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Title
Finding for National Cherry Festival Collection
Subject
Festivals
Description
The National Cherry Festival Collection is a collection of materials related to a yearly festival held in Traverse City, Michigan. The festival celebrates the Grand Traverse region cherry crop, its industry, products and impact on the local community.
Creator
Traverse Area District Library, Local History Collection, Traverse City (Mich.)
Source
Traverse Area District Library, Local History Collection, Traverse City (Mich.)
Publisher
Traverse Area District Library. Traverse City (Mich.)
Date
1926-2025
Rights
This image may be protected by copyright law. Contact the Traverse Area District Library for permission to reproduce, display or transmit this image.
Relation
Finding aid for the National Cherry Festival Collection at https://localhistory.tadl.org/collections/show/95.
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
2025.70
Coverage
Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan
Traverse City, Peninsula Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan
PDF Text
Text
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
National Cherry Festival Collection, 1
LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTION
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
610 Woodmere Avenue Traverse City MI 49686
Creator: Various.
Title: National Cherry Festival Collection
Inclusive dates: 1926-2025
Bulk dates: 1970-2005
Extent: 6 linear feet
Call number: 2025.70
Language: Material is in English
Acquisition: Multiple donors.
Accruals: Further accruals are expected.
Access: Not restricted.
Photographs: Yes.
A-V Material: Yes.
Digital Material: No.
Copyright: Copyright is held by Traverse Area District Library unless
otherwise noted in the item record.
Processed By: Robin Stanley and Zoë Schwartz, November 2025
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
National Cherry Festival Collection, 2
Abstract
The National Cherry Festival Collection is a collection of materials related to the annual
Festival held in Traverse City, Michigan. The festival celebrates the Grand Traverse
region’s cherry crop, its industry, products, and impact on the local community.
History
The first cherry trees in the region date to the mid-nineteenth century on the Old Mission
Peninsula, Grand Traverse County. Due to excellent growing conditions, climate, and
location, a burgeoning fruit industry developed, in which a specialized cherry industry
emerged. Both tart and sweet cherries are grown in Northern Lower Michigan. Grand
Traverse County and Leelanau County produce 40-50% of the United State tart cherry
crop, giving the region the name “Cherry Capital of the World.”
The festival began in 1928 as the “Blessing of The Blossoms Festival.” Although no
longer an official part of the National Cherry Festival, this ceremonial spring event, the
blessing of the cherry crop by clergy, remains an occasion today on Old Mission
Peninsula in Grand Traverse County. In 1931, the Michigan Legislature renamed the
Blessing of the Blossom Festival to the National Cherry Festival, moving the
celebrations to July. The festival began as three days and evolved into a five-day event.
In 1968, the festival extended to eight days. The event has run consecutive years,
except for 1942-1946 due to World War II, and 1947, when Traverse City celebrated its
centennial. In 2020, the festival was suspended for the COVID-19 pandemic, but
resumed in 2021. The festival draws hundreds of thousands of individuals to experience
food vendors, parades, fireworks, air shows, concerts, races, and free family events.
Traditions include the purchase of a souvenir “Cherry Festival Pin,” which if
gold-colored, enters the purchaser into a raffle for an automobile, and the crowning of
the National Cherry Festival Queen.
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
National Cherry Festival Collection, 3
Scope and Content
The collection consists of festival programs, postcards, photographs, negatives, slides,
audio-visual materials, commemorative pins, flags, ephemera, sheet music, and related
published material.
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
National Cherry Festival Collection, 4
Container No.
Description
Box 1
2025.70.01.01
Blessing of the Blossoms, Programs, 1937, 1940-1964
2025.70.01.02
National Cherry Festival, Programs, 1935, 1939
2025.70.01.03
National Cherry Festival, Programs, 1941
2025.70.01.04
National Cherry Festival, Programs, 1951, 1958
2025.70.01.05
National Cherry Festival, Programs, 1962
2025.70.01.06
National Cherry Festival, Programs, 1975-1978
Includes the programs for the years 1975, 1976 (2), and
1978.
2025.70.01.07
National Cherry Festival, Programs, 1981-1988
Includes the programs for the years 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985,
1986, 1987, and 1988.
2025.70.01.08
National Cherry Festival, Programs, 2023
2025.70.01.09
National Cherry Festival, Postcards
“One of the Gorgeous Floats in the National Cherry Festival
Parade, Traverse City, Mich.,” Published by Orson W. Peck,
undated.
“Queen's Float, National Cherry Festival Parade, Traverse
City, Mich. 35” Published by Orson W. Peck, undated.
Cherry Blossom Time in Grand Traverse Region, Mich.
Published by Clancy News Company, Traverse City, Mich.,
undated.
“Queen's Float, National Cherry Festival, Traverse City,
Mich.” Published by Clancy News Company, Traverse City,
Mich. undated.
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
National Cherry Festival Collection, 5
“National Cherry Festival Crowd on Front Street, Traverse
City, Mich.” Published by Clancy News Company, Traverse
City, Mich. undated.
“Cherry Lovers,” artwork by Cindy Burgess, 1983, postcard
art project of the Traverse City Arts Council.
“Miss Carolyn Hazzard 1932 National Cherry Queen,”
postcard by Chas. J. Herbert, original photo by Send &
Send.
“Cherry Festival Time, Traverse City, Michigan,” Dist. by The
Camera Shop, Traverse City Michigan, Color by Phil
Balyeat, undated.
“The World's Cherry Capital Traverse City, Michigan,”
Distributed by The Alpena Card Co., Alpena Michigan, color
by Phil Balyeat, undated.
“Paddle Board Delight,” Published by Avery Color Studios,
Saranac, Michigan. Color by Phil Balyeat (photograph of Kay
Lahm 1957 Cherry Queen), circa 1957.
Kiwanis International Cherry Festival Float Photographic
Postcard, undated.
2025.70.01.10
National Cherry Festival, Cherry Festival Parade Photographs,
1940s
Ten black and white photographs.
2025.70.01.11
National Cherry Festival, Cherry Festival Parade Photographs,
1950s
Five black and white 1954-1955 photographs.
Three black and white 1957 photographs.
2025.70.01.12
National Cherry Festival, Cherry Festival Parade Photographs,
Misc.
Unidentified photograph.
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
National Cherry Festival Collection, 6
2025.70.01.13
National Cherry Festival, National Cherry Festival Queens
Queen Genevive Peperam on Train photograph, 1935.
Portrait Bill Jomerison, Musician for National Cherry Festival,
by Send & Send Photograph, undated.
Queen Jean Halmond photograph, 1939.
Queen Gail Krahnke (Evans) photograph, after 1954.
Queen Marcia Wamsley Coronation photograph, 1958.
2025.70.01.14
Blessing of the Blossoms, Photographs
Blessing of the Blossoms 1950, black and white photograph.
2025.70.01.15
National Cherry Festival, Cherry Festival Parade Photographs,
Carden Donation
Eighteen negatives of a Cherry Festival parade, before
1940.
2025.70.01.16
National Cherry Festival, Cherry Festival Parade Photographs,
Sheridan Donation
Two photographs of the 1931 Cherry Festival Parade, five
photographic postcards of floats, undated.
2025.70.01.17
National Cherry Festival, Cherry Festival Parade Photographs,
1926
Eight black and white photographs of parade floats.
2025.70.01.18
National Cherry Festival, Cherry Festival Parade Photographs,
1929
Eleven photographic postcards of floats.
2025.70.01.19
National Cherry Festival, Cherry Festival Parade Photographs,
1936
2025.70.01.20
National Cherry Festival, Cherry Festival Parade Photographs,
1940
Six black and white photographs.
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
National Cherry Festival Collection, 7
2025.70.01.21
National Cherry Festival, Cherry Festival Parade Photographs,
1941
20 black and white photographs, dated by donor McKay in
1941, includes 2 photographs of Clinch Park.
2025.70.01.22
National Cherry Festival, Cherry Festival Parade Photographs,
1948
“Pocket Photos” folder from the American Drug Store on 208
E. Front Street in Traverse City, Michigan. Includes twelve
black and white photographs, includes a photograph of the
ruined Lyric Theatre, and two photographs of cats (2.5x 3.5
inches).
2025.70.01.23
National Cherry Festival, Cherry Festival Parade Photographs,
1950
"Album prints" album titled 1950 C. F. Parade, Just before
we moved to Front St in Aug" donated by Joanne
Fitzmaurice with five photographs.
2025.70.01.24
National Cherry Festival, Cherry Festival Parade 1975
Collection of 28 color slides.
2025.70.01.25
National Cherry Festival, Cherry Festival Parade Photographs,
1981-1982
Collection of 19 color photographs of the 1981 Jr. Royal
Parade on 1981 July 9. 19 color photographs of the 1982 Jr.
Royal Parade on 1982 July 19.
2025.70.01.26
National Cherry Festival, Charlevoix Historical Society Donation
A black and white portrait of Morella Oldham, the Cherry
Festival Queen in 1933.
Sunset, Traverse Bay, Michigan postcard, published by
Orson W. Peck, Traverse City, Michigan, undated.
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
National Cherry Festival Collection, 8
Sleeping Bear Sand Dune photographic postcard,
photograph by Norton Lois Avery, Distributed by The
Camera Shop, published by Avery Color Studios, Saranac,
Michigan, undated.
2025.70.01.27
National Cherry Festival, Emphemera, Come, Join in The National
Cherry Festival at Traverse City Poster, 1939
2025.70.01.28
National Cherry Festival, Emphemera, Favorite Cherry Recipes of
the Traverse City Public Library Staff 1977
Two booklets containing recipes involving cherries curated
by the Traverse City Public Library staff in 1977.
2025.70.01.29
National Cherry Festival, Emphemera, 1977 National Cherry Queen
Pageant Program
Paper program for June 24-25 pageant for the National
Cherry Queen competition.
2025.70.01.30
National Cherry Festival, Emphemera, Cherry Festival Decals
Three green decals with cherries, and Traverse City marked
on a map of Michigan for the 1941 National Cherry Festival
July 16-17-18.
One bright decal with original packaging of the State of
Michigan and Cherries "Traverse City Annual Cherry Festival
Michigan's Cherry Country," undated.
2025.70.01.31
National Cherry Festival, Emphemera, Cherry Festival Souvenir
Tags
Four paper tags commemorating eating cherry pie. Three
tags are undated, one is dated 1951.
2025.70.01.32
National Cherry Festival, Emphemera, National Cherry Festival
2023
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
National Cherry Festival Collection, 9
Festival Foundation Growers' Program non-profit card and
Northern Michigan Farms Offering U-Pick Cherries (Updated
7/1/23) printed paper with names and addresses of local
farms.
2025.70.01.33
National Cherry Festival, Audio-Visual Material, Cherry Festival
Parade circa 1940
Two CD-R with digitized films of the Cherry Festival Queen
and parade, same footage but different resolution. One may
have been restored. The location of the original film is
unknown.
2025.70.01.34
National Cherry Festival, Audio-Visual Materia, Cherryland
Documentary
CDR contains a produced documentary with interviews and
a voice over with historical footage and photographs.
2025.70.01.35
National Cherry Festival, 1949 Cherry Festival "Ogg" "Oggdon"
Negatives
A collection of negative photographs, primarily concerned
with the Cherry Queen, group portraits, and the Court.
Includes negative photographs of the Cherry Queen Ann
Mauer, arrival on docks, group portraits with court, in formal
and casual clothes, Queen Ann Mauer coronation, group
photographs with Governer Williams.
The photographer is unknown. The possible photographer is
Al Barnes and/or “Oggdon.”
2025.70.01.36
National Cherry Festival, Queens of the National Cherry Festivals,
By Marie Meldrum Kulibert, 1979-1980
Typewritten research sponsored by the Traverse City Public
Library.
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
National Cherry Festival Collection, 10
Box 2
2025.70.02
National Cherry Festival Souvenir Pins
Commemorative pins for the National Cherry Festival, made
of enamel, metal or plastic between 1996-2025.
1996 pin (1.25 inches diameter).
1997 pin (1.25 inches diameter).
1997 plastic pin (.75x1 inches).
1998 pin (1.25 inches diameter).
2001 pin (1x1 inch).
2004 pin (1x1 inch).
2005 pin (1x1 inch).
2007 pin (1x1 inch).
2023 pin (1x1 inch).
Includes envelope (3x6 inches) and pin
certificate (2.75x4 inches).
2025 circular pin (1 inch diameter).
Box 3
2025.70.03.01
"Like a Dream" Sheet Music
"Like a Dream" Arranged by Homer Coddington, Words &
Music by Edward McKinley, undated (12.5x9 inches).
2025.70.03.02
"Cherry Harvest King" Sheet Music
"Cherry Harvest King" by Dr. Dora H. Stockman, Copyright
June 22, 1938 (12x9.25 inches).
2025.70.03.03
"Cherry Time" Sheet Music
"Cherry Time" Words and Music by Harold Beattie,
sponsored by Cherryland Post V.F.W. No. 2780, Published
by Harold Beattie in Traverse City, Michigan (12x9.25
inches).
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
National Cherry Festival Collection, 11
Box 4
2025.70.04
National Cherry Festival Record Eagle Supplements
Printed works. The National Cherry Festival Program, a
supplement for the Record Eagle for the years 1986, 1987,
1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001
(dimensions 14x12 inches), 2003 (12.5x12 inches), 2005
(11.5x12.5 inches), 2023 (11.5x10.25 inches).
The Northern Express for June 26-July 2, 2023 (vol. 33, no.
25) and July 3-July 9 2023, vol. 33, no. 26 and The Northern
Express for July 1- July 7, 2024 vol. 34, no. 24 (12x10.5
inches).
Box 5
2025.70.05
National Cherry Festival, Abbott Flag Donation
“Traverse City Sesquentennial "All American City" 150th
1847/1997,” white flag with red and black printing (19x16
inches).
National Cherry Festival, Traverse City, Michigan 1990
Sponsor, Chums Corner Antique Mall, blue flag with white
printing and hand-written label on the heading of the flag
(35x58 inches).
“National Cherry Festival, Traverse City, Michigan
Generations of Fun! 2003 Corporate Member” red flag with
white printing, (35x58 inches).
“National Cherry Festival, Traverse City, Michigan 1992
Sponsor,” red flag with white printing, manufacturer Spartan
Flag Company, Northport, Michigan. (35x58 inches).
“National Cherry Festival, Traverse City, Michigan 1993
Sponsor,” red flag with white printing (35x58 inches).
“National Cherry Festival, Traverse City, Michigan
Generations of Fun! 2000 Event Sponsor,” white flag with
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
National Cherry Festival Collection, 12
red printing, manufactured by Handcrafted K Kreations
(35x58 inches).
“National Cherry Festival, Traverse City, Michigan 1998
Sponsor,” green flag with white printing (35x58 inches).
“68th National Cherry Festival 1994 Traverse City,
Michigan,” white flag with red printing (13.5x18 inches).
“68th National Cherry Festival 1994 Traverse City,
Michigan,” white flag with red printing (13.5x18 inches).
“69th National Cherry Festival 1995 Traverse City
aMichigan,” white flag with red printing, manufactured by
Sparton Flag Co. in Northport, Michigan (13.5x18 inches)
“70th National Cherry Festival 1996 Traverse City,
Michigan,” white flag with red printing, (13.5x18 inches).
“71st National Cherry Festival 1997 Traverse City, Michigan,”
double-sided red flag with white printing (13.5x18 inches).
“72nd National Cherry Festival 1998 Traverse City,
Michigan,” double-sided, red flag with white printing,
manufactured by Sparton Flag Co. in Northport, Michigan
(13.5x18 inches).
“73rd National Cherry Festival 1999 Traverse City,
Michigan,” white flag with red printing, (13.5x18 inches).
“73rd National Cherry Festival 1999 Traverse City,
Michigan,” white flag with red printing, (13.5x18 inches).
“75th National Cherry Festival 2001 Generations of Fun!
Traverse City, “ red flag with white printing (13.5x18 inches).
“National Cherry Festival 2002 Generations of Fun!” red flag
with white printing (13.5x18 inches).
“National Cherry Festival 2003 Generations of Fun!” red flag
with white printing (13.5x18 inches).
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
National Cherry Festival Collection, 13
“National Cherry Festival 2004 Generations of Fun!” red flag
with white printing (13.5x18 inches).
“National Cherry Festival, Traverse City, Michigan 2005,” red
with white printing (13.5x18 inches).
“National Cherry Festival, Traverse City 2006,” double-sided,
red flag with white printing (13.5x18 inches).
“National Cherry Festival Traverse City Mcihgian, 2007,”
double-sided, red flag with white printing (13.5x18 inches).
“National Cherry Festival, Traverse City, Michigan 2008,”
double-sided, red flag with white printing (13.5x18 inches).
National Cherry Festival, Traverse City Michigan, 2009,
double-sided, red flag with white printing (13.5x18 inches).
National Cherry Festival, Traverse City, Michigan 2010,
double-sided, red flag with white printing (13.5x18 inches).
“National Cherry Festival, Traverse City, Michigan 2011,”
white flag with red printing (13.5x18 inches).
“National Cherry Festival, Traverse City, Michigan 2011,”
white flag with red printing (13.5x18 inches).
“National Cherry Festival, Traverse City, Michigan 2012,”
double-sided, red flag with white printing (13.5x18 inches).
“National Cherry Festival, Traverse City, Michigan 2012,”
double-sided, red flag with white printing(13.5x18 inches).
Box 6
2025.70.06
1354.060612.01
Century of Queens National Cherry Queens from 1925-1999 Poster
Printed poster with portraits of the Cherry Queens from 1925
to 1999, framed (28.5x23.5 inches).
Box 7
2025.70.07
Portrait of the Cherry Festival Queen Trudy Ann Lindsay, 1971
1378.060114-2.46
Color photograph portrait printed on board (20x16 inches),
photographer is Baldwin.
Local History Collection
National Cherry Festival Collection, 1
LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTION
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
610 Woodmere Avenue Traverse City MI 49686
Creator: Various.
Title: National Cherry Festival Collection
Inclusive dates: 1926-2025
Bulk dates: 1970-2005
Extent: 6 linear feet
Call number: 2025.70
Language: Material is in English
Acquisition: Multiple donors.
Accruals: Further accruals are expected.
Access: Not restricted.
Photographs: Yes.
A-V Material: Yes.
Digital Material: No.
Copyright: Copyright is held by Traverse Area District Library unless
otherwise noted in the item record.
Processed By: Robin Stanley and Zoë Schwartz, November 2025
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
National Cherry Festival Collection, 2
Abstract
The National Cherry Festival Collection is a collection of materials related to the annual
Festival held in Traverse City, Michigan. The festival celebrates the Grand Traverse
region’s cherry crop, its industry, products, and impact on the local community.
History
The first cherry trees in the region date to the mid-nineteenth century on the Old Mission
Peninsula, Grand Traverse County. Due to excellent growing conditions, climate, and
location, a burgeoning fruit industry developed, in which a specialized cherry industry
emerged. Both tart and sweet cherries are grown in Northern Lower Michigan. Grand
Traverse County and Leelanau County produce 40-50% of the United State tart cherry
crop, giving the region the name “Cherry Capital of the World.”
The festival began in 1928 as the “Blessing of The Blossoms Festival.” Although no
longer an official part of the National Cherry Festival, this ceremonial spring event, the
blessing of the cherry crop by clergy, remains an occasion today on Old Mission
Peninsula in Grand Traverse County. In 1931, the Michigan Legislature renamed the
Blessing of the Blossom Festival to the National Cherry Festival, moving the
celebrations to July. The festival began as three days and evolved into a five-day event.
In 1968, the festival extended to eight days. The event has run consecutive years,
except for 1942-1946 due to World War II, and 1947, when Traverse City celebrated its
centennial. In 2020, the festival was suspended for the COVID-19 pandemic, but
resumed in 2021. The festival draws hundreds of thousands of individuals to experience
food vendors, parades, fireworks, air shows, concerts, races, and free family events.
Traditions include the purchase of a souvenir “Cherry Festival Pin,” which if
gold-colored, enters the purchaser into a raffle for an automobile, and the crowning of
the National Cherry Festival Queen.
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
National Cherry Festival Collection, 3
Scope and Content
The collection consists of festival programs, postcards, photographs, negatives, slides,
audio-visual materials, commemorative pins, flags, ephemera, sheet music, and related
published material.
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
National Cherry Festival Collection, 4
Container No.
Description
Box 1
2025.70.01.01
Blessing of the Blossoms, Programs, 1937, 1940-1964
2025.70.01.02
National Cherry Festival, Programs, 1935, 1939
2025.70.01.03
National Cherry Festival, Programs, 1941
2025.70.01.04
National Cherry Festival, Programs, 1951, 1958
2025.70.01.05
National Cherry Festival, Programs, 1962
2025.70.01.06
National Cherry Festival, Programs, 1975-1978
Includes the programs for the years 1975, 1976 (2), and
1978.
2025.70.01.07
National Cherry Festival, Programs, 1981-1988
Includes the programs for the years 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985,
1986, 1987, and 1988.
2025.70.01.08
National Cherry Festival, Programs, 2023
2025.70.01.09
National Cherry Festival, Postcards
“One of the Gorgeous Floats in the National Cherry Festival
Parade, Traverse City, Mich.,” Published by Orson W. Peck,
undated.
“Queen's Float, National Cherry Festival Parade, Traverse
City, Mich. 35” Published by Orson W. Peck, undated.
Cherry Blossom Time in Grand Traverse Region, Mich.
Published by Clancy News Company, Traverse City, Mich.,
undated.
“Queen's Float, National Cherry Festival, Traverse City,
Mich.” Published by Clancy News Company, Traverse City,
Mich. undated.
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
National Cherry Festival Collection, 5
“National Cherry Festival Crowd on Front Street, Traverse
City, Mich.” Published by Clancy News Company, Traverse
City, Mich. undated.
“Cherry Lovers,” artwork by Cindy Burgess, 1983, postcard
art project of the Traverse City Arts Council.
“Miss Carolyn Hazzard 1932 National Cherry Queen,”
postcard by Chas. J. Herbert, original photo by Send &
Send.
“Cherry Festival Time, Traverse City, Michigan,” Dist. by The
Camera Shop, Traverse City Michigan, Color by Phil
Balyeat, undated.
“The World's Cherry Capital Traverse City, Michigan,”
Distributed by The Alpena Card Co., Alpena Michigan, color
by Phil Balyeat, undated.
“Paddle Board Delight,” Published by Avery Color Studios,
Saranac, Michigan. Color by Phil Balyeat (photograph of Kay
Lahm 1957 Cherry Queen), circa 1957.
Kiwanis International Cherry Festival Float Photographic
Postcard, undated.
2025.70.01.10
National Cherry Festival, Cherry Festival Parade Photographs,
1940s
Ten black and white photographs.
2025.70.01.11
National Cherry Festival, Cherry Festival Parade Photographs,
1950s
Five black and white 1954-1955 photographs.
Three black and white 1957 photographs.
2025.70.01.12
National Cherry Festival, Cherry Festival Parade Photographs,
Misc.
Unidentified photograph.
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
National Cherry Festival Collection, 6
2025.70.01.13
National Cherry Festival, National Cherry Festival Queens
Queen Genevive Peperam on Train photograph, 1935.
Portrait Bill Jomerison, Musician for National Cherry Festival,
by Send & Send Photograph, undated.
Queen Jean Halmond photograph, 1939.
Queen Gail Krahnke (Evans) photograph, after 1954.
Queen Marcia Wamsley Coronation photograph, 1958.
2025.70.01.14
Blessing of the Blossoms, Photographs
Blessing of the Blossoms 1950, black and white photograph.
2025.70.01.15
National Cherry Festival, Cherry Festival Parade Photographs,
Carden Donation
Eighteen negatives of a Cherry Festival parade, before
1940.
2025.70.01.16
National Cherry Festival, Cherry Festival Parade Photographs,
Sheridan Donation
Two photographs of the 1931 Cherry Festival Parade, five
photographic postcards of floats, undated.
2025.70.01.17
National Cherry Festival, Cherry Festival Parade Photographs,
1926
Eight black and white photographs of parade floats.
2025.70.01.18
National Cherry Festival, Cherry Festival Parade Photographs,
1929
Eleven photographic postcards of floats.
2025.70.01.19
National Cherry Festival, Cherry Festival Parade Photographs,
1936
2025.70.01.20
National Cherry Festival, Cherry Festival Parade Photographs,
1940
Six black and white photographs.
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
National Cherry Festival Collection, 7
2025.70.01.21
National Cherry Festival, Cherry Festival Parade Photographs,
1941
20 black and white photographs, dated by donor McKay in
1941, includes 2 photographs of Clinch Park.
2025.70.01.22
National Cherry Festival, Cherry Festival Parade Photographs,
1948
“Pocket Photos” folder from the American Drug Store on 208
E. Front Street in Traverse City, Michigan. Includes twelve
black and white photographs, includes a photograph of the
ruined Lyric Theatre, and two photographs of cats (2.5x 3.5
inches).
2025.70.01.23
National Cherry Festival, Cherry Festival Parade Photographs,
1950
"Album prints" album titled 1950 C. F. Parade, Just before
we moved to Front St in Aug" donated by Joanne
Fitzmaurice with five photographs.
2025.70.01.24
National Cherry Festival, Cherry Festival Parade 1975
Collection of 28 color slides.
2025.70.01.25
National Cherry Festival, Cherry Festival Parade Photographs,
1981-1982
Collection of 19 color photographs of the 1981 Jr. Royal
Parade on 1981 July 9. 19 color photographs of the 1982 Jr.
Royal Parade on 1982 July 19.
2025.70.01.26
National Cherry Festival, Charlevoix Historical Society Donation
A black and white portrait of Morella Oldham, the Cherry
Festival Queen in 1933.
Sunset, Traverse Bay, Michigan postcard, published by
Orson W. Peck, Traverse City, Michigan, undated.
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
National Cherry Festival Collection, 8
Sleeping Bear Sand Dune photographic postcard,
photograph by Norton Lois Avery, Distributed by The
Camera Shop, published by Avery Color Studios, Saranac,
Michigan, undated.
2025.70.01.27
National Cherry Festival, Emphemera, Come, Join in The National
Cherry Festival at Traverse City Poster, 1939
2025.70.01.28
National Cherry Festival, Emphemera, Favorite Cherry Recipes of
the Traverse City Public Library Staff 1977
Two booklets containing recipes involving cherries curated
by the Traverse City Public Library staff in 1977.
2025.70.01.29
National Cherry Festival, Emphemera, 1977 National Cherry Queen
Pageant Program
Paper program for June 24-25 pageant for the National
Cherry Queen competition.
2025.70.01.30
National Cherry Festival, Emphemera, Cherry Festival Decals
Three green decals with cherries, and Traverse City marked
on a map of Michigan for the 1941 National Cherry Festival
July 16-17-18.
One bright decal with original packaging of the State of
Michigan and Cherries "Traverse City Annual Cherry Festival
Michigan's Cherry Country," undated.
2025.70.01.31
National Cherry Festival, Emphemera, Cherry Festival Souvenir
Tags
Four paper tags commemorating eating cherry pie. Three
tags are undated, one is dated 1951.
2025.70.01.32
National Cherry Festival, Emphemera, National Cherry Festival
2023
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
National Cherry Festival Collection, 9
Festival Foundation Growers' Program non-profit card and
Northern Michigan Farms Offering U-Pick Cherries (Updated
7/1/23) printed paper with names and addresses of local
farms.
2025.70.01.33
National Cherry Festival, Audio-Visual Material, Cherry Festival
Parade circa 1940
Two CD-R with digitized films of the Cherry Festival Queen
and parade, same footage but different resolution. One may
have been restored. The location of the original film is
unknown.
2025.70.01.34
National Cherry Festival, Audio-Visual Materia, Cherryland
Documentary
CDR contains a produced documentary with interviews and
a voice over with historical footage and photographs.
2025.70.01.35
National Cherry Festival, 1949 Cherry Festival "Ogg" "Oggdon"
Negatives
A collection of negative photographs, primarily concerned
with the Cherry Queen, group portraits, and the Court.
Includes negative photographs of the Cherry Queen Ann
Mauer, arrival on docks, group portraits with court, in formal
and casual clothes, Queen Ann Mauer coronation, group
photographs with Governer Williams.
The photographer is unknown. The possible photographer is
Al Barnes and/or “Oggdon.”
2025.70.01.36
National Cherry Festival, Queens of the National Cherry Festivals,
By Marie Meldrum Kulibert, 1979-1980
Typewritten research sponsored by the Traverse City Public
Library.
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
National Cherry Festival Collection, 10
Box 2
2025.70.02
National Cherry Festival Souvenir Pins
Commemorative pins for the National Cherry Festival, made
of enamel, metal or plastic between 1996-2025.
1996 pin (1.25 inches diameter).
1997 pin (1.25 inches diameter).
1997 plastic pin (.75x1 inches).
1998 pin (1.25 inches diameter).
2001 pin (1x1 inch).
2004 pin (1x1 inch).
2005 pin (1x1 inch).
2007 pin (1x1 inch).
2023 pin (1x1 inch).
Includes envelope (3x6 inches) and pin
certificate (2.75x4 inches).
2025 circular pin (1 inch diameter).
Box 3
2025.70.03.01
"Like a Dream" Sheet Music
"Like a Dream" Arranged by Homer Coddington, Words &
Music by Edward McKinley, undated (12.5x9 inches).
2025.70.03.02
"Cherry Harvest King" Sheet Music
"Cherry Harvest King" by Dr. Dora H. Stockman, Copyright
June 22, 1938 (12x9.25 inches).
2025.70.03.03
"Cherry Time" Sheet Music
"Cherry Time" Words and Music by Harold Beattie,
sponsored by Cherryland Post V.F.W. No. 2780, Published
by Harold Beattie in Traverse City, Michigan (12x9.25
inches).
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
National Cherry Festival Collection, 11
Box 4
2025.70.04
National Cherry Festival Record Eagle Supplements
Printed works. The National Cherry Festival Program, a
supplement for the Record Eagle for the years 1986, 1987,
1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001
(dimensions 14x12 inches), 2003 (12.5x12 inches), 2005
(11.5x12.5 inches), 2023 (11.5x10.25 inches).
The Northern Express for June 26-July 2, 2023 (vol. 33, no.
25) and July 3-July 9 2023, vol. 33, no. 26 and The Northern
Express for July 1- July 7, 2024 vol. 34, no. 24 (12x10.5
inches).
Box 5
2025.70.05
National Cherry Festival, Abbott Flag Donation
“Traverse City Sesquentennial "All American City" 150th
1847/1997,” white flag with red and black printing (19x16
inches).
National Cherry Festival, Traverse City, Michigan 1990
Sponsor, Chums Corner Antique Mall, blue flag with white
printing and hand-written label on the heading of the flag
(35x58 inches).
“National Cherry Festival, Traverse City, Michigan
Generations of Fun! 2003 Corporate Member” red flag with
white printing, (35x58 inches).
“National Cherry Festival, Traverse City, Michigan 1992
Sponsor,” red flag with white printing, manufacturer Spartan
Flag Company, Northport, Michigan. (35x58 inches).
“National Cherry Festival, Traverse City, Michigan 1993
Sponsor,” red flag with white printing (35x58 inches).
“National Cherry Festival, Traverse City, Michigan
Generations of Fun! 2000 Event Sponsor,” white flag with
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
National Cherry Festival Collection, 12
red printing, manufactured by Handcrafted K Kreations
(35x58 inches).
“National Cherry Festival, Traverse City, Michigan 1998
Sponsor,” green flag with white printing (35x58 inches).
“68th National Cherry Festival 1994 Traverse City,
Michigan,” white flag with red printing (13.5x18 inches).
“68th National Cherry Festival 1994 Traverse City,
Michigan,” white flag with red printing (13.5x18 inches).
“69th National Cherry Festival 1995 Traverse City
aMichigan,” white flag with red printing, manufactured by
Sparton Flag Co. in Northport, Michigan (13.5x18 inches)
“70th National Cherry Festival 1996 Traverse City,
Michigan,” white flag with red printing, (13.5x18 inches).
“71st National Cherry Festival 1997 Traverse City, Michigan,”
double-sided red flag with white printing (13.5x18 inches).
“72nd National Cherry Festival 1998 Traverse City,
Michigan,” double-sided, red flag with white printing,
manufactured by Sparton Flag Co. in Northport, Michigan
(13.5x18 inches).
“73rd National Cherry Festival 1999 Traverse City,
Michigan,” white flag with red printing, (13.5x18 inches).
“73rd National Cherry Festival 1999 Traverse City,
Michigan,” white flag with red printing, (13.5x18 inches).
“75th National Cherry Festival 2001 Generations of Fun!
Traverse City, “ red flag with white printing (13.5x18 inches).
“National Cherry Festival 2002 Generations of Fun!” red flag
with white printing (13.5x18 inches).
“National Cherry Festival 2003 Generations of Fun!” red flag
with white printing (13.5x18 inches).
Traverse Area District Library, Woodmere
Local History Collection
National Cherry Festival Collection, 13
“National Cherry Festival 2004 Generations of Fun!” red flag
with white printing (13.5x18 inches).
“National Cherry Festival, Traverse City, Michigan 2005,” red
with white printing (13.5x18 inches).
“National Cherry Festival, Traverse City 2006,” double-sided,
red flag with white printing (13.5x18 inches).
“National Cherry Festival Traverse City Mcihgian, 2007,”
double-sided, red flag with white printing (13.5x18 inches).
“National Cherry Festival, Traverse City, Michigan 2008,”
double-sided, red flag with white printing (13.5x18 inches).
National Cherry Festival, Traverse City Michigan, 2009,
double-sided, red flag with white printing (13.5x18 inches).
National Cherry Festival, Traverse City, Michigan 2010,
double-sided, red flag with white printing (13.5x18 inches).
“National Cherry Festival, Traverse City, Michigan 2011,”
white flag with red printing (13.5x18 inches).
“National Cherry Festival, Traverse City, Michigan 2011,”
white flag with red printing (13.5x18 inches).
“National Cherry Festival, Traverse City, Michigan 2012,”
double-sided, red flag with white printing (13.5x18 inches).
“National Cherry Festival, Traverse City, Michigan 2012,”
double-sided, red flag with white printing(13.5x18 inches).
Box 6
2025.70.06
1354.060612.01
Century of Queens National Cherry Queens from 1925-1999 Poster
Printed poster with portraits of the Cherry Queens from 1925
to 1999, framed (28.5x23.5 inches).
Box 7
2025.70.07
Portrait of the Cherry Festival Queen Trudy Ann Lindsay, 1971
1378.060114-2.46
Color photograph portrait printed on board (20x16 inches),
photographer is Baldwin.