Meyersdale Public Library - Pennsylvania Maple Festival Memories

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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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Crowd Eating Pancakes
Crowd Eating Pancakes
Pancakes & waffles, Dinners, Lions Club (Meyersdale, Pa.)
Out of focus crowd sitting at long tables eating in beige and light blue gym
Crowd Eating Pancakes at Maple Festival
Crowd Eating Pancakes at Maple Festival
Pancakes & waffles, Dinners, Lions Club (Meyersdale, Pa.)
Crowd sitting at long tables eating in beige and light blue gym
Crowd in front of spotza sign
Crowd in front of spotza sign
Signs (Notices), Crowds
White maple-shaped sign with "SPOTZA" painted on it; man with blue jacket and yellow hat in front
Crowd in Kitchen at Maple Manor
Crowd in Kitchen at Maple Manor
Galleries & museums, Furniture, Chairs, Kitchens, Windows, Older people
Group of older men and women behind red rope look at kitchen table and chairs
Crowd Watching Stage
Crowd Watching Stage
Crowds, Audiences, Maple sugar industry, Performances, Entertainment
Large crowd sitting on bales watching performers on stage; boy tasting from metal keelers on tree in foreground
Crowds at Maple Festival Park
Crowds at Maple Festival Park
Parks, Crowds
Crowd of people walking in park between white building and one story brown buildings
Daffodils Under Maple Manor History Sign
Daffodils Under Maple Manor History Sign
Signs (Notices), Houses, Walkways
Yellow daffodils under wooden hanging sign; white house and brick walkway
Dale Jeffrey Checking Syrup Viscosity
Dale Jeffrey Checking Syrup Viscosity
Maple sugar industry, Evaporators
Man in red plaid jacket checks syup sample out of evaporator pan above metal bucket in sugar camp
Dale Jeffrey kneeling to work with maple lines
Dale Jeffrey kneeling to work with maple lines
Maple sugar industry, Maple trees
Man in red jacket and cap bends over to handle plastic tubing; snow on ground
Dale Jeffrey pouring sugar water into metal buckets
Dale Jeffrey pouring sugar water into metal buckets
Maple sugar industry, Sap bucket, Maple trees, Sugar keelers
Man in red jacket and cap bends over while pouring sugar water from metal keelers into two metal buckets; snow on ground
Dale Jeffrey Pouring Sugar Water Into Metal Buckets
Dale Jeffrey Pouring Sugar Water Into Metal Buckets
Maples, Maple sugar industry, Sugar maple tapping, Sap bucket, Sugar keelers
Man in red plaid jacket pours water from metal keeler into buckets; snow on ground
Dale Jeffrey Pours Sugar Water Into Metal Tank
Dale Jeffrey Pours Sugar Water Into Metal Tank
Maples, Maple sugar industry, Snow, Tractors, Sugar keelers
Man in plaid jacket pours liquid into metal tank attached to red tractor among trees with metal keelers
Dale Jeffrey Tapping Maple Tree With Drill
Dale Jeffrey Tapping Maple Tree With Drill
Maples, Maple sugar industry, Sugar maple tapping, Sap bucket
Man in red plaid jacket with gas powered drill at base of tree; rail fence behind
Dancing Woman at Front of Cloggers on Stage
Dancing Woman at Front of Cloggers on Stage
Entertainment, Musicians, Dancers, Stages (Platforms)
Woman high kicking at front of stage backed by three women and three men in vests; guitar to left
Decorative Glass Displays at Maple Festival Show
Decorative Glass Displays at Maple Festival Show
Art exhibitions, Women, Fairs, Glassware, Galleries (Display spaces)
Tables and bleachers covered in cloths and various glass and china.
Deer Ice Sculpture
Deer Ice Sculpture
Ice sculpture
Deer ice sculpture standing in grassy area
Doctor's Office at Maple Festival Park
Doctor's Office at Maple Festival Park
Medical equipment, Galleries & museums
Medical equipment and chair behind wooden barrier
Doctor's Office Displays at Maple Festival Park
Doctor's Office Displays at Maple Festival Park
Galleries & museums, Medical equipment, Skeletons, Women
Three women in white coats stand behind counter of doctor's office and medical displays
Doll in Museum Display at Maple Festival Park
Doll in Museum Display at Maple Festival Park
Dolls, Galleries & museums
Doll in high chair with tagged museum yarn winder, froe, keeler, and other artifacts
Donkey and Horse Teams at Maple Festival
Donkey and Horse Teams at Maple Festival
Horse teams, Donkeys
Donkey team and workhorse team on grassy area