Tours & Events

Tours and Events

The Roebling Chapter runs tours and events all year round. 

As well as tours of sites of industrial and engineering significance, the Chapter has an annual Symposium with presentations on industrial archeology of the New Jersey and New York region.

Our parent organization, the Society for Industrial Archeology hosts an annual conference in May/June and a Fall Tour in locations all across the U.S. and Canada.

Upcoming events

    • 17 Jan 2026
    • 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
    • Seahorse Classroom, Hudson River Park's Pier 57, 15th & West Streets, Manhattan

    The annual gathering of members to conduct elections and other Roebling Chapter business as required by our bylaws. Informational presentations and speakers will follow the business portion of the meeting. After the meeting, we encourage members to gather at the bar outside the classroom to toast the chapter's new year.

Past events

11 Oct 2025 44th Symposium on Industrial Archeology in New York and New Jersey
14 Sep 2025 Corn Roast 2025
16 Mar 2025 Deserted Village of Feltville/Glenside Park Historic District and Seeley’s Paper Mill Site
21 Jul 2018 Riverkeeper Eco Cruise
30 Jun 2018 Sail on the Schooner AJ Meerwald
05 May 2018 Roebling Museum
28 Oct 2017 Jersey City - Industry in Retreat
21 Oct 2017 Great Falls Symposium
14 Sep 2017 SIA National - Fall Tour Nashville
14 Sep 2017 Roeblings in Trenton
09 Sep 2017 Bridge Walkway - Poughkeepsie
17 Jun 2017 Long Island City / Industry
10 Jun 2017 Heritage Walk: Moses Hopping's Forge
27 May 2017 Heritage Walk: Mount Hope Mines & Mineral Railroad
18 May 2017 Society of Industrial Archeology Conference
13 May 2017 Heritage Walk: Fort Hancock, Homeland Secuirty 1895
08 May 2017 Walking Tour: Gowanus Canal
29 Apr 2017 Hudson on Fireboat "Harvey" & The Lilac
22 Apr 2017 Heritage Walk: Split Rock Furnance
01 Apr 2017 Heritage Walk: Hibernia
28 Jan 2017 Annual Meeting
28 Jan 2017 LMC Tour
19 Nov 2016 Bethlehem - Steel Workers and National IA Museum
16 Nov 2016 Steinway Factory Visit
03 Nov 2016 Grand Central Terminal - Behind the Scenes II
28 Oct 2016 SIA National Fall Tour
23 Oct 2016 Great Falls Symposium
22 Oct 2016 Waterloo Heritage Day - Final one of the season
15 Oct 2016 Franklin Limestone District - Sterling Forest
11 Oct 2016 Newtown Creek - Digester Eggs
09 Oct 2016 Bannerman Island
01 Oct 2016 Corn Roast at Mary & Gerry's
17 Sep 2016 Green-Wood Cemetery
28 Aug 2016 Powerville Boonton
11 Jun 2016 Morris Aqueduct - NJ
04 Jun 2016 Roebling Museum - NJ
02 Jun 2016 SIA National Annual Meeting
21 May 2016 Chester Furnace Walking Tour - NJ
15 May 2016 Mountain View Canal Walking Tour - NJ
14 May 2016 Bethlehem Steel - PA
07 May 2016 Roebling Company - Upper Works
03 May 2016 Grand Central Terminal - Behind the Scenes
21 Apr 2016 NYC Transit Museum
09 Apr 2016 Split Rock Iron Furnace - NJ
03 Apr 2016 Clifton Canal Walking Tour - NJ
26 Mar 2016 Elevator Museum - Long Island
26 Mar 2016 Oreland - Ghost Town - NJ
16 Mar 2016 Princeton
28 May 2015 National - 40th Annual Conference
31 Jan 2015 Annual Meeting
31 Jan 2015 S.U.M. Hydro Plant - Paterson
18 Oct 2014 Great Falls Symposium
16 Aug 2014 Delaware & Raritan Canal
09 Apr 2014 Princeton Plasma Physics
09 Apr 2014 SAMPLE EVENT / Clock Tower/ sample event
16 Nov 2013 Great Falls Symposium
02 Nov 2013 Edison Mines, Ogdensburg, NJ
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