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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  • Reminder

    PROGRAM, ANNUAL MEETING & PICNIC Monday, June 24, 2019 Please join our Chapter for the Picnic this coming Monday.  E-mail Helen, treasurer, with your intention…

  • OLIVER EVANS PROGRAM, ANNUAL MEETING & PICNIC

    Monday, June 24, 2019 Adventures in Steam Locomotion A school teacher by day, in his free time Tom Gears is a steam locomotive engineer at…

  • 115-ton Corliss steam engine comes alive

    National Museum Of Industrial History May 31st – June 2nd For over a decade NMIH has been working on a big project, and it’s finally…

  • Tour of Independent Record Pressing Co.

    DATE: Thursday, May 23, 2019 TIME: Optional Lunch – Noon       Tour – 1:30PM LOCATION: Optional Lunch – Mastoris diner, 144 Rt. 130, Bordentown, NJ  …

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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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