Category: Chapter News and Events

Presented by the Friends of Northeast Philadelphia History Saturday, April 30, 202210:00am to 3:00pm Free admission, All are Welcome  There will be over thirty presenters – local historical societies, historical organizations, museums, authors, and others – offering displays and a wide range of historical books, photos, maps, prints, and memorabilia. And there will be two…

Society for Industrial ArcheologyOliver Evans Chapterpresents Guided Tour of AECOM’s I-95 Archaeology Center – Indigenous Ancestors, Immigrants and Industry DATE: Saturday, April 9, 2022 TIME: 1:30 PM Located just north of Center City Philadelphia in the popular Fishtown neighborhood, the I-95 Archaeology Center is the temporary working laboratory and public-outreach venue for AECOM’s ongoing I-95 Girard Avenue…

Society for Industrial ArcheologyOliver Evans ChapterPresents Guided Tour of AECOM’s I-95 Archaeology Center –Indigenous Ancestors, Immigrants and Industry  Saturday, January 29, 2022  TIME: 10 AM Located just north of Center City Philadelphia in the popular Fishtown neighborhood, the I-95 Archaeology Center is the temporary working laboratory and public-outreach venue for AECOM’s ongoing I-95 Girard Avenue…

The Oliver Evans Chapter presentsA virtual presentation by Ron Hoess, OE Chapter MemberTuesday, January 11, 2022  6:30pm Over the last 7 years I have been constructing what is referred to as a prototype train layout, meaning a layout that represents a very specific time and place. The layout is set in North Philadelphia circa 1958…

Save the Date The Oliver Evans Chapter presents More than just trains…homage to “workshop of the world”A virtual presentation by Ron Hoess, OE Chapter MemberTuesday, January 11, 2022  6:30pm The Zoom link for the program will be sent at a date closer to the time of the presentation Over the last 7 years I have…

The Oliver Evans Chapter presents“The Industrial and Neighborhood History around Matthias Baldwin Park” A talk by Joe Walsh, vice president of the Friends of Matthias Baldwin Park Tuesday, December 14, 2021 6:30- 8:30 Matthias Baldwin Park is a two-acre Philadelphia city park at 423 North 19th Street. Formerly the area was filled with machine shops, foundries,…

The Oliver Evans Chapter presents“The Industrial and Neighborhood History around Matthias Baldwin Park”A talk by Joe Walsh, vice president of the Friends of Matthias Baldwin Park  Tuesday, December 14, 2021 6:30 – 8:30 Matthias Baldwin Park is a two-acre Philadelphia city park at 423 North 19th Street. The Friends post a monthly hyperlocal history article…

An Oliver Evans Chapter Program presented by Joel Spivak Wednesday, June 2, 2021 7:00 – 8:30 Philadelphia, “the workshop of the world,” produced locomotives, railcars, interiors, wheels, and tracks. Some of the earliest railroads in the country operated in Philadelphia and left a legacy of treasures around the city. Take a virtual tour and hear…

Ed Grusheski, president of the Oliver Evans chapter since 1996, died December 23, 2020.  Ed contributed to so many programs and institutions in the city yet he always had time for our Oliver Evans Chapter. He led the chapter with grace and spirit despite several major health setbacks in recent years. He was a gallant,…

While there were many hat manufactories in Philadelphia in the 19th and 20th centuries, one of the lone survivors into the 21st century was the S & S Hat Company. At the time it was founded in 1923, it was housed in a factory on Filbert Street between 10th and 11th Streets. It supplied department…