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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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    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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    Society for Industrial Archeology OLIVER EVANS CHAPTER are invited as guests of the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center Reception, Exhibition and Film Date: Thursday, May…

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    Monday, April 8, 2019 speakers and authors Harry Kyriakodis and Joel Spivak Philadelphia’s relationship with the underground is as old as the city itself, dating…

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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