The Heebners of Lansdale: Titans of Industry 10/29/23

Presented by Linda Evans, board member of the Society of the Descendants of the Schwenkfeldian Exiles and the Lansdale Historical Society, and Anna Heebner, a descendant of the Heebners of the Agricultural Works.
This program will look at the Heebner Agricultural Works of Lansdale, founded by patriarch David S. Heebner of Worcester, in partnership with his sons, Isaac, Josiah, and William. They invented, improved, and manufactured farm equipment, such as threshers, cleaners, feed cutters, feed mills, and - famously - horse treads. Their influence on the growth of the town of Lansdale also will be discussed.