Category: Members’ News

A post from Rich Wagner Wow, Brewerytown is poppin’. Took the Hidden City tour of Poth brewery with people from the firm that is planning to develop the building for housing. This joins a growing list of brewery preservation success stories in Philadelphia! I hadn’t been inside since my Philadelphia Brewery Tour in 1996 when…

This November 11th marks the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice, bringing an end to “The War to End All Wars”. The treaty was signed on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. For years people would stand at that time for a moment of silence to…

Member Adam Levine shares this information on a project of his involving about a year of scanning, editing, and cataloging glass plates ranging from 4×5 to 8×10 in size that have never before been available.  Adam is chairman of the Media (Pa.) Archives Commission. The group recently put online the Stephen H. Appleton Collection which…

Carter Litchfield was an early member of the society and a generous supporter of the Chapter. His research focused on linseed oil mills and processing. His press publications can be viewed at this link.: https://openlibrary.org/publishers/Olearius_Editions. Several current Oliver Evans Chapter members have been involved with this title. This gazetteer provides historical background on the linseed oil industry…

In addition, Rich will be giving the Oliver Evans Chapter a presentation on Breweries along the Schuylkill River coming up in May Rich Wagner, Pennsylvania Brewery Historian Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania 100 E Northwestern Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19118 http://www.morrisarboretum.org/visit_directions.shtml THURSDAY, APRIL 19 | 7:00 pm Members: $15 Non-Members: $20 Anthony Morris, ancestor…

Edward W. Duffy will be speaking on his new book, Philadelphia Celebrates: Three Great Anniversaries – 1876-1926-1976 When: Sun, September 24, 1pm – 2pm Where: Ryerss Museum & Library, 7370 Central Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA The book will be available at the talk and can be found on Amazon. It is described as follows:…

Joel Spivak is involved in several activities in October 2017. He is a founding member of the Dumpster Divers of Philadelphia.  https://dumpsterdivers.org/

JUL14, 2017   Member Joel Spivak continues to commemorate National Hot Dog Month in various places around the city. He will be grilling and handing out franks to celebrate the grand “reopening” of the The Blue Grotto, an arts and event venue on Lancaster Avenue. Joel has long studied and promoted  this area of the…