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
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Fall Millers' Day, Niagara
Morningstar Mill and Ball's Falls (more detail )
Measured Drawings of the Ball's Falls Mill in 1842
(Interactive Slide Show of the Turbine Removal)
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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
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.
Spring
Millers’ Day May 9, 2009
Upper Grand River Region
Meet
at the Salem Mill, 16 Woolwich Street West in Salem, Ontario at 10 a.m.
THEME: ADAPTIVE RE-USE OF OLD MILLS
Come and Hear Jeff`s Challenging Story about Restoration of an Old Mill
The first mill on tour is the Salem Mill owner Joseph Chen, and the
second mill to tour will be the Birge Mill owner Jeff Scott. These two
mills are in the Upper Grand River Region.
LUNCH
at Speedside United Church at the corner of County RoadS 29 and 22.
Other options for mill sites to see on your own would be the Harris
Woollen Ruins in Rockwood, and Hortop Mill in Everton both under the
jurisdiction of the Grand River Conservation Area. Another option is
visiting Elora Mill Inn in Elora.
The five-storey Elora Mill once powered by the force of the Grand River is one of few early Ontario grist mills still in existence. Since 1975 it now serves as a popular inn and restaurant (Elora Mill Inn) and is probably the most photographed building in the area.
Hortop Mill located in Everton, just north of Guelph is in sad condition and standing idle. It is closed due to safety reasons, but can be viewed from the road. This mill has been a victim of vandalism over the years. The milling machinery was disposed of in the late 1980s. There are plans to install a fence around the mill at some time in the near future, spring 2009.
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If interested in attending the Spring Millers` Day send cheque payable to Canadian Chapter of SPOOM for $5 Cdn to:
Maryanne
Szuck, Treasurer
Canadian
Chapter of SPOOM
93
Woolwich St., PO Box 352 Breslau, Ontario N0B 1M0
Please reply by May 2nd. Late registration will require $8.00 remittance. Everyone welcome.
ONTARIO
MILL RESEARCHERS
Census Data, King's Mills 1783, Servos Mill 1791, Secord
Mill 1783
Maps of Upper Canada & Canada West by District & County
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800
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