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Volunteer Spotlight: Milling and Social Change from a Volunteer’s Perspective

Author: Nigel Birch I have been volunteering at The Mills Archive for 18 months or so, having previously known little...

Roundup of the SPAB Mills Section Spring Meeting 2019

On Saturday 9th March, Ron, Mildred and I travelled to London for one of the big events in the Mills...

Mills – and our supporters – make the world go ‘round

In the New Year, we launched an appeal for funds towards a new project, ‘Mills make the world go ‘round’....

Gems of the Archive: The Women Who Mill Alone

In recognition of International Women’s Day on 8th March, in this week’s blog we are showing our appreciation for women...

Volunteer Spotlight: The Old Miller of Sidestrand and Poppyland

Author: Pru Barrett Pru, one of our volunteers, often comes across records of interesting and oft-times eccentric people during her...

County Day Series: Shropshire – Chipnall Mill

Of the 91 counties and shires of England, Wales and Scotland, several are recognised each year celebrating the cultural heritage...

Succession breeds success: one year on

At the time of writing this article we are one year into our National Lottery Heritage Fund-supported project, Succession Breeds...

Gems of the Archive: Drama, Scandal and Mills

With a title that sounds like it comes straight from a John le Carré spy novel, our Gems of the...

The Man with the Dragon Stamp

Happy Chinese New Year, or as one would say in Mandarin, 新年快乐! 2019 is the year of the Pig, the...

Volunteer Spotlight: Menier and the Chocolate Factory

February hosts a very popular and tasty-sounding celebration: National Chocolate Lover’s Month! In honour of this, our volunteer Susan has...

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