Category: Chapter News and Events

A presentation by Pierre Lacombe The November meeting of the Oliver Evans Chapter of the Society for Industrial Archeology Wednesday, November 8, 2023, 6pm In the 1830s, the Philadelphia & Columbia Railroad (P&CRR) and the Philadelphia & Germantown Railroad (P&GRR)  were constructed with stone sleepers. Stone sleepers are blocks of stone used to support rails…

 Philadelphia’s First Trackless Trolley at Broad and Oregon October 1923 Society for Industrial Archeology Oliver Evans Chapter presents 100th Anniversary of the Trackless Trolley in Philadelphia 1923-2023 DATE: Wednesday, October 11, 2023   TIME: 6PMLOCATION: Parkway Central Free Library 20th and Vine, (enter on Wood Street) Transit Historians Mitch Libby and Joel Spivak will present the history…

Wednesday, September 13, 2023 6:00Parkway Central Library of Philadelphia Please join us to reconnect with chapter members Edward W. Duffy will be speaking on research for his book, Philadelphia Celebrates: Three Great Anniversaries – 1876 – 1926 – 1976 published in 2017. Ed was actively involved in the 1976 celebration as an employee of the…

There are two more typewriter talks by Bryan Kravitz at the Free Library. Here are the topics and dates. The Typewriter Revolution of TodayWed, July 19, 2023 5:30 p.m. Philly Typewriter: The Age of Restoration & PreservationWed, August 16, 2023 5:30 p.m. Location:Parkway Central Library1901 Vine Street Classroom at the back entrance of the Library on…

Wednesday, July 12, 2023 10:30 am Campbell Soup Company has been located in Camden, NJ, since 1869, when it started as the canning firm of Anderson & Campbell, focusing particularly on canning New Jersey Beefsteak tomatoes. The company was transformed by the invention in 1897 of condensed soup, by Dr. John T. Dorrance, who eventually…

Society for Industrial Archeology Oliver Evans Chapter presents a Tour of Oat Foundry DATE: Thursday, April 20, 2023                                                                        TIME: 11 AM Oat Foundry began in 2013 with a team of six Drexel Engineers on a mission to build cool stuff. They spent their early days prototyping and building a range of products from furniture for coffee…

Oliver Evans Chapter presents a tour Philly Typewriter Date: March 11, 2023Time: 11amLocation: 1735 East Passyunk Ave, Philadelphia PA 19148, between Morris St and Moore St. Bryan Kravitz is passionate about typewriters. He has established a workshop with machines and tools for restoring them. As he puts it on his website, “We work simultaneously as…

Saturday, November 19, 2022 – noon The Neon Museum of Philadelphia is a cultural and educational organization dedicated to preserving neon signage, Philadelphia history and art, and the 20th century American roadside.  We’re an American art and history museum disguised as a neon museum. The Museum’s signs are a window into pre-Internet America — communities…

Save the DateSaturday, November 19, 2022 – 12 noon The Oliver Evans Chapter will be sponsoring a tour of the Museum. Details to follow. Those attending the tour are invited to join members after the tour for a snack or meal at Sor Ynez, a Mexican restaurant at the same location. https://neonmuseumofphiladelphia.org/ Neon Museum of…

an Oliver Evans Chapter/SIA event Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2022Time: 10:30 am – noonishPlace: SMS Rail Service, 513 Sharptown Road, Logan Township, NJ 08085 Number of attendees is LIMITED, so advance registration is required. To register, please send email to Reese Davis at reesepdavis@gmail.com, or call him at 610-692-4456. Paul Harland, director of passenger operations,…