OLIVER EVANS CHAPTER

Author: Muriel K, Veep

  • Hagley Museum Exhibit

    Nation of Inventors Nation of Inventors celebrates the American spirit of ingenuity by taking visitors on a journey from the early years of the patent system, in the 1790s, through the “golden age” of American invention, in the late 1800s. The exhibit features more than 120 patent models from Hagley’s unique collection highlighting the diverse…

  • INTERURBAN RAILWAYS OF CANADA

    Joel Spivak is sharing this information on a zoom program of interest. Central Electric Railfans’ Association presents: Live via Zoom, October 14, 2022, 7:00 P.M. (Central Time) INTERURBAN RAILWAYS OF CANADA While many of us are familiar with the electric interurban rail operations in the  United States, it is all too easy to forget that…

  • Link for “Inland: The Abandoned Canals of the Schuylkill”

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  • Inland: The Abandoned Canals of the Schuylkill

    Fairmount Waterworks Book Party & Exhibition Opening Tuesday, October 11, 2022, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Please join Sandy Sorlien and other contributors to celebrate the launch of Inland, a new book of photographs, maps, and essays about the historic Schuylkill Navigation system and its mostly-hidden ruins. Oliver Evans chapter member Mike Szilagyi is a…

  • Tour of SMS Rail Lines Locomotive Shop in Bridgeport, South Jersey

    an Oliver Evans Chapter/SIA event Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2022Time: 10:30 am – noonishPlace: SMS Rail Service, 513 Sharptown Road, Logan Township, NJ 08085 Number of attendees is LIMITED, so advance registration is required. To register, please send email to Reese Davis at reesepdavis@gmail.com, or call him at 610-692-4456. Paul Harland, director of passenger operations,…

  • Up the Hills of East Falls: From Mill Town (Twice) to Suburb in City

    Tuesday, October 4, 6 PM to 7:30 PM presented by Steven J. PeitzmanSponsored by the Preservation Alliance Watch ONLINE via ZOOM from the safety and comfort of your home. A link with instructions will be provided two hours prior to this virtual lecture.  The now submerged falls on the Schuylkill River, about five miles from…

  • Henry Disston & The Development of Tacony

    A presentation by Alex Balloon Sponsored by the Preservation Alliance Tuesday, September 27 at 6:00 pm Watch ONLINE via ZOOM from the safety and comfort of your home. A link with instructions will be provided two hours prior to this virtual lecture.  This talk will trace the development of the Tacony neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia.…

  • Roebling Chapter Presentation

    ENGINEERING AMERICA: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JOHN A. ROEBLING With Professor Richard Haw Thursday, September 29, 2022 at 6 P.M.  Presented both in-person and onlineTickets are $10.The lecture will be followed by a Book Signing.Presented in partnership with The New York Landmarks Conservancy. In this lecture, Professor Richard Haw, will discuss his book, Engineering America:…

  • The SS United States

    THE ATHENÆUM OF PHILADELPHIApresentsThe SS United States: The Hidden History of America’s Enduring FlagshipSeptember 16 at 12:00 PMA virtual presentation by Susan Gibbs A national nonprofit organization, the SS United States Conservancy leads the global effort to save and repurpose America’s Flagship, the SS United States. The Conservancy raises public awareness and financial resources for…

  • West Shipyard Tour June 8, 2022

    Chapter members visited the site on Columbus Boulevard where AECOM has been doing final explorations of the site before development. The tour was hosted by AECOM, a company that does a lot of public outreach on their work. The site was first tested in 1987 by Carmen Weber, Philadelphia City Archaeologist back when the city had…