Hello everyone! On Saturday we finally had our Mills Archive Summer Garden Party and even though it wasn’t cracking the pavements sunny, the garden still looked lovely and I think everyone who came managed to have a wander round at some point without having to take shelter! However, we were discussing that maybe we should…
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Successful Steam Trial on June 14th at Oldland Windmill
After more than one hundred years, STEAM POWER is returning to Oldland Windmill, Sussex’s oldest working windmill. A successful trial on June 14th proved the practicality of a steam engine driving the millstones inside the windmill. In Victorian times, this system was used to grind flour at windmills when there was too little wind, but grinding with steam like this died…
Announcement: Mills Archive wins £68,200 from the HLF for a trailblazing project!
We are thrilled to have received the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund for an exciting new project, “From Quern to Computer”. We will involve volunteers from the local community as well as interested individuals from around the world in telling the fascinating story of flour milling, from its ancient origins in 6,000 BC and…
My first week as the new intern!
Hi everyone! I’m Kate, the new intern at the Mills Archive for this summer. I’ve just finished my second of three years studying History at the University of Reading, and am really looking forward to meeting many of you at the Friends’ Garden Party this weekend. I’m now just over half way through my first…
Dear Friends – don’t forget our Garden Party is this Saturday!
For those of you coming to the Garden Party on Saturday 13th June, it’s only a few days away and we’re excitedly putting the finishing touches to our preparations. Here’s a hint of what you might see… The Garden Party will run from 11am until 3pm. We’ll be hosting an exhibition in not only the…
National Volunteers’ Week: meet today’s volunteers!
Alex (pictured) is new to volunteering at the Archive. He is a 2nd year Ancient History student at Reading University and is keen on pursuing a career in libraries. Alex has joined us to help on the Library with our Information Manager Elizabeth, who is in charge of the Library. Today he has received some…
National Volunteers’ Week 1st – 7th June
Hello everyone! National Volunteers’ Week is fast approaching in the first week of June and it is another great chance to highlight how much the volunteers here at the Mills Archive do and possibly encourage more of you to volunteer too! Volunteers’ Week is a great opportunity for us to publicise the archives and let…
Mills Archive is featured on the National Archives website!
The Mills Archive is currently featured both in the news and in the case study section of the National Archives’ website. Read on to find out why… Recently we went live with a brand new online catalogue – in addition to our new website – which uses open-source software called AtoM or “Access to Memory”…
The Friends’ Garden Party is nearly here!
Hello everyone, I was having another wander around the garden today and I have noticed lots of Allium Purple Sensations have shot up everywhere! They have long stems with a deep purple ball-like flower at the top and apparently they are long-lasting so perhaps you will see them if you are coming to the garden…
Burwell Windmill and Museum
Hello everyone! I hope you all made the most of National Mills Weekend last week. If you have any fun stories or fancy telling us about anything interesting you visited then please let us know, we’d love to hear about it! The past few weeks have been extremely busy at the Archive not only because…