The Society for Industrial Archeology.
OLIVER EVANS CHAPTER
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On Thursday, November 20th, chapter members had a tour of the exhibit, “And Let Victory Tell the Rest: 250 Years of Shipbuilding in Greater Philadelphia,” at the American Swedish Historical Museum. The exhibit is on display until January 4, 2026. Chapter member Mary Anne Eves, arranged the tour and prepared…
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Rehabbing the Hudson Valley’s First Suspension Bridge
FREE VIRTUAL PROGRAM Wednesday, June 7, 2023 Time: 6-7pm Join us to hear from engineer Blaise Blabac, who is involved in preserving a Roebling suspension…
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High Water: An Informal History of Flooding in Philadelphia
a lecture by Adam Levine When a city is built along a river—and Philadelphia is wedged between two, the Schuylkill and the Delaware—floods are an…
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Oat Foundry, makers of Split Flap Displays
Society for Industrial Archeology Oliver Evans Chapter presents a Tour of Oat Foundry DATE: Thursday, April 20, 2023 TIME: 11 AM Oat Foundry began in 2013…
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Steamboats on the Upper Delaware River
Tuesday, March 21st at 7:00 pm a Zoom presentation A Virtual Illustrated Presentation By Paul W. Schopp A Delaware River Heritage Lecture Sponsored by the…
● 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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