Author: Muriel K, Veep

Saturday, September 29, 1918 1:00-3:00 Clifford Zink -Discussion and Book Signing – The Roebling Legacy The story of the Roeblings and their family business is a classic American saga spanning two centuries and encompassing immigration, innovation, entrepreneurship, monumental accomplishments, the rise of national capitalism and labor unions, the impact of wars and their aftermath, and…

The Great Dorset Steam Fair held in the village of Tarrant Hinton, Dorset, England is in its 50th year and took place from 23th – 27th August 2018. Five hundred steam engines from across the globe made their way to Dorset to be part of the assembly, including some from New Zealand, Canada, The Netherlands,…

  Saturday, September 15th at 11am For many years, Lehigh and Northampton Counties dominated slate production in the United States. Among many products, slate for roofing was shipped around the world. Join us on Saturday, September 15, 2018 for a hands on demonstration of the slater’s craft. Visitors will learn how slate is split and…

Laura Turner Igoe  Harvard Art Museums http://journalpanorama.org/capturing-joves-autograph-late-nineteenth-century-lightning-photography-and-electrical-agency/ Click to access LTI_Capturing-Jove.pdf A thorough, engaging review of photographic techniques in documenting lightning and its developments focusing on William N. Jennings, a Philadelphia photographer and active member of the Franklin Institute. This leads to a discussion of early electrification in the city. Long-time former member Harry Silcox provides a…

Open now through October 31 The National Museum of Industrial History’s (NMIH) latest exhibit, Hot Off the Press: Printing and Papermaking, a hands-on look at how the printed word revolutionized the spread of knowledge throughout the world, debuts this week. From the Gutenberg press to linotype machines, like those seen in the hit movie The…

  Tuesday, July 24, 08:00 pm on WHYY Duration: 0:56:46 Description: Take a whirlwind tour of engineering feats that made our civilization possible, from the Erie Canal and Eads Bridge, to the Holland Tunnel and Hoover Dam. See how engineers connected our nation with bridges, rail networks and a continent-wide freeway system, and delivered water…

The Parks Alliance’s ParkTours program features hikes and walks to magical and often unseen places in Philadelphia’s parks and surrounding countryside.  These evening, half-day and full-day adventures convey the history, power and value of our open space and the need to preserve and protect it. Parks Alliance founder and Board President Bob Thomas and local…

The Chester County Board of Commissioners through the Chester County Planning Commission; the Chester County Historical Society; Westtown Township; the Chester County Historic Preservation Network; and the Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau announce the 24th summer of sharing Chester County’s heritage during the annual Town Tours & Village Walks. Town Tours & Village Walks…

The Designation Committee of the Philadelphia Historical Commission has called for recommendations concerning the creation of a new industrial heritage district in Nicetown/Lower Germantown. Kim Broadbent who wrote the nomination, gave our chapter a tour back in 2013. She has written a terrific, in depth nomination of the area and its industries. It can be…