OLIVER EVANS CHAPTER

The Society for Industrial Archeology.

OLIVER EVANS CHAPTER

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  • May The Flux Be With You – update

    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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  • Correction on Annual Dinner

    All entrees will be served buffet style. Selections may be made as you choose. Garden salad, Honey soy glazed salmon, Gallo’s lump crab cakes,  Chicken…

  • OLIVER EVANS CHAPTER/SIA 34th ANNUAL DINNER

    Saturday, February 2, 2019 Philadelphia and the Birth of Airmail An Illustrated Lecture by Fred Moore, Historian, Northeast Philadelphia History Network With American forces still…

  • Diffusing Knowledge to Workers: The Heroic Mechanics’ Institute Movement

    Joseph Priestley Society presentation Thursday, January 10, 2019 11:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. A luncheon and program featuring Robert G. W. Anderson, president and CEO, Science History…

  • Reminder: Oliver Evans Chapter Event

    WILLIAM RAU’S PHILADELPHIA A Glass Lantern Slide presentation by Martha Capwell Fox, Historian and Archives Coordinator, National Canal Museum/ Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor…

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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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