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
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)
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
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.
Fall
Millers’ Day October 3, 2009
Western Ontario Region
Meet
at Stark`s Mill in Paisley,
Ontario
Registration
9:30 a.m.
Coffee
& Muffins
Catered
Lunch served at Stark`s Mill
Annual
General Business Meeting with reports & Election of Officers for
2010 - 2011
Williamsford
Mill in the afternoon
Other
Nearby Mills to visit: Welbeck Sawmill, Scone Mill, McClure`s Mill,
Chesley all walkabouts except Scone Mill.
Registration
Cost (includes luncheon) $12.00 per person before September 26, 2009
Late
Registration $15.00
Directions:
Stark`s Mill: Once in Paisley`s Main Street (Queen Street) turn west on Mill Street. Stark’s Mill is 1 km along this road.
Williamsford
Mill: Mill is located on Hwy 6 north of Dornach in the village
of Williamsford. The mill is on the left side of the highway, immediately
before the bridge over the river.
Directions
to Fall
Millers' Day 2009 on Google Maps
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—Click "Sat" box for colour satellite imagery
If
interested in attending the Fall Millers` Day send cheque payable
to Canadian Chapter of SPOOM for $12 Cdn to:
Maryanne
Szuck, Treasurer
Canadian
Chapter of SPOOM
93
Woolwich St., PO Box 352 Breslau, Ontario N0B 1M0
Please reply by September 26th. Late registration will require $15.00 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
|
800
catalog pages of mill components and parts sold in 1888 and
1901 by the Wm. & J.G.Greey Mill Furnishings Works in Toronto.
CD
runs in your browser just like a web site |
