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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Roxborough’s River and Water: A History
thursday, october 15 @ 7pm (online) A presentation by Adam Levine For almost 100 years the Roxborough Pumping Station, just above the Flat Rock Dam,…
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Brick by Brick: building the company town of Roebling, NJ
Sat, September 12, 202010:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT A walking tour on the hidden history of Roebling’s bricks, where they were made, and what…
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Introduction to the Railroads of the Civil War
A Civil War Round Table with Bernard Kempinski August 26, 2020 6:00 pm This is a zoom webinar hosted by the Legacy Foundation of the…
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Philadelphia’s Historic Cycling Culture
The Lower Merion Conservancy is hosting a virtual presentation by Oliver Evans chapter member Bob Thomas. Thursday, June 25th 7:00 p.m. Free The Conservancy is…
● 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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