Bob Wilhelm’s Q&A
BEFORE THERE WERE PACKARDS
More often than not, entrepreneurs and inventors begin their early careers working in an industry that is very much different
THE SHUTTLE MOUNTAIN WAGON
Later this month, on March 18, the Friends of Auburn Heights presents Behind the Steam: Mountain Wagons at 7pm online.
WAVES OF ETHER IN YORKLYN
On Thursday, February 18, the FAH Behind the Steam program examines the Westinghouse Model RC Regenerative Radio currently on display
OLD MAIDS, MUSHROOMS & BUTTERFLIES
Popcorn has been around for centuries. Ceremonial wreaths, necklaces, and ornaments on the statues of Aztec gods contained ears of
WRENCHES: OLDER THAN SPANNERS
For FAH volunteers who have worked on one or more of the collection’s Stanleys, it is learned early on that
STATE ROADS AND KING’S HIGHWAY
The image below was broadly circulated in the Diamond State a century ago as a proposal for a Delaware roadway.
HIDDEN STORIES
During Steamin’ Days and private tours, we often tell visitors that laid out before them is the evolution of the
UNSEEN FOR HALF A CENTURY, MAYBE LONGER
On occasion a visitor to Auburn Heights brings with them an item they no longer wish to keep but surmise
AVRR TRIAL RUNS
Tom Marshall left the Friends of Auburn Heights with a rich history of the Auburn Valley Railroad as detailed in
73-YEAR FACELIFT
T. Clarence Marshall took an interest in motorized carriages and specifically steam carriages in the early 1900s, becoming a dealer
GRANULAR CARBON TELEPHONY
The attic of the Marshall Steam Museum became a storehouse for larger household items that three generations of Marshalls no
MAIL BY RAIL
In the 1870s, U.S. mail from Hockessin traveled by the Wilmington & Western Rail Road to Wilmington, Delaware, as Wilmington’s