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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  • 28th Annual Wright Stuff Film Fest

    Presented by Martha Capwell Fox, Archives & Museum Coordinator, National Canal Museum/Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Easton, PA Martha Capwell Fox is in charge…

  • Save the Date

    28th Wright Stuff Film Fest Come to the Chapter Meeting at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center  December 7, 2017

  • If You Just Can’t Get Enough

    Here is a link to a good article on the many snack companies in Pennsylvania and their beginnings in the mid 19th century. Who wouldn’t…

  • Chapter November Program

    Society for Industrial Archeology OLIVER EVANS CHAPTER presents Philadelphia Celebrates: Three Great Anniversaries – 1876 – 1926 – 1976 Edward W. Duffy, Speaker How do…

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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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