OLIVER EVANS CHAPTER

Author: Muriel K, Veep

  • Tour of Philly (formerly Akers) Shipyard

    The shipyard is currently building a series of eight MT-50 class product tankers. The 183 m long, 50,000 deadweight vessels are designed to carry a variety and liquids from crude oil to chemicals  Society for Industrial Archeology Oliver Evans Chapter  presents TOUR OF PHILLY SHIPYARD  DATE: Friday, July 14, 2017                             TIME: 10 AM This tour has been…

  • Exhibition Tour

    Date: Wednesday, March 1, 2017 Location: Athenaeum of Philadelphia, 219 S. 6th Street, Philadelphia Time: 6:00 p.m. Cost: Free, but space is limited and open to Oliver Evans SIA Chapter Members only.  Registration required no later than Sunday, Feb 28 at info@siaoliverevans.org. PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE WITHOUT A REGISTRATION OR YOU MAY BE TURNED AWAY.…

  • Annual Dinner

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  • Jane Mork Gibson, 1923-2016

    OBITUARY Jane Mork Gibson, 1923-2016 Jane Mork Gibson was a founding member of the Oliver Evans Chapter and worked diligently to promote the SIA mission concerning the industrial heritage of the Delaware Valley. She left the area to be closer to family, but she sorely missed her friends and colleagues in Philadelphia who will continue to…

  • Annual Wright Stuff Film Fest

    27th Annual Wright Stuff Film Fest (Resumed after a 2-year hiatus) Monday, December 5, 2016 Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center Martha Capwell Fox, Archives & Museum Coordinator Martha Capwell Fox is in charge of maintaining the Museum’s collection of photographs, artifacts, books, films and videos, and historic documents. She creates and installs exhibits for the…

  • Lecture: Palazzos of Power

    Palazzos of Power: Central Stations of the Philadelphia Electric Company, 1900-1930: A Lecture and Book Signing Wednesday, November 2, 2016 Lecture 6:00-7:00 p.m., Reception & book signing 7:00-8:00 p.m Center for Architecture + Design, 1218 Arch Street, Philadelphia Featuring author Aaron V. Wunsch and photographer Joseph E. B. Elliott “If it isn’t Electric, it isn’t…