The Society for Industrial Archeology.
OLIVER EVANS CHAPTER
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Lost Creeks and Sewers of PhiladelphiaSaturday, April 18, 2026, 10:30am Chapter member Adam Levine is offering a gallery talk on his exhibit with photographer Joseph Elliot at the Athenaeum in Philadelphia. The event will be limited to the first 20 people who register. To sign up please send an email…
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The Sun Queen and the Skeptic: Building the World’s First Solar Houses
In the mid-20th century, colleagues-turned-rivals Maria Telkes and Hoyt Hottel engineered new ways of heating American homes. An article from Distillations, produced by The Science…
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The Lehigh Navigation: How a Waterway Changed the Nation
Martha Capwell Fox A presentation of the Pennsylvania Canal Society Tuesday June 15, 2021 7:00 – 8:00 PM (30 minutes of presentation followed by 30…
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Abandoned canals of the Schuylkill navigation
Tue, June 8, 202112:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT A talk by Sandy Sorlienpresented by The Athenaeum of Philadelphia A Philadelphia native and longtime Manayunk…
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Philadelphia Railroads
An Oliver Evans Chapter Program presented by Joel Spivak Wednesday, June 2, 2021 7:00 – 8:30 Philadelphia, “the workshop of the world,” produced locomotives, railcars,…
● 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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