The Society for Industrial Archeology.
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On Thursday, November 20th, chapter members had a tour of the exhibit, “And Let Victory Tell the Rest: 250 Years of Shipbuilding in Greater Philadelphia,” at the American Swedish Historical Museum. The exhibit is on display until January 4, 2026. Chapter member Mary Anne Eves, arranged the tour and prepared…
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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…
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Manayunk Sewer Detention Basin Tour
DATE: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 TIME: 2 PM The Venice Island underground storage basin of the Philadelphia Water Department is an enclosed basin which…
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A Triple Tour in Trappe plus the Berman Museum of Art
Saturday, March 17 10:00 a.m, to approximately 1:30 p.m. $15 for Philadelphia Chapter SAH members/OESIA members and their guests, payable on site. Registration required, please…
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Technology and Society: Engineering Cultures, Chemistry, and Social Order in the Second Industrial Revolution (1890 to 1930)
The lecture is concerned with the major surge of modernization and industrialization in the Western world around 1900 and contemporary debates among engineers—including chemical engineers—about…
● 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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