The Mills Archive Trust’s Weekly Newsletter
The Mills Archive Trust’s newsletter is FREE to all subscribers and is delivered to your email inbox every week. It is packed with fascinating stories from the world of milling. Themes include the stories about the people involved in mills and millwrighting in the past; the inner-workings of a particular mill; the role of milling in feeding the world; the history of windmills, watermills and roller mills; and the variety of industries powered by mills in times gone by, from textiles to flour, from timber to incense, and from sugar to gunpowder. We’ll take you on a tour of mills around the UK and the rest of the world; introduce you to the pioneers of new techniques and processes; and reveal the tough daily lives of millers and their families from previous centuries.
Authors of these articles include our very own Foundation Trustee, Mildred Cookson, who was a miller for over 30 years at Mapledurham Watermill, near Reading; our archivist, Nathanael Hodge and his team of volunteers, who are all intimately acquainted with the amazing stories contained within our collections; and a panel of milling experts who regularly contribute their specialist knowledge. All the articles are beautifully illustrated with images from our extensive catalogue.
Readers are very complimentary about our newsletter:
- “This is just to say how much I enjoy reading the messages you are sending… they are a breath of fresh air.”
- “Another fascinating issue – but then they all are.”
- “The newsletter is very good, well presented, very well written, full of interesting articles and a range of topics – something for everyone.”
Mill Memories

We also produce a magazine, Mill Memories, twice a year. A paper copy of Mill Memories is sent to those who choose to become “Friends” of The Mills Archive Trust by committing to making a monthly donation to the Trust. The magazine contains news about the archive and its collections, as well as more in-depth articles and stories from the world of milling.
You can view previous issues of Mill Memories in PDF form below. But if you would like to receive a hard copy of the magazine each Spring and Autumn, then you might want to consider becoming a Friend of the Archive. You can find out more about the scheme and an enrolment form here.
- Issue 31: Autumn 2022
- Issue 30: Spring 2022
- Issue 29: Autumn 2021
- Issue 28: Spring 2021
- Issue 27: Autumn 2020
- Issue 26: Spring 2020
- Issue 25: Autumn 2019
- Issue 24: Spring 2019
- Issue 23: Autumn 2018
- Issue 22: Spring 2018
- Issue 21: Autumn 2017
- Issue 20: Spring 2017
- Issue 19: Autumn 2016 (special edition)
- Issue 18: Spring 2016
- Issue 17: Autumn 2015
- Issue 16: Spring 2015
- Issue 15: Autumn 2014
- Issue 14: Spring 2014
- Issue 13: Autumn 2013
- Issue 12: Spring 2013
- Issue 11: November 2012
- Issue 10: May 2012
- Issue 9: November 2011
- Issue 8: June 2011
- Issue 7: November 2010
- Issue 6: May 2010
- Issue 5: November 2009
- Issue 4: February 2009
- Issue 3: August 2008
- Issue 2: February 2008
- Issue 1: August 2007
