The Society for Industrial Archeology.
OLIVER EVANS CHAPTER
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Bucks County Trolley Lines In person presentation by Mike Szilagyi, AICP, author and historianWednesday, September 9, 2025, 6:00 – 7:30 pm Here is the link for people unable to attend in person: https://freelibrary-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jzRAHDU2To2gpnczTJNUDg Bucks County, Pennsylvania, was once served by 120 miles of trolley lines. During the decades spanning the 1890s…
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Organizing and Resisting: Immigrant Workers Past and Present
NJ Monuments to Migration and Labor presents|Organizing and Resisting: Immigrant Workers Past and Present Sunday, July 20, 2 to 5PM Join us at the Roebling Museum…
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Philadelphia in Color, 1950-1990
Hidden City is seeking input for a photographic publication. Here is the information they have provided. What was Philadelphia like in the 1950s? What has…
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MILLS OF THE DELAWARE VALLEY AND BRANDYWINE
Chester County History Center presentsMILLS OF THE DELAWARE VALLEY AND BRANDYWINEA virtual presentationTuesday, July 1, 2025 7:00PM – 8:00PM “Mills of the Delaware Valley &…
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The Ferris Wheel
Civil engineer George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. was the inventor of the original Ferris Wheel. He was interested in the engineering potential of structural steel,…
● About US
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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