Meyersdale Public Library - Pennsylvania Maple Festival Memories

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  • Location Covered = Somerset County (Pa.)
  • Date = 1982

About This Collection

With the Pennsylvania Maple Festival Board of Directors' permission, the Meyersdale Public Library digitized nearly 400 35mm slides documenting the Pennsylvania Maple Festival from the late 1950s through the 1980s as part of its 2018 Scan PA project. The festival is a Somerset County tradition dating back to 1948. Each spring it attracts thousands of visitors from throughout Pennsylvania and surrounding states to the small community of Meyersdale, where they learn about the rich history behind the county's maple production industry. Again working in conjunction with the festival board, the library also digitized additional 35mm slides of past festival activities later discovered by the board. Now totaling nearly 500 digital images, these photographs, captured by amateur volunteer photographers, help tell the story of a community celebration which in 2022 is celebrating its 75th year.
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Kathy Forman Stirring Spotza Cup
Women, Candy
Woman wearing glasses and heart necklace holds cup with one hand and stir stick in the other
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Kid Touching Ropes For Sale at Maple Festival
Arts & crafts, Ropes
Child in red knit hat and blue gloves touches colored rope on display frame
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Kitchen Maple Manor
Galleries & museums, Furniture, Chairs, Kitchens, Windows, Tableware
Dark image with two bright windows with potted plant on each sill; plate storage, chairs, and equipment
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Kitchen table and chairs in Maple Manor kitchen
Kitchens, Lamps, Nuts, Bread, Chairs, Dining tables
Wood square table, two chairs, and two high chairs set with oil lamp, plate of rolls, and basket of nuts
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Knotted Pieced Comforter on Bed at Maple Manor
Galleries & museums, Bedrooms, Furniture, Washstands, Beds, Quilts
Washstand in corner of bedroom with bed and rocking chair; yellow wallpaper
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Long Table in Pancake Hall at Maple Festival
People, Pancakes & waffles, Dinners, Women
Woman in blue suit stands to left of long table of people eating; boy eating sausage in center
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Looking Into Metal Keeler Filled With Sugar Water
Maples, Maple sugar industry, Sugar keelers
Looking down into metal keeler filled with clear liquid and metal spile on tree
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Man Empties Kettle Into Sugar Trough
Demonstrations, Maple sugar industry, Men
Boy with wooden paddle stirs while man empties kettle contents into trough
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Man Helps Woman Disembarking Train
Railroad trains, Crowds, Women
Man in white shirt and tie helps woman step down onto yellow stool from train
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Man in Apron Smiles at Child
People, General stores, Girls, Food
Man in white apron and glasses smiles at child in tan coat putting something to her mouth; cheese and jars on counter
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Man on Yellow Wagon Pulled by Horses
Horse teams, Carts & wagons
Man in jeans holds reins while sitting on yellow wagon
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Man Peering Into Antique Yellow Car
Automobiles, Convertible automobiles, Recreational vehicles, Food trucks
Man peers inside yellow antique car; food truck and camper behind
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Man Sits on Yellow Wagon Holding Reins
Carts & wagons
Man in jeans and khaki vest holds reins while sitting on yellow wagon
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Man Stands With Foods Display
Variety stores, Food
Man with mustache and white apron places hand on buckwheat flour bag on food counter
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Man Stirring at Kettle on fireplace
Maple sugar industry
Man in red shirt and blue vest stirs at large kettle over burning fire in brick fireplace
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Man Taps Tree With Auger at Festival Park
Sugar maple tapping, Demonstrations
Boy in jeans leans on straw to watch man with hand drill tap a tree
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Mannequin in Red in Maple Manor
Galleries & museums, Mannequins, Tables
Mannequin in red dress and black hat sits in chair next to tiered dumbwaiter table
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Maple Manor and sign in snow
Houses, Snow, Signs (Notices)
View of white two-story house and white sign titled "Maple Manor" hanging from signpost in snow
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Maple Manor Dining Room
Dining rooms, Chairs, Dining tables, Interiors, Wallpapers, Cabinets (Case furniture)
Dining room with table set with glassware and white tablecloth; corner cupboard at left
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Maple Manor in snow
Houses, Snow
View of white two-story house with double porch at right in snow
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