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

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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.

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"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

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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.

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Spring Millers` Day - Kingston, Ontario
Exploring Mills on the Rideau Canal

Saturday May 24, 2008

Meet at Kingston Mills at the historic Rideau Canal - 10:00 a.m.
Lower Brewers Mill - Host Darlene and Randal Doner
Tour of Keirstead Studio & Keirstead Model Mill

Map

Lunch will be served by the Glenburnie United Church

Cost: $7.00 per person (includes lunch)

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Unique Opportunity in TOWN OF MARKHAM, Ontario
Expression of Interest # 031-I-08
Unionville’s STIVER MILL

The Stiver Mill is a landmark and an important part of Unionville’s heritage.

The Town of Markham is offering the property (size 0.725 acres), for lease/ redevelopment with the objective of conserving the historic structure through appropriate adaptive re-use.

For more information call Purchasing at
905-477-7000 ext. 3190

Bidder's Meeting
Friday, April 4, 2008 at 11 a.m.
9 Station Lane (site location)
north of Hwy. #7, west of Main Street, Unionville

Bid Submission (no later than 4:00 p.m. on April 18, 2008)
Bid Document PDF
All bids must be submitted to:
Town Clerk, Clerk’s Department, Town of Markham
101 Town Centre Boulevard, Markham, Ontario L3R 9W3

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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 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 CD runs in your browser just like a web site NOTE TO PURCHASERS: Active content and popup security on many browsers will block the "autorun" command in this CD. If this happens, simply open the Engage.bat file in the root files of the CD. Access the root files using the Windows Explorer file tree.