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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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  • Chapter October Program

    Society for Industrial Archeology OLIVER EVANS CHAPTER presents The President Pump & its Cornish Pump House at the Friedensville Zinc Mine an Illustrated Lecture by Mark…

  • Book Talk

    Edward W. Duffy will be speaking on his new book, Philadelphia Celebrates: Three Great Anniversaries – 1876-1926-1976 When: Sun, September 24, 1pm – 2pm Where:…

  • 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/

  • 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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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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