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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Close View of Pieced Quilts
Coverlet and Applique Bird Quilt on Display at Maple Festival
Fourteen Displayed Quilt Show Quilts
Hanging Floral Applique on White Background  Quilt
Hanging Sun-themed Applique Quilt with Red Borders
Knotted Pieced Comforter on Bed at Maple Manor
Maple Manor Bedroom With Applique quilt
Maple Manor Bedroom With Applique quilt
Maple Manor Bedroom With Applique quilt
Maple Manor Bedroom With Knotted Comforter and Rocker
Maple Manor Bedroom With Spool Bed
Maple Manor Seating and Tea Service
Quilt Display on Frames
Quilting Demonstration of Log Cabin Quilt
Quilts on Display
Three Look at Applique Quilts
Three Look at Applique Quilts at Show
Three Look Closely at Quilt Show
Two Women Look at Quilts
Two Women Next to White Quilt With Embroidered Wisteria