OLIVER EVANS CHAPTER

Author: Muriel K, Veep

  • OLIVER EVANS PROGRAM, ANNUAL MEETING & PICNIC

    Monday, June 24, 2019 Adventures in Steam Locomotion A school teacher by day, in his free time Tom Gears is a steam locomotive engineer at Wilmington & Western RR in Delaware and has been working with steam-powered equipment since 1981. For the last 15 years he’s been all over the world chasing down the last…

  • 115-ton Corliss steam engine comes alive

    National Museum Of Industrial History May 31st – June 2nd For over a decade NMIH has been working on a big project, and it’s finally ready to debut. Join us May 31st through June 2nd as we reveal our operational Corliss steam engine, meticulously restored by a dedicated group of volunteers, local companies, and NMIH…

  • Tour of Independent Record Pressing Co.

    DATE: Thursday, May 23, 2019 TIME: Optional Lunch – Noon       Tour – 1:30PM LOCATION: Optional Lunch – Mastoris diner, 144 Rt. 130, Bordentown, NJ                         Tour: IRP Co. – 300 Bordentown-Hedding Rd., Bordentown, NJ  The Independent Record Pressing Co. presses 12-inch vinyl records in…

  • You Are Invited…

    Society for Industrial Archeology OLIVER EVANS CHAPTER are invited as guests of the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center Reception, Exhibition and Film Date: Thursday, May 2, 2019 Time: 5:00PM – 6:30PM Join us for a reception for the current Bicentennial exhibition about the Manayunk and Fairmount Canals, curated by Sandy Sorlien of the FWWIC. Enjoy…

  • Underground Philadelphia: From Caves and Canals to Tunnels and Transit

    Monday, April 8, 2019 speakers and authors Harry Kyriakodis and Joel Spivak Philadelphia’s relationship with the underground is as old as the city itself, dating back to when Quaker settlers resided in caves alongside the Delaware River more than three hundred years ago. The City of Brotherly Love later became a national and world leader…

  • 200 Years of Water: The Manayunk Canal 1819-2019

    Hosted by Manayunk Canal Bicentennial 2019 and Fairmount Water Works Wednesday March 13 at 6 PM to 7:30 Venice Island Performing Arts & Recreation Center Free and open to the public, no registration required. To celebrate the Bicentennial of the Manayunk Canal, which opened in March 1819, Fairmount Water Works presents a free Speakers Forum…

  • THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD IN THE LOWER SCHUYLKILL VALLEY

    The Schuylkill River Heritage Center presents a talk by David Messer, a celebrated author of many books about railroads Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 7:30 PM The Foundry at The Schuylkill River Heritage Center 2 N Main Street, Phoenixville, PA Admission is Free and no registration is required. http://www.phoenixvillefoundry.org/  

  • STEEL MILL NARROW GAUGE RAILROADS

    A presentation at the National Museum of Industrial History, Bethlehem, PA Sunday, February 24th at 2pm Narrow Gauge railroads were an integral component of many integrated steel plants, useful for their ability to move heavy loads within the tight confines of steel mills. The Youngstown Steel Heritage Museum has undertaken a project to recreate a…

  • Underground Philadelphia: From Caves and Canals to Tunnels and Transit

    Philadelphia’s relationship with the underground is as old as the city itself, dating back to when Quaker settlers resided in caves alongside the Delaware River more than three hundred years ago. The City of Brotherly Love later became a national and world leader in the delivery of water, gas, steam, and electricity during the industrial…

  • From Stream to Sewer: A History of Philadelphia’s Landscape

    A Presentation by Adam Levine Wednesday, February 20, 2019 Wagner Free Institute As we walk around the city of Philadelphia, few of us think about the hidden world of streams that once meandered across the city. Adam Levine will present a fascinating illustrated lecture that will uncover part of the city’s history that few people…