The Society for Industrial Archeology.

OLIVER EVANS CHAPTER

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  • A chapter member noted that the organization sponsoring this talk and its location in person were not included in the last post. It is the historic Cornwall Iron Furnace, 1742 “With the exception of a mere handful of similar preservations in Sweden and Germany – and possibly a few in…

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  • Exhibition on railroads and several online presentations

    Across the Continent. “Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way”, 1868,Frances Flora Bond Palmer, published by Currier & Ives The Grolier Club in New…

  • Delaware Valley Shipbuilding

    Center of American  Shipbuilding, Civil War to WWI Thursday, June 30th, 2022 2 p.m. West Deptford Free Public Library Join us at the West Deptford…

  • Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society

    Chapter Meeting – June 25, 2022 @1:00PM The Philadelphia Chapter will be holding the June 25, 2022 meeting in-person at Drexel Hill United Methodist Church…

  • Railroads on Parade

    The Oliver Evans Chapter presentsA virtual Zoom presentation by Joel Spivak, OE Acting PresidentWednesday, June 29, 2022  7 pm Joel Spivak’s Power point presentation brings…

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The SIA’s emphasis on archeology reflects a concern for the tangible evidence of early industry.  Our mission is the study, interpretation, and preservation of the surviving factories, machinery, bridges, canals, industrial communities and artifacts that are historically significant.

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