OLIVER EVANS CHAPTER

Author: Muriel K, Veep

  • Delaware Valley Shipyards and their Contribution during War

    Over 2,400 ships, boats, and barges built by over 200,000 shipyard workers in 31 shipyards large and small. A presentation by Dan Cashin, Rigger Instructor – Philadelphia Navy Yard and Philly (Aker) Shipyard With the major ship information courtesy of Tim Colton at shipbuildinghistory.com Tuesday, December 10, 2019   7:30 PM The painting depicts the…

  • 30th Annual Wright Stuff Film Fest

      OLIVER EVANS CHAPTER presents 30th Annual Wright Stuff Film Fest presented by Martha Capwell Fox, Archives & Museum Coordinator, National Canal Museum, Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Easton, PA  Martha Capwell Fox is in charge of maintaining the Museum’s collection of photographs, artifacts, books, films and videos, and historic documents which preserve the history…

  • Industrious Light, Baldwin Locomotive Mural

    Phillip Adams is a local artist who has created several murals on Philadelphia Industrial history. They are located in neighborhoods formerly heavy in industrial production. The mural featured in this article  is rich with connections to the Baldwin Park neighborhood. https://www.baldwinparkphilly.org/new-mural-in-the-neighborhood Adams created this mural as part of his Industrious Light series about Philadelphia’s industrial…

  • Date for American Keg Tour

    Monday, November 4, 2019 Arrive no later than 11:15 a.m., the tour begins PROMPTLY at 11:30 a.m

  • American Keg Company Tour

    Monday, November 4, 2019 American Keg Company is a stainless steel keg manufacturer located in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA.  Our American craftsmen manufacture the highest quality 1/2 bbl (15.5 US gallons or 165 12-oz. pours) and 1/6 bbl kegs (5.16 U.S. gallons or 55 12-oz. pours), with pride, for the American Craft Brewer, Cider Maker, and…

  • The Path of the First Railway

    Sunday, Oct. 20 at 2:00 pm Nether Providence Historical Society presents a talk by Pierre Lacombe, with maps and pictures. Many historians say the horse-drawn railway that Thomas Leiper laid out in 1809 from Crum Creek to Ridley Creek, through today’s “Gov. Sproul Estates” was the first commercial railway in the United States. Lacombe, New…

  • Explore Philly’s hidden past

    October 5, 2019 10:00 am to 3:00 pm At the National Constitution Center Discover the history beneath your feet Hear archaeologists talk about the latest discoveries  A Free Conference Presented by The Philadelphia Archaeological Forum  See the schedule of talks at this link: https://www.phillyarchaeology.net/admin/ National Constitution Center Kirby Auditorium, 2nd floor INDEPENDENCE MALL 525 Arch…

  • The Art Deco Interiors of the 1928 Swedish-America Liner MS Kungsholm

    presented by Maritime Historian CHRISTIAN RODEN An event hosted by Society for Industrial Archeology – Oliver Evans Chapter together with Delaware Valley Chapter of Steamship Historical Society of America and Independence Seaport Museum  Christian Roden was a Fulbright scholar who spent a year doing research at the French Line archives in LeHavre, France focusing on…

  • Rust Belt Takeover of Philadelphia

    The Young Friends of the Preservation Alliance and the Rust Belt Coalition of Young Preservationists are excited to host the Rust Belt Takeover of Philadelphia from October 4th-6th. For full tour descriptions CLICK HERE. Consider this your opportunity to learn Philadelphia’s history beyond the Liberty Bell and the Revolutionary War. Date And Time Fri, Oct…

  • What Saving the Newkirk Monument Taught Us, and What We Still Don’t Know

    In 1838, the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad completed the first rail line between its namesake cities, a landmark feat that would eventually link Boston and New York to the nation’s capital. The following year, the railroad’s board commemorated the effort with a 15-foot marble obelisk at the western foot of its bridge at Grays Ferry.…