Lauren Griffin

Folkways Reporter

Lauren Griffin lives in Morgantown, W.Va. She grew up in Wheeling, W.Va and graduated from West Virginia University in 2019, and she currently splits her time fundraising for Preston County Parks and Recreation and as an AmeriCorps member with the West Virginia Association of Museums. She enjoys traveling, cross-stitching, and exploring the heritage and landscape that makes up her home.

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Family Revives Tradition of Swiss Cheese Making In Helvetia, W.Va.

Lauren Griffin

Helvetia is a rural town nestled close to the Monongahela National Forest, and like Thrayron Morgan, most of its residents can trace their heritage back to Switzerland.