SPOOM CANADIAN CHAPTER Society For the Preservation Of Old Mills

CALEDONIA MILL - Millers' Day 1999
Haldimand County, Ontario
Robert Miller photo

Oldest Millstone in North America - c.1610
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. All about Millstones

Offsite Links to Canadian mills

SOME BYGONE MILLERS' DAYS
Fall Millers' Day, Niagara

Morningstar Mill and Ball's Falls (more detail )
Measured Drawings of the Ball's Falls Mill in 1842

Spring Millers' Day, Harrington Grist Mill
(Interactive Slide Show of the Turbine Removal)
PLEASE BE PATIENT - SHOW TAKES A FEW MINUTES TO LOAD

Spring Millers' Day, Backus Mill, Ontario
Canada's newest National Historic Site. Backus Mill received national designation from the National Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. Backus Mill is of special significance to us, as it was during the bicentennial celebration year for the mill in 1999 that we formed the Canadian Chapter of SPOOM.

"MILLS IN ONTARIO - MILLS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC"
Wonderfully detailed booklet about almost 70 mills open to the public across Ontario locations/phone&web/descriptions
by Maryanne Szuck
(PDF)
Free download - please donate to the Chapter

Ontario's Historic Mills
(Amazon link)
by George Fischer and Mark Harris

THIS WEB SITE WAS CREATED IN 1999 AND IS MAINTAINED AND HOSTED AT NO COST TO THE CHAPTER BY ROBERT MILLER. IF YOU FIND ANY BUGS OR IF THE SITE MAKES YOU FEEL ILL, PLEASE CONTACT ME. CONTRIBUTIONS TO HELP COVER MAINTENANCE COSTS ARE DONATED TO THE CANADIAN CHAPTER. MONEY IS NICE BUT MILLSTONES AND SPARE PARTS ARE GOOD TOO.

CANADIAN CHAPTER OF SPOOM
Society for the Preservation Of Old Mills

The Canadian Chapter of the Society for the Preservation Of Old Mills (SPOOM) promotes interest in old mills, their history, function and preservation. The Canadian Chapter is a non-profit organization.

The Canadian Chapter of SPOOM is a branch of the international organization of SPOOM founded in the United States in 1972. The Canadian Chapter was initiated in 1999 and membership is now over 100. Membership affords the opportunity to meet and share interests in old Canadian mills. Twice yearly, mills are selected for tours and seminars in a friendly format we call a "Millers' Day".

If you have an interest in historic Canadian Mills, please Join Us. Only 20 dollars per year and membership includes "Millstone News" mailed twice yearly.

ONTARIO MILL RESEARCHERS
Census Data, King's Mills 1783, Servos Mill 1791, Secord Mill 1783
Maps of Upper Canada & Canada West by District & County

800 catalog pages of mill components and parts sold in 1888 and 1901 by the Wm. & J.G.Greey Mill Furnishings Works in Toronto.
1000's of engravings of mill parts with descriptions & prices

Only $19.95 (Canadian) a wonderful gift or addition to any mill enthusiast's library. A fundraiser for the Harrington Grist Mill restoration project in Oxford County, Ontario.
Order from Trent Littleton

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