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  • Spotlight Tour: Is There Still Water In That Well? The Restoration of the 18th & 19th Century Well and Wood Well Pump at the Cliveden Kitchen Dependency

    Cliveden 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Part of the Transcending Thresholds initiative to study, restore and interpret the service spaces at Cliveden, this innovative project will conserve and restore the early well to function. Cliveden Preservation Director Libbie Hawes and architectural conservator Andy Palewski will discuss the construction and technology that provided necessary water for the kitchen and household in the 18th and 19th centuries. The project included removing three sections of wood well pump, restoring the 40-foot-deep stone well shaft and removing the objects and mud at the bottom. The effort now focuses on restoring the pump sections and forged hardware, including recreating the technology

  • Pints for a Purpose: Global Water Alliance Fundraiser at Love City Brewing

    Love City Brewing, 1023 Hamilton St, Philadelphia, PA, 19123, United States

    Wednesday, July 23rd, 5-9 PM The Gardens at Love City Brewing (N. 10th St. & Hamilton St.) Join the Global Water Alliance for a summer evening of fun, community, and impact. Drink beer, play carnival games, win prizes, learn about the Science of Water in Beer Brewing… And help us get closer to a world where all people have access to water for life-sustaining needs! Bid to win a kayak tour with Hidden River Outfitters, a riverboat tour with Schuylkill Banks, a kayaking trip with the GWA President, a Batavus Centennial Limited Edition bike, and more at the Silent Auction!

    $15 – $20

  • Spotlight Tour: Cliveden Wingohocking Watershed Tour

    Cliveden 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Our bus tour of the Wingohocking Watershed, led by Adam Levine, Philadelphia Water Department historical consultant and webmaster of WaterHistoryPHL.org, will give you a view of the underbelly of the city that you might never have thought about before. On the tour you’ll learn all about the city’s hidden infrastructure, including the many creeks like the Wingohocking that were buried in sewers, and learn why some streams still run on the surface today. Weather permitting, we’ll have opportunities to explore parts of the watershed on foot, so please wear appropriate footwear. The tour will begin and end at Cliveden and

    $10 – $19144