The Society for Industrial Archeology.
OLIVER EVANS CHAPTER
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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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What’s Joel doing in October?
Joel Spivak is involved in several activities in October 2017. He is a founding member of the Dumpster Divers of Philadelphia. https://dumpsterdivers.org/
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ANNUAL MEETING & PICNIC
Oliver Evans Chapter/SIA PROGRAM, ANNUAL MEETING & PICNIC Monday, September 25, 2017 Engineering Philadelphia: The Sellers Family & the Industrial Metropolis When Philadelphia was the…
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Save the Date
PROGRAM, ANNUAL MEETING & PICNIC Monday, September 25 Engineering Philadelphia: The Sellers Family and the Industrial Metropolis When Philadelphia was the Workshop to the World,…
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Celebrate National Hot Dog Month
JUL14, 2017 Member Joel Spivak continues to commemorate National Hot Dog Month in various places around the city. He will be grilling and handing…
● 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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