Meyersdale Public Library - Pennsylvania Maple Festival Memories

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  • Location Covered = Somerset County (Pa.)
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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
Kathy Forman Stirring Spotza Cup
Women, Candy
Woman wearing glasses and heart necklace holds cup with one hand and stir stick in the other
Long Table in Pancake Hall at Maple Festival
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
Man and Woman on Horses in Maple Festival Parade
Man and Woman on Horses in Maple Festival Parade
Crowds, Parades & processions, Horses, Women, Automobiles
Man and woman on horses on street; parked cars behind.
Man Helps Woman Disembarking Train
Man Helps Woman Disembarking Train
Railroad trains, Crowds, Women
Man in white shirt and tie helps woman step down onto yellow stool from train
Maple Fair Art Show
Maple Fair Art Show
Men, Women, Fairs, Tables, Paintings
Crowd looks at judged items; paintings hung on folding displays on stage.
Maple Festival Park
Maple Festival Park
People, Men, Women, Fences, Parks
People walking outside with outdoor fire; rail fence in foreground
Maple Festival Queens at Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Maple Festival Queens at Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Festivals, People, Men, Women, Ceremonies, Ribbons, Houses, Sugar maple tapping, Sugar keelers
Two girls in green coats cut yellow ribbon on maple tree. Man at left looks at girl. Sign at right.
Maple Manor Porch With Banners
Maple Manor Porch With Banners
Men, Women, Houses, Banners, Costumes
White house with front porch decorated with banner flags; woman in red costume and others in front.
Maple Queen Ceremony With Susan Bodes
Maple Queen Ceremony With Susan Bodes
Women, Pageants, Stages (Platforms), Beauty contests, Crowds
Young women lined up at back of stage; girls in white and boys sit on either side of young woman with crown on stage outside
Maple Queen Contestants 1974
Maple Queen Contestants 1974
Women, Pageants
Six young women in dresses stand beside each other; girl all in white wears crown
Maple Queen Contestants Huddled on Stage
Maple Queen Contestants Huddled on Stage
Women, Pageants, Stages (Platforms), Beauty contests, Seven Springs
Group of young women in dresses on stage gather in circle; woman at podium claps
Maple Queen Court in in Group Outside Train
Maple Queen Court in in Group Outside Train
Railroad trains, Crowds, Women
Group of women and man in conductor hat stand outside of train; woman in center with "maid of honor" sash
Maple Queen Crowning
Maple Queen Crowning
Women, Pageants, Stages (Platforms), Beauty contests, Crowds
Young woman crowns another; children lined up on outdoor stage while crowd watches
Mary Neimiller at Organ in Maple Manor
Mary Neimiller at Organ in Maple Manor
Women, Living rooms, Wallpapers, Organs, Sofas
Woman in blue suit jacket stands behind loveseat and beside organ
National Maple Queen Pamela Gnagey in Maple Festival Parade
National Maple Queen Pamela Gnagey in Maple Festival Parade
Parades & processions, Women
Young woman with white coat and red corsage sits between two young women on white convertible in parade.
Overview of Craft Tables at Maple Festival Fair Hall
Overview of Craft Tables at Maple Festival Fair Hall
Men, Women, Fairs, Tables
Long tables filled with jewelry and other judged items inside gym.
Overview of Fair Hall During Maple Festival
Overview of Fair Hall During Maple Festival
Men, Women, Fairs, Food vendors
Long tables filled with baked goods and other judged items inside gym.
Overview of pancake hall
Overview of pancake hall
Men, Pancakes & waffles, Dinners, Women
Long tables of people in hall with yellow pancake signs hanging above.
Overview of pancake hall
Overview of pancake hall
Men, Pancakes & waffles, Dinners, Women, Signs (Notices)
Long tables of people in hall with yellow pancake signs hanging above. Standing women in coats.
Overview of Pancake Hall at Maple Festival
Overview of Pancake Hall at Maple Festival
Men, Pancakes & waffles, Dinners, Women, Signs (Notices)
Long tables of people in hall with yellow pancake signs hanging above. Man in brown suit at front.