The Society for Industrial Archeology.
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Joseph Brinton’s ‘Celebrated’ Serpentine Stone: How A Chester County Stone Became a Multi-Regional Gilded Age Fad A presentation by Anne E. Krulikowski, PhD Join us as Anne Krulikowski explores the craze for green building stone that spanned America’s Gilded Age, when the Brinton quarry south of West Chester became the…
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Breweries of the Schuylkill: A Virtual Trip Upstream
speaker Rich Wagner, PA Brewery Historian The Schuylkill is one of our nation’s oldest industrial rivers. At various times in the 19th and 20th centuries,…
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First Sailing Steamship
Meet the Experts: “Steam Coffin” presentation Saturday, April 21 from 11am to 12pm Steam Coffin is the story of New London native Captain Moses Rogers…
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Brewing and Malting in Early Philadelphia
In addition, Rich will be giving the Oliver Evans Chapter a presentation on Breweries along the Schuylkill River coming up in May Rich Wagner, Pennsylvania…
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The Centennial and the Museum School: The Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art
Did you know that the Philadelphia Museum of Art began as a museum of industrial art? The museum, along with a school (now University of…
● 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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