OLIVER EVANS CHAPTER

The Society for Industrial Archeology.

OLIVER EVANS CHAPTER

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  • First Paper Maker in America: 1690

    Firstival: First Paper Maker in America: 1690Saturday, June 27, 11am-1pmRittenhouseTown, Philadelphia We take paper for granted now. But in the late 1600s, when Pennsylvania’s founder William Penn recruited German papermaker and preacher William Rittenhouse to manufacture the writing parchment in the New World, paper was a luxury. Rittenhouse started a…

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  • the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Philadelphia Piers 122 & 124

    The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Philadelphia Pier 122 & Pier 124 speaker Gregory Vlassopoulos, Jr. On February 5th we heard Jim…

  • Great Opportunity Book Sale

      March 3, 10:00 to 3:00 A fair sized book sale will offer titles on canals and waterways, railroads, industry, technology, industrial archaeology, biography and…

  • Flying Dutchman” airport in Somerton

    The next meeting of the Northeast Philadelphia History Network will be Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at 7:00 PM at historic Pennepack Baptist Church, 8732 Krewstown…

  • Final 747 US commercial flight

    This is a timely addition to the annals of air flight presented to OE members who attended the chapter’s annual dinner. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/19/business/747-airlines-final-flight.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

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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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