Meyersdale Public Library - Pennsylvania Maple Festival Memories

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  • Location Covered = Somerset County (Pa.)
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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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1969 "Maple King" Award Presentation by Dr. Paul Woolslayer to Jane Wable
Blanche Opperman Crocheting at Maple Festival
Candy Counter at Country Store
Candy Counter at Country Store
Costumed Woman Giving Out Spotza
Craft building interior
Craft Show Tables at Maple Festival
Decorative Glass Displays at Maple Festival Show
Doctor's Office Displays at Maple Festival Park
Dried Floral Arrangement Vendor
Eating in Pancake Hall at Maple Festival
Eating in Pancake Hall During Maple Festival
Former Maple Queens Pose
Four Behind Maple Products Counter
Four Women Behind Candy Counter at Country Store
Har-Els Rock Shop Seller
Kathy Forman Handing Out Spotza
Kathy Forman Stirring Spotza Cup
Kathy Forman Stirring Spotza Cup
Kathy Forman Stirring Spotza Cup