Category: Other News and Events

National Museum of Industrial History  presents June 30th 2:00 to 4:00 For June’s special How It Works tour Mike Helbing will lead a talk and tour about New Jersey’s Morris Canal. The waterway was built in the 1820s and 1830s, eventually connecting the Lehigh Valley to the New York Harbor. Anthracite coal, iron, and other goods shipped…

National Museum Of Industrial History May 31st – June 2nd For over a decade NMIH has been working on a big project, and it’s finally ready to debut. Join us May 31st through June 2nd as we reveal our operational Corliss steam engine, meticulously restored by a dedicated group of volunteers, local companies, and NMIH…

Hosted by Manayunk Canal Bicentennial 2019 and Fairmount Water Works Wednesday March 13 at 6 PM to 7:30 Venice Island Performing Arts & Recreation Center Free and open to the public, no registration required. To celebrate the Bicentennial of the Manayunk Canal, which opened in March 1819, Fairmount Water Works presents a free Speakers Forum…

The Schuylkill River Heritage Center presents a talk by David Messer, a celebrated author of many books about railroads Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 7:30 PM The Foundry at The Schuylkill River Heritage Center 2 N Main Street, Phoenixville, PA Admission is Free and no registration is required. http://www.phoenixvillefoundry.org/  

A presentation at the National Museum of Industrial History, Bethlehem, PA Sunday, February 24th at 2pm Narrow Gauge railroads were an integral component of many integrated steel plants, useful for their ability to move heavy loads within the tight confines of steel mills. The Youngstown Steel Heritage Museum has undertaken a project to recreate a…

A Presentation by Adam Levine Wednesday, February 20, 2019 Wagner Free Institute As we walk around the city of Philadelphia, few of us think about the hidden world of streams that once meandered across the city. Adam Levine will present a fascinating illustrated lecture that will uncover part of the city’s history that few people…

Joseph Priestley Society presentation Thursday, January 10, 2019 11:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. A luncheon and program featuring Robert G. W. Anderson, president and CEO, Science History Institute. Mechanics’ institutes were independent bodies established by workingmen, often with the support of philanthropists, beginning in the 1820s. They flourished in the British Isles, North America, and Australia, and…

Sunday, November 25th at 2pm What is the difference between iron and steel? In this hands-on tour, guests will learn the basics of each material, then dive deeper to discover specific types of iron and steel, how production evolved over time, and what products they can be found in. The National Museum of Industrial History…

Open House Tours Alnwick Grove Historical Society Sunday Oct 28 1-4 2517 Fetter’s Mill Rd 19006 Fetter’s Mill at Fetter’s Mill Road and Pennypack Creek in Huntingdon Valley is a rare historic treasure.  During the 18th and 19th centuries, more than 40 water powered mills operated on the 20 mile-long Pennypack Creek and its tributaries.…