OLIVER EVANS CHAPTER

Author: Muriel K, Veep

  • Historical Photos of Northeast Philadelphia

    Friends of Northeast Philadelphia HistoryHistorical Photos of Northeast PhiladelphiaSpeaker:   Lou Lescas, Local HistorianHybrid In-person & Zoom An amazing array of photos from 1926-1954, nearly thrown away, have now been preserved and scanned. Local amateur historian Lou Lescas, who for the last year has diligently corrected and posted these images through the Athenaeum of Philadelphia,…

  • From Coughdrops to Candy Bars

    The inventor of the 5th Avenue candy bar was William H. Luden, the developer of the famous Luden cough drop. Luden launched a backroom candy business in 1879 in the rear of his father’s jewelry shop in Reading, Berks County. In 1936, William Luden created the 5th Avenue candy bar. Its name can be traced…

  • Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham, Alabama

    Iron and Steel Heritage Forum Talk: Sloss Furnaces: Finding Identity and Staying Relevant in the 21st Century The next monthly talk from the Iron and Steel Heritage Forum is happening on Wednesday, Oct 9th at 5pm. For those of you in other time zones, the starting times are: Newfoundland 6:30 pmEastern 5 pmCentral 4 pmMountain 3…

  • The PRR in Lambertville, New Jersey

    Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society The Philadelphia ChapterSaturday, September 21, 2024(Meeting will be held in person and also simulcast on ZOOM) Meeting ItineraryDoors Open (10am / Magazine Super Sale / Vendor Setup)Modelers Meeting (11am to 12pm) Modeling the PRR in Lambertville, New JerseyDining Car (12pm to 1pm / Lunch Service available for purchase)Business Meeting…

  • Lost Delaware River Bridges

    Join us on October 16th at 7:30 PM as Scott Bomboy takes us on a virtual tour of the lost covered bridges of the Delaware River.  The Delaware River in Bucks County was one of the birthplaces of covered bridge building in America. But the last wooden structure spanning the river was demolished in 1945.…

  • The Northeast Corridor

    THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR: THE TRAINS, THE PEOPLE, THE HISTORY, THE REGION A Hagley HISTORY HANGOUT: CONVERSATION WITH DAVID ALFF Hagley’s Ben Spohn interviews David Alff about his recent book: The Northeast Corridor: The Trains, the People, the History, the Region. In this comprehensive history of America’s most  heavily-traveled rail line, Alff shows ow what began as…

  • “Ketchup” with Pittsburgh’s H.J. Heinz

    From the blog of the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office Click the link to read the article

  • Railroading in Victorian Germantown

    The Preservation Alliance and Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion present Railroading in Victorian GermantownThis First Suburb and the Iron Triangle A talk and tour by John Ingram, PhDThursday, June 20, 2024 6:00 to 8:00 PM On June 6, 1832, the Philadelphia, Germantown, and Norristown Railroad began operating a 6-mile railway line between Germantown and the city below.…

  • A History of Philadelphia Manufacturing in 63 objects

    An illustrated lecture by Peter WoodallJune 12, 2024 6 pm If you were trying to sum up Philadelphia’s history as the “Workshop of the World” in 63 objects, which ones would you choose? That was the challenge Pete Woodall took on when he created a poster showcasing our city’s industrial history as a thank you…

  • The Philadelphia Navy Yard: Mainstay of the Fleet, 1801-1995 (Virtual)

    A presentation by the Chester County History Center May 21, 2024 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. EDT About this talk:The Philadelphia Navy Yard was one of five government shipyards established at the start of the nineteenth century to support the infant United States Navy. Originally located in the Southwark section of the city, the Navy Yard conducted…