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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Save the Date
28th Wright Stuff Film Fest Come to the Chapter Meeting at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center December 7, 2017
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If You Just Can’t Get Enough
Here is a link to a good article on the many snack companies in Pennsylvania and their beginnings in the mid 19th century. Who wouldn’t…
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Chapter November Program
Society for Industrial Archeology OLIVER EVANS CHAPTER presents Philadelphia Celebrates: Three Great Anniversaries – 1876 – 1926 – 1976 Edward W. Duffy, Speaker How do…
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Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Water Works!
In a few weeks, you can enjoy a sneak peek of parts of the Fairmount Water Works not typically open to the public. Eye-level with…
● 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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