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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  • 1697 Pennypack Creek Bridge Rehabilitation

    Northeast Philadelphia History Network, Monthly Meeting Topic:  1697 Pennypack Creek Bridge Rehabilitation Speaker:  Mike Cuddy, Project Designer Rehabilitating the 321-year-old bridge was no easy task.…

  • Chapter Program, Annual Meeting & Picnic

    Monday, October 8, 2018 Inland: the Abandoned Canals of the Schuylkill Navigation Photographer Sandy Sorlien of the Fairmount Water Works will present highlights of her…

  • The Roebling Legacy

    Saturday, September 29, 1918 1:00-3:00 Clifford Zink -Discussion and Book Signing – The Roebling Legacy The story of the Roeblings and their family business is…

  • The Great Dorset Steam Fair

    The Great Dorset Steam Fair held in the village of Tarrant Hinton, Dorset, England is in its 50th year and took place from 23th –…

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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