage from the Helvetia Video Project. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Oct 1993, Helvetia, WV.

archive reference: GM S2669

Project description:
The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Dairy cows on Balli Farm 1990

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Cows in a green pasture on Balli Farm. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Sept 1990, Hacker Valley near Helvetia, WV.

archive reference: GM S2610.

Project description:
The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Board roof on log hog house Betler Farm Helvetia

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Log hog house roof made of rough-hewn boards, on Betler Farm in Helvetia. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, May 1991, Helvetia, WV.

archive reference: GM S2613.

Project description:
The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Log hog house on Betler Farm in Helvetia

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Log hog house on Betler Farm in Helvetia. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, May 1991, Helvetia, WV.

archive reference: GM S2612.

Project description:
The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Norman Burky and Vernon Burky smiling for the camera 1991

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Norman Burky (playing Gerry Milnes’ guitar) and Vernon Burky (on fiddle) smiling for the camera while performing traditional Swiss/German tunes at the Burky family homestead in Helvetia. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, May 1991, Helvetia, WV.

archive reference: GM S2475.

Project description:
The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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