BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:US/Eastern BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240717T124127Z UID:EF0DF237-36F7-44C0-AFCB-F4A43EEFBC92 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20240713T110000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20240713T120000 DESCRIPTION:** Space is limited to 28 persons. RSVP by July 10 **\n\nCost $ 6 per person\, payable at the museum.\n\nVisit Roebling Museum to learn ab out the town that helped build some of America’s most famous bridges!\n\ nRoebling Museum tells the story of the origins and growth of Roebling\, N J\, a company town built by John A. Roebling’s Sons Company. Some of the most important technological achievements of the industrial age such as b ig bridges\, telegraphs and telephones\, electrification\, deep mines\, bi g ships\, elevators and airplanes as well as everyday objects were built i n Roebling. Here\, ideas and diverse cultures were exchanged through work and the interactions of these communities changed the cultural and industr ial landscape of New Jersey.\n\nAs a former gateway to a sprawling steel m ill\, the Roebling Museum building once served as the passage point for th ousands of workers each day. Roebling Museum believes that the industrial development of the United States is best illustrated and understood throug h the experiences of the people who built our shared history.\n\nAt the co re of the story is the innovative engineering ideas developed by John A. R oebling\, who is best known for designing the Brooklyn Bridge. His three s ons\, Washington\, Ferdinand and Charles\, built their father’s company into the world’s leading producer of wire rope with four factories and n early 8\,000 employees at its peak. In 1904\, when competition pushed them to start making their own steel\, they bought farmland on the Delaware Ri ver and built the factory complex known as the Kinkora Works and the compa ny town known as Roebling\, NJ for their workers.\n\nSince opening our doo rs in 2010\, Roebling Museum has offered a dynamic slate of programs\, exh ibits\, and tours that emphasize and celebrate the experiences of those wh o lived in Roebling and worked for the John A. Roebling’s Sons Company.\ n\nBldg: Roebling Museum \, 100 2nd Ave\, Roebling\, New Jersey\, United S tates\, 08554 LOCATION:Bldg: Roebling Museum \, 100 2nd Ave\, Roebling\, New Jersey\, Uni ted States\, 08554 ORGANIZER:ieee@gpamg.org SEQUENCE:19 SUMMARY:Life Member Tour Roebling Museum URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/422972 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="fon t-family: verdana\, geneva\, sans-serif\;">** Space is limited to 28 perso ns. RSVP by July 10 **</span></strong></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><span sty le="background-color: rgb(236\, 240\, 241)\;"><strong><span style="font-fa mily: verdana\, geneva\, sans-serif\;">Cost $6 per person\, payable at the museum.</span></strong></span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="fon t-family: verdana\, geneva\, sans-serif\;">Visit Roebling Museum to learn about the town that helped build some of America&rsquo\;s most famous brid ges!</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana\, geneva\, sans-serif\;">Roebling Museum tells the story of the origins and growth of Roebling\, NJ\, a company town built by John A. Roebling&rsquo\; s Sons Company. Some of the most important technological achievements of t he industrial age such as big bridges\, telegraphs and telephones\, electr ification\, deep mines\, big ships\, elevators and airplanes as well as ev eryday objects were built in Roebling. Here\, ideas and diverse cultures w ere exchanged through work and the interactions of these communities chang ed the cultural and industrial landscape of New Jersey. </span></p>\n<p cl ass="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana\, geneva\, sans-serif\;" >As a former gateway to a sprawling steel mill\, the Roebling Museum build ing once served as the passage point for thousands of workers each day. Ro ebling Museum believes that the industrial development of the United State s is best illustrated and understood through the experiences of the people who built our shared history. </span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><span sty le="font-family: verdana\, geneva\, sans-serif\;">At the core of the story is the innovative engineering ideas developed by John A. Roebling\, who i s best known for designing the Brooklyn Bridge. His three sons\, Washingto n\, Ferdinand and Charles\, built their father&rsquo\;s company into the w orld&rsquo\;s leading producer of wire rope with four factories and nearly 8\,000 employees at its peak. In 1904\, when competition pushed them to s tart making their own steel\, they bought farmland on the Delaware River a nd built the factory complex known as the Kinkora Works and the company to wn known as Roebling\, NJ for their workers. </span></p>\n<p class="MsoNor mal"><span style="font-family: verdana\, geneva\, sans-serif\;">Since open ing our doors in 2010\, Roebling Museum has offered a dynamic slate of pro grams\, exhibits\, and tours that emphasize and celebrate the experiences of those who lived in Roebling and worked for the John A. Roebling&rsquo\; s Sons Company.</span></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR