Brian Healy Steam Engine Restoration Project PodcastTh

About this episode

This episode discusses the restoration project of a historic steam engine owned by Brian Healy and the Jasper County Museum.

The Minneapolis Steam Engine has been in Brian Healy's family for many years and also belongs to the Jasper County Museum. Unfortunately, after many years, the steam engine is in a state of disrepair. Because of this, the museum and Brian are heading up a fund drive to repair the steam engine. In this podcast you will learn what repairs need to be made to the steam engine, the history of the steam engine, how the steam engine functioned and the number of parades the steam engine was in. Make sure you watch the video that I do with Brian so you can see the before and after cosmetic repair pictures of the steam engine that have been done over the years.

People in this episode

Host: Jamie Grout

Guest: Brian Healy

Topics covered

• steam engine restoration
• fundraising
• history
• mechanical engineering
• parades

Keywords

• steam engine
• restoration
• fund drive
• history
• parades

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jasper County Museum

Places: Minneapolis

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