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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Painting Displays at Maple Festival Art Show
Painting Displays at Maple Festival Art Show
Art exhibitions, Paintings, Women, Fairs
Two women look at paintings displayed on upright pegboard; curtains behind.
Pamela Gnagey and Sally Ann Miller at Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Pamela Gnagey and Sally Ann Miller at Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Festivals, People, Men, Women, Ceremonies, Ribbons, Houses, Sugar keelers
Two girls in green coats cut yellow ribbon on maple tree. Man at left holds metal keeler.
Pancake Dinner
Pancake Dinner
Women, Tables, Dinners, Pancakes & waffles
People eating pancakes and sausage at long tables
Pancake Dinner
Pancake Dinner
Women, Tables, Dinners, Pancakes & waffles
People eating pancakes and sausage at long tables; woman in blue shirt hands plate over
Pancake Dinner Hall
Pancake Dinner Hall
Women, Tables, Dinners, Pancakes & waffles
People eating pancakes and sausage at long tables; placemats under plates
Pancake Line at Griddles During Maple Festival
Pancake Line at Griddles During Maple Festival
Men, Pancakes & waffles, Dinners, Women, Lions Club (Meyersdale, Pa.)
Three men in yellow vests and white hats make and serve pancakes; woman serving sausage in foreground.
People on Walkways at Sugar Camp
People on Walkways at Sugar Camp
Women, Parks, Maple sugar industry
People walking on walkways near newly built sugar camp in park
Quilting Demonstration of Log Cabin Quilt
Quilting Demonstration of Log Cabin Quilt
Quilts, Women
Two women quilt on log cabin patterned pieced quilt on wood frame
Rope Making Demonstration
Rope Making Demonstration
Women, Tables, Dinners, Pancakes & waffles
Crowd watches man in khaki jacket making rope with machine
Sally Miller and Pamela Gnagey at Maple Festival Ribbon Cutting and Tapping Opening Ceremony
Sally Miller and Pamela Gnagey at Maple Festival Ribbon Cutting and Tapping Opening Ceremony
Festivals, People, Men, Women, Ceremonies, Ribbons, Houses, Sugar maple tapping
Two girls in green coats cut yellow ribbon on maple tree. Man at left holds metal keeler while watching man with gas drill tapping tree.
Selling Maple Products at Country Store
Selling Maple Products at Country Store
Variety stores, Women, Maple sugar industry
Three women at left between shelving and counter selling maple products on yellow covered table
Selling Maple Products at Country Store
Selling Maple Products at Country Store
Variety stores, Women, Tables, Maple sugar industry
Woman in dark sweater at right sells maple products on yellow covered table
Selling Maple Products at Country Store
Selling Maple Products at Country Store
Variety stores, Women, Tables, Maple sugar industry
Four women between counter and product shelving sell to three in coats
Side View of Woman Quilting at Maple Festival
Side View of Woman Quilting at Maple Festival
Demonstrations, Women, Quilting
Side view of woman in check shirt and glasses quilts on quilt frame
Side View Woman Stirs Spotza in cup
Side View Woman Stirs Spotza in cup
Women, Demonstrations
Side view of woman in brown sweater and bonnet stirs liquid in plastic cup
Silhouette of Woman in Maple Manor Upstairs Parlor
Silhouette of Woman in Maple Manor Upstairs Parlor
Interiors, Furniture, Wallpapers, Parlors, Women, Sofas
Parlor with wallpaper, hair, loveseat, hooked rugs, stove pipe; woman looking out window
Spinning Wool on Walking Wheel
Spinning Wool on Walking Wheel
Women, Wool industry, Spinning, Spinning apparatus
Woman in gingham dress spins yarn on walking wheel; yarn on table in foreground
Sugar Water Hauling Barrels at Maple Festival Park--One on Sled, One on Tires, and One on Ground
Sugar Water Hauling Barrels at Maple Festival Park--One on Sled, One on Tires, and One on Ground
Women, Maple sugar industry, Farm equipment, Parks, Older people
Man and woman look at sugar water hauling barrel on wagon; sled behind
Sugar Water Hauling Barrels On Sled and Rubber Tires at Maple Festival Park
Sugar Water Hauling Barrels On Sled and Rubber Tires at Maple Festival Park
Women, Maple sugar industry, Farm equipment, Houses, Parks, Older people
People gather at benches outside; sugar water sled and wagon sit out
Susan Bodes at Maple Manor Fireplace
Susan Bodes at Maple Manor Fireplace
Women, Fireplaces, Living rooms, Wallpapers
Young woman in yellow shirt and black vest pant suit with white sash stands in front of white fireplace