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  • The Northeast Corridor

    THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR: THE TRAINS, THE PEOPLE, THE HISTORY, THE REGION A Hagley HISTORY HANGOUT: CONVERSATION WITH DAVID ALFF Hagley’s Ben Spohn interviews David Alff about his recent book: The Northeast Corridor: The Trains, the People, the History, the Region. In this comprehensive history of America’s most  heavily-traveled rail line, Alff shows ow what began as…

  • “Ketchup” with Pittsburgh’s H.J. Heinz

    From the blog of the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office Click the link to read the article

  • Railroading in Victorian Germantown

    The Preservation Alliance and Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion present Railroading in Victorian GermantownThis First Suburb and the Iron Triangle A talk and tour by John Ingram, PhDThursday, June 20, 2024 6:00 to 8:00 PM On June 6, 1832, the Philadelphia, Germantown, and Norristown Railroad began operating a 6-mile railway line between Germantown and the city below.…

  • The Philadelphia Navy Yard: Mainstay of the Fleet, 1801-1995 (Virtual)

    A presentation by the Chester County History Center May 21, 2024 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. EDT About this talk:The Philadelphia Navy Yard was one of five government shipyards established at the start of the nineteenth century to support the infant United States Navy. Originally located in the Southwark section of the city, the Navy Yard conducted…

  • The History of the Bar Code

    Gavin WeightmanSmithsonian Magazine, September 23, 201 Two Drexel University graduates came up with the idea for the bar code and obtained a patent for it in 1952. It took more  technical development, including the laser, and the involvement of several major corporations, to lead up to the first real-life test of the first automated checkstand…

  • Eastwick Family Letters

    Eastwick Family Letters at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania During the rise of the Transportation Revolution in the 1830s and 1840s, Russia sought to improve its infrastructure by scouting experienced machinists and engineers across the United States of America and Europe. One such talent was Philadelphian Andrew Eastwick. This new collection tells the story of…

  • Fairmount Waterworks Tours

    Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center presents Join us for an outdoor walking tour of Fairmount Water Works! This 200+ year old building is a National Historic Landmark, a Civil Engineering Landmark, AND a National Mechanical Engineering Landmark.  This guided tour includes an orientation of the exterior grounds of our National Historic Landmark. Guests will then…

  • Northeast Philadelphia History Fair

    Friends of Northeast Philadelphia History presents 2024 Biennial Northeast Philadelphia History Fair Saturday, April 13 2024, 10:00 AM to 3PM Dozens of area history organizations, historic sites, historians, and authors will have displays on local history, as well as books, prints, maps, and other historical items for viewing and purchase. There will be formal presentations…

  • Writing Archaeology : Philadelphia stories

    Writing Archaeology : Philadelphia stories A presentation by Rebecca Yamin Mon, March 18, 2024 6:00 p.m. Archaeological investigations under the streets of Philadelphia often attract onlookers and even the press, but very few people get to learn what it all means after the artifacts are analyzed.  Rebecca Yamin’s book, Digging in the City of Brotherly…

  • Abandoned Eastern Pennsylvania (Virtual)

    Chester County History Center presents Abandoned Eastern Pennsylvania: Remnants of History Date:January 23Time:7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Have you ever peeked through a shutter and wondered about the mysteries hidden within an abandoned property?  Journey through some of Eastern Pennsylvania’s ruins and discover an evocative new way to look at history and long-neglected sites –…