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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Philadelphia: Workshop of the World
Science History InstitutepresentsPhiladelphia: Workshop of the WorldMarch 6th, 2026, 5-7pm Philadelphia was once known as the “workshop of the world” due to the abundance of…
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How A Chester County Stone Became a Multi-Regional Gilded Age Fad
Joseph Brinton’s ‘Celebrated’ Serpentine Stone: How A Chester County Stone Became a Multi-Regional Gilded Age Fad A presentation by Anne E. Krulikowski, PhD Join us…
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Request for Chapter Assistance
Dear Members and Supporters of the Oliver Evans Chapter of the Society for Industrial Archeology The chapter has been in existence since 1984, and during…
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The Franklin Stove: An Unintended American Revolution
Join the American Philosophical Society and The Library Company of Philadelphia on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 6:00-7:00, to hear from Joyce E. Chaplin (APS 2020)…
● 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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