OLIVER EVANS CHAPTER

Author: Muriel K, Veep

  • LINSEED OIL MILLS IN NEW JERSEY 1732-1955

    Carter Litchfield was an early member of the society and a generous supporter of the Chapter. His research focused on linseed oil mills and processing. His press publications can be viewed at this link.: https://openlibrary.org/publishers/Olearius_Editions. Several current Oliver Evans Chapter members have been involved with this title. This gazetteer provides historical background on the linseed oil industry…

  • Demo Days at the Thompson-Neely Grist Mill

      The Chapter is looking into a visit to a local mill operating the technology devised by our namesake, Oliver Evans. Also members might be interested in a visit to this farm and mill complex recently opened after restoration to a working mill by volunteers. Now the building will be able to function as a…

  • CEMENT IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY

    Association for Preservation Technology Delaware Valley Chapter (APT-DVC) and the Oliver Evans Chapter of the Society for Industrial Archeology PRESENT CEMENT IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY A FULL DAY TOUR ON SATURDAY, JUNE 9 Please join APT-DVC and the Oliver Evans (Philadelphia) Chapter of the Society for Industrial Archeology on Saturday, June 9 for an expanded…

  • Subway Archeologist

    Here is link to an article in the New Yorker highlighting the work of a dedicated individual, Philip Ashforth Coppola, who has taken on the mission of recording the 472 subway stations in New York City. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/05/07/sketching-the-mta-with-a-subway-archeologist His work is currently featured at the New York Transit Museum. http://www.nytransitmuseum.org/program/onetrackmind/ Selections of his drawings have been published…

  • Oliver Evans of Newport, Delaware

    On May 10th from 7-9pm at Greenbank Mills & Philips Farm, join us as we get to the grist of this amazing and remarkable man, born not far from our historic mill. Known primarily for the grist milling system that caught the eyes of both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, Oliver Evans was a mind…

  • Program Reminder

    Breweries of the Schuylkill: A Virtual Trip Upstream speaker Rich Wagner, PA Brewery Historian   Date: Monday, May 7, 2018 Time:  5:30 Refreshments              6:15 Program Cost: $10 per person if preregistered       $15 if not reserved in advance Place: Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center You can park in the…

  • How It Works: Model Steam Engines

    Sunday, April 29th at 2pm One of the best ways to learn how something works is to see a functioning model of it.  This month’s How It Works tour will show visitors how stationary steam engines work by operating a series of model steam engines using compressed air.  Many depict engines that rarely survived in…

  • Breweries of the Schuylkill: A Virtual Trip Upstream

    speaker Rich Wagner, PA Brewery Historian The Schuylkill is one of our nation’s oldest industrial rivers. At various times in the 19th and 20th centuries, 80 breweries were located on its banks in towns from the mouth to head with 38 in Philadelphia and 22 in Reading. Join us as Rich shares tales and images…

  • First Sailing Steamship

    Meet the Experts: “Steam Coffin” presentation Saturday, April 21 from 11am to 12pm Steam Coffin is the story of New London native Captain Moses Rogers who’s first sailing “steamship” broke the barriers of fear and skepticism to open the seas for steam-powered shipping. In 1807 Robert Fulton declared his intent to build an experimental “steamboat.”…

  • Brewing and Malting in Early Philadelphia

    In addition, Rich will be giving the Oliver Evans Chapter a presentation on Breweries along the Schuylkill River coming up in May Rich Wagner, Pennsylvania Brewery Historian Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania 100 E Northwestern Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19118 http://www.morrisarboretum.org/visit_directions.shtml THURSDAY, APRIL 19 | 7:00 pm Members: $15 Non-Members: $20 Anthony Morris, ancestor…