A pair of pumphouses having different historic purposes—one served navigation, the other the salt production industry—are the recipients of the Society for Industrial Archeology’s two…
2018 – Fred Quivik for his article “Nuisance, Source of Wealth, or Potentially Practical Material: Visions of Tailings in Idaho’s Coeur d’Alene Mining District, 1888–2001,”…
Fred Quivik, 2018 Recipient of the General Tools Award (left), with committee chair Jet Lowe at the SIA Annual Business Meeting in Richmond, Va. Fred Quivik has…
SIA members may wish to know of two recent losses of industrial buildings in Milwaukee (SIA conference 2009). The historic Gettleman Brewery malt house from…
Registration for the 2018 SIA Fall Tour, Sept. 27-30 in Dayton, Ohio, is now open. Follow this link for online registration Find more information about…
Online registration for the 2018 SIA Fall Tour of Dayton, Ohio opens Wednesday, August 1! TOUR SITE DESCRIPTIONS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 Optional Early-Bird Tour to…
Patrick Harshbarger, 2017 Recipient of the General Tools Award (left), with committee chairman Bob Frame. The recipient for the 2017 General Tools Award is a…
Each year, SIA awards travel scholarships to offset the expense of attending the conference. The scholarships are funded through a dedicated account that relies on…
Duncan Hay (left) receives the General Tools Award from Charles Parrott at the 2016 SIA Annual Business Meeting in Kansas City. Duncan Hay is among…
Employees of the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company stand on the wings of the Dayton-Wright RB-1. Courtesy of Special Collections & Archives, Wright State University. Writing…