Category: Other News and Events

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.…

October 27, 1918 1:00- 3:00 Richard Haw-Discussion and Book Signing –The Art of the Brooklyn Bridge The Brooklyn Bridge is a preeminent global icon.  It is the world’s most famous and beloved bridge, a “must-see” tourist hotspot, and a vital factor of New York and overall American life.  For a hundred and thirty-five years it…

The Lower Merion Historical Society in collaboration with The Trails End Café presents a lecture and discussion on the The Reading Railroad Saturday, October 6, 2018 at 1:00pm Founded in 1833, the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, aka, The Reading, was one of the earliest public access railroads in the United States. The Main Line of the Reading Railroad…

October 7 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Fairmount Water Works tour guide Sandy Sorlien leads a walk interpreting remnants of the 108-mile Schuylkill Navigation system along the Roxborough and Manayunk stretches of the river. We’ll meet at the old Shawmont Train Station on Shawmont Avenue, then walk downriver to Flat Rock Dam and the…

Northeast Philadelphia History Network, Monthly Meeting Topic:  1697 Pennypack Creek Bridge Rehabilitation Speaker:  Mike Cuddy, Project Designer Rehabilitating the 321-year-old bridge was no easy task. Yet the rehabilitation of the bridge carrying Frankford Avenue over Pennypack Creek in the Holmesburg section of Philadelphia will forever be a part of its storied history.  Mike Cuddy, vice-president…

Saturday, September 29, 1918 1:00-3:00 Clifford Zink -Discussion and Book Signing – The Roebling Legacy The story of the Roeblings and their family business is a classic American saga spanning two centuries and encompassing immigration, innovation, entrepreneurship, monumental accomplishments, the rise of national capitalism and labor unions, the impact of wars and their aftermath, and…

The Great Dorset Steam Fair held in the village of Tarrant Hinton, Dorset, England is in its 50th year and took place from 23th – 27th August 2018. Five hundred steam engines from across the globe made their way to Dorset to be part of the assembly, including some from New Zealand, Canada, The Netherlands,…

  Saturday, September 15th at 11am For many years, Lehigh and Northampton Counties dominated slate production in the United States. Among many products, slate for roofing was shipped around the world. Join us on Saturday, September 15, 2018 for a hands on demonstration of the slater’s craft. Visitors will learn how slate is split and…