Meyersdale Public Library - Pennsylvania Maple Festival Memories

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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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Johnson Making rope
Johnson Making rope
Arts & crafts, Ropes
Man in jeans and khaki jacket at rope making machine
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
Close View of Johnson Making Rope
Close View of Johnson Making Rope
Arts & crafts, Ropes, Demonstrations
Man in jeans and khaki jacket close to spools at rope making machine
Cooper Ware on Table For Sale at Maple Festival
Cooper Ware on Table For Sale at Maple Festival
Pails, Arts & crafts, Buckets (vessels)
Cooper ware and small ceramics on table; man and woman sit in background.
Craft building interior
Craft building interior
Arts & crafts, Interiors, Women
Three women talk together in center aisle of long building with craft vendors
Craft Show Tables at Maple Festival
Craft Show Tables at Maple Festival
Women, Galleries (Display spaces), Arts & crafts
Several people look at crafts laid out on tables; chairs in background
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
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
Hanging Wooden Spoons
Hanging Wooden Spoons
Cooking utensils, Spoons, Arts & crafts
Fifteen carved wooden spoons with acorn carved on handle hanging
Johnson Demonstration of Rope Making
Johnson Demonstration of Rope Making
Arts & crafts, Ropes
Crowd watches man in jacket and hat using rope making machine
Johnson Standing Behind Rope Making Machine
Johnson Standing Behind Rope Making Machine
Arts & crafts, Ropes
Man in jeans and khaki jacket at spool end of rope making machine
Kid Touching Ropes For Sale at Maple Festival
Kid Touching Ropes For Sale at Maple Festival
Arts & crafts, Ropes
Child in red knit hat and blue gloves touches colored rope on display frame
Man in Costume Demonstrates For Kids
Man in Costume Demonstrates For Kids
Arts & crafts, Demonstrations
Man with beard and pipe in hunting frock sits to demonstrate wood craft for boy and girl in jackets
Native American Crafts Vendor Display
Native American Crafts Vendor Display
Arts & crafts, Jewelry
Jewelry display on board and sign behind two in coats and hats looking down at angled table
Native Vendor Selling Jewelry
Native Vendor Selling Jewelry
Street vendors, Arts & crafts, Jewelry
Man in white coat and fur headdress sells beaded charms and pins
Outdoor Vendors at Festival Park
Outdoor Vendors at Festival Park
Arts & crafts, Signs (Notices)
Wooden structure with roof and open front with wooden signs, wooden utensils; people stand outside
Trapper the Wood Worker at Maple Festival
Trapper the Wood Worker at Maple Festival
Arts & crafts, Men, Woodworking, Woodworkers
Man in vest sits behind table with shaved wood items
Two Women Next to White Quilt With Embroidered Wisteria
Two Women Next to White Quilt With Embroidered Wisteria
Arts & crafts, Women, Quilts, Galleries (Display spaces), Ribbons
Two women stand next to white quilt with embroidered wisteria; red ribbon
Woman and child look at jewelry display
Woman and child look at jewelry display
Arts & crafts, Jewelry
Woman in white coat and hat and child in blue look at display of necklaces