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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Doughboy Looking Down at Night Parade
Doughboy Looking Down at Night Parade
Parades & processions, Monuments, Statues
Doughboy statue in foreground with parade of fire trucks on lighted street
Doughboy Looking Down at Parade
Doughboy Looking Down at Parade
Parades & processions, Monuments, Statues
Doughboy statue in foreground right over parade with flag bearers and fire trucks
Dress and Hat on Bed in Maple Manor
Dress and Hat on Bed in Maple Manor
Galleries & museums, Bedrooms, Beds, Rocking chairs, Clothing & dress
Bed with high wood headboard; dress and hat on lavender bedspread; rocker in corner
Dresser and Oval Mirror in Bedroom in Maple Manor
Dresser and Oval Mirror in Bedroom in Maple Manor
Galleries & museums, Dolls, Children's furniture, Tops (Toys)
Dresser with marble top, caned chair, and oval mirror in bedroom
Dried Floral Arrangement Vendor
Dried Floral Arrangement Vendor
Arts & crafts, Interiors, Women, Dried plant arrangements
Woman in jacket stands behind table with dried floral arrangements
Driving down snowy road
Driving down snowy road
Winter, Automobiles, Roads, Snow
View of car driving down a snowy road with trees on either side; trailer to left
Drop Leaf Table With Punch Bowl and Christmas Decorations
Drop Leaf Table With Punch Bowl and Christmas Decorations
Galleries & museums, Christmas decorations, Dining rooms, Tables, Mirrors
Wallpapered wall with mirror between two draped windows; drop leaf table with punch bowl and two chairs below
Drum butter churn in kitchen
Drum butter churn in kitchen
Butter making, Kitchens, Dogs, Porcelain
Wood drum butter churn on floor with ceramic dog; rocker and braided rug in background
Drum, Flag, and Uniform Exhibit at Maple Manor
Drum, Flag, and Uniform Exhibit at Maple Manor
Galleries & museums, Flags, Uniforms, Drums (Musical instruments)
Drum rests on table covered with US flag beside blue uniform jacket hanging on door
Drum in Museum Display at Maple Manor
Drum in Museum Display at Maple Manor
Galleries & museums, Drums (Musical instruments), Flags
Drum propped on flag
Eating in Pancake Hall at Maple Festival
Eating in 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 leans down to table
Eating in Pancake Hall During Maple Festival
Eating in Pancake Hall During Maple Festival
Men, Pancakes & waffles, Dinners, Women, Signs (Notices)
Long tables of people in hall with yellow pancake signs hanging above; mostly women seated at tables.
Eating Pancakes at Maple Festival
Eating Pancakes at Maple Festival
Pancakes & waffles, Dinners, Lions Club (Meyersdale, Pa.)
Boy eating and girl drinking on long table
Entire Cast of Festival Pageant on Stage
Entire Cast of Festival Pageant on Stage
Historical pageants, Costumes
Cast of pageant production face forward on stage with red light shining on US flag above center
Ethnic Doll Display on Table
Ethnic Doll Display on Table
Dolls, Costumes
Small sitting dolls with different costumes and two standing dolls with Native American costume displayed on table
Evaporator in Sugar Camp
Evaporator in Sugar Camp
Maple sugar industry, Evaporators
View of fuel end of steaming evaporator tank
Family at Craft Jewelry Vendor at Maple Festival
Family at Craft Jewelry Vendor at Maple Festival
Arts & crafts, Jewelry
Two kids and adult in winter coats and knit hats look at jewelry craft display
Festival Vendor of Jewelry and Candlesticks
Festival Vendor of Jewelry and Candlesticks
People, Street vendors, Arts & crafts, Candlesticks
Behind tables of jewelry and candlesticks for sale; crowd at right
FFA Float in Maple Festival Night Parade
FFA Float in Maple Festival Night Parade
People, Crowds, Parades & processions, Girls, Floats (Parades), Future Farmers of America, Boys
Girls and boys hold white signs in white float with blue "FFA" lettering in parade at night.
FFA Float in Maple Festival Parade
FFA Float in Maple Festival Parade
Crowds, Parades & processions, Floats (Parades), Future Farmers of America, Boys, Tractors
Boys hold blue signs in blue float with yellow lettering "FFA" pulled by tractor in parade