Category: Members’ News

Fairmount Park Conservancy presents GHOSTS OF WATER PART 2 by Adam Levine, Historical Consultant, Philadelphia Water Department and creator of www.phillyh2o.org. Thursday, April 1, at noon Free, registration required at https://myphillypark.org/event/ghosts-of-water-webinar-part-2/ Adam Levine, historian for the Philadelphia Water Department, uncovers more ghosts of Fairmount Park’s watery past. Join him for this illustrated lecture as he talks…

The Warminster Historical Society presents UNDERGROUND PHILADELPHIA: From Caves and Canals to Tunnels and Transit With authors: Harry Kyraikodis & Joel Spivak Monday, February 24th, 2020 at 6:30 PM at the Warminster Free Library, 1076 Emma Ln, Warminster, PA 18974 Free and open to all Online Registration Required at:  https://forms.gle/mvtwFBdsAU3aXzyG6 Philadelphia’s relationship with the underground…

In 1838, the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad completed the first rail line between its namesake cities, a landmark feat that would eventually link Boston and New York to the nation’s capital. The following year, the railroad’s board commemorated the effort with a 15-foot marble obelisk at the western foot of its bridge at Grays Ferry.…

September 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm This free program will take place inside the church sanctuary, followed by a reception in Riverside Hall with live piano music provided by the Jazz Sanctuary. For a modest donation, enjoy gourmet cheesecake by a local pastry chef, paired with moscato wine, coffee or tea. If you plan to go to this event, the church would appreciate…

A presentation of The Middeltown Township Historical Society by Daniel T. Campbell  AIA, architect and President of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of SPOOM (The Society for the Preservation of Old Mills, www.spoommidatlantic.org) Thursday, September 26 at 7:00 p.m. From the beginning of European settlement the creeks of Chester County (from which Delaware County was created in…

Historic Gloria Dei Preservation Corporation presents A Book Talk with authors Harry Kyriakodis and Joel Spivak Wednesday, September 18th, 7:00 – 8:30 PM Philadelphia’s relationship with the underground is as old as the city itself, dating back to when Quaker settlers resided in caves alongside the Delaware River more than three hundred years ago. The…

Mill Creek Sewer, ca. 1883, at 47th Street and Haverford Avenue in West Philadelphia. The effort to encapsulate and bury Mill Creek in a 21-foot (6.4 m) sewer pipe ran from 1869 to 1894 June 25th, 6:30 pm Adam Levine, historian at the Philadelphia Water Department, will talk on the fascinating history of Mill Creek,…

Philadelphia’s relationship with the underground is as old as the city itself, dating back to when Quaker settlers resided in caves alongside the Delaware River more than three hundred years ago. The City of Brotherly Love later became a national and world leader in the delivery of water, gas, steam, and electricity during the industrial…

Dear Members, A final reminder to make reservations for our 34th Annual Dinner Meeting to be held at Gallo’s Restaurant on Roosevelt Blvd. at Stanwood St. in Philadelphia. By various personal  testimonials, the food at Gallo’s is excellent. The dinner will be buffet with four different main course selections. Please note that we have changed…