The Society for Industrial Archeology.
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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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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…
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Reminder: Canal Museum Book Sale
March 3, 10:00 to 3:00 Don’t miss it! Book sale will offer titles on canals and waterways, railroads, industry, technology, industrial archaeology, biography and history,…
● 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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