Meyersdale Public Library - Pennsylvania Maple Festival Memories

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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Band Performs on Stage
Band Performs on Stage
Entertainment, Musicians, Stages (Platforms), Audiences, Ice sculpture
Fiddler and two guitarists perform on stage; ice sculpture stands on ground in front
Bed and Cradle in Bedroom at Maple Manor
Bed and Cradle in Bedroom at Maple Manor
Galleries & museums, Bedrooms, Furniture, Beds, Cradles
Bed with high dark headboard and striped cover; rocking cradle beside and blue print wallpaper
Bedroom at Maple Manor
Bedroom at Maple Manor
Galleries & museums, Bedrooms, Cabinets (Case furniture), Mannequins
Wooden bed between two windows; dresser and mannequin at left, child's bed at right
Bedroom Corner With Dresser in Maple Manor
Bedroom Corner With Dresser in Maple Manor
Galleries & museums, Bedrooms, Cabinets (Case furniture), Furniture
Dresser in corner, bed with crazy quilt at left; braided rugs and pitcher on floor
Bedroom With Drying Racks in Maple Manor
Bedroom With Drying Racks in Maple Manor
Galleries & museums, Bedrooms, Cabinets (Case furniture), Furniture, Clothing & dress, Towels
Dresser with oil lamp and pitcher in bedroom; drying racks have towels and petticoats
Bishop Walsh Banner and Colorguard
Bishop Walsh Banner and Colorguard
Crowds, Commercial streets, Parades & processions, Marching bands, Flags
Red and white uniformed banner holders, flag bearers, and baton twirlers
Bishop Walsh Colorguard Flag Twirlers
Bishop Walsh Colorguard Flag Twirlers
Crowds, Commercial streets, Parades & processions, Marching bands, Flags
Girls in red shorts and white tops twirl red and white flags in front of marching band
Bishop Walsh Drum Major
Bishop Walsh Drum Major
Crowds, Commercial streets, Parades & processions, Marching bands
Side view of girl in white boots, shorts, jacket, and hat holding baton
Black 1930s Ford with front open
Black 1930s Ford with front open
Crowds, Commercial streets, Automobiles
Man sits inside black antique Ford with front good open; in front of brick building
Black Convertible Ford Thurnderbird
Black Convertible Ford Thurnderbird
Convertible automobiles, Crowds, Commercial streets
Group with jackets at right of black convertible with top up; group standing behind at another antique car
Blacksmithing Demonstration at Festival Park
Blacksmithing Demonstration at Festival Park
Demonstrations, Blacksmithing, Blacksmiths
Man in coat and hat hammers in blacksmith shop
Blacksmithing Demonstration at Festival Park
Blacksmithing Demonstration at Festival Park
Demonstrations, Blacksmithing, Blacksmiths
Man in jean coat and heat wearing gloves working at blacksmith anvil
Blanche Opperman Crocheting at Maple Festival
Blanche Opperman Crocheting at Maple Festival
Arts & crafts, Women, Crocheting
Woman wearing yellow top and green skirt, crochets; crocheted items on table
Boy Eats Funnelcake
Boy Eats Funnelcake
Food
Side view of boy in blue and red coat and hat eating funnel cake
Boy Empties Sugar Water Into Tank
Boy Empties Sugar Water Into Tank
Maple sugar industry, Sap bucket, Tractors, Sugar keelers
Boy in orange jacket empties contents of metal keeler into metal hauling tank attached to tractor with driver
Boy Holds Tiara on Pillow
Boy Holds Tiara on Pillow
Pageants
Side view of boy in black suit holds tiara on top of pillow
Boy Shovels Manure Into Wagon
Boy Shovels Manure Into Wagon
Crowds, Parades & processions, Horse teams, Boys, Costumes, Carts & wagons, Shovels
Miniature horse team pulls small red wagon with "Don't Be A Litterbug" sign; three boys inside while fourth shoves manure.
Boy Taps Metal Spile in Maple
Boy Taps Metal Spile in Maple
Maple sugar industry, Maples, Hammers
Side view of young man in camouflage hat uses hammer to tap metal spile into maple tree
Boy Tasting Sugar Water
Boy Tasting Sugar Water
Flag bearers, Parades & processions, Commercial streets, Sugar keelers
Blonde boy in blue jacket stands behind metal keeler on tree with finger in mouth
Boys of Bedford in Maple Festival Night Parade
Boys of Bedford in Maple Festival Night Parade
People, Crowds, Parades & processions, Automobiles, Firearms
Men with guns in overalls ride on old black car in parade at night.