The Society for Industrial Archeology.

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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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  • Program Reminder

    Breweries of the Schuylkill: A Virtual Trip Upstream speaker Rich Wagner, PA Brewery Historian   Date: Monday, May 7, 2018 Time:  5:30 Refreshments    …

  • How It Works: Model Steam Engines

    Sunday, April 29th at 2pm One of the best ways to learn how something works is to see a functioning model of it.  This month’s…

  • 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,…

  • 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…

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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