Hello from the Stockdale Mill !
APRIL 2018 - - - - - Time to come our of hibernation!

Here are some dates:
April 9 ......... Monday - first volunteer work day for restoration, maintenance, and clean-up
April 16 ....... Monday - work day
April 23 ....... Monday - work day
April 28 ....... Saturday – Clean-up Day to be ready for Guests
April 30 ...... Monday – work day
May 5 ........ Saturday – first Tour Day
Can you come and help with several small projects to prepare for the season: install lath on joists on top floor to protect heads from nails on the new roof / replace glass in some window panes / replace light bulbs / sweep / pick up river debris / the list goes on..........

Stop in between 9:30 and 3:00 and ask, "What can I do to help?"

The Old Mill depends on volunteers like you to keep in shape
to continue to be a proud attraction for our region!

1st Cindy Flanagan ................#29, Wabash
2nd Kevin Cordes .................#408, Roann
3rd Chance Fouts .................#161, Spring Branch, TX

MILL ROOF REPLACEMENT FUND

BULLETIN UPDATE:
We have REACHED OUR GOAL !!!
A contractor installed our new roof Novemverr 2017.

Thank you to all who have generously donated.
Also, Thank You to the Wabash County Community Foundation for a grant of $4,460 for the purchase of roofing materials.

Mill Board Members attending Small Business Conference at Gallery 64 learn promotion strategies

Spring 2017

The Stockdale Mill Foundation received the 2nd place award from the Beacon Credit Union "Project Spotlight". Pictured with other winners is Ron McColley acceptng the prize on behalf of the Mill.

THANK YOU to Beacon Credit Union an to all who voted!

The Stockdale Mill was filled with activity as eighteen volunteers put on finishing touches in preparation for opening for the season. A warm day and bright sky was welcomed as the helpers raked outside and cleaned inside. Everything is now in place to welcome the first guests. The mill will be open each Saturday from noon to 4PM for guided tours. Tours are always free.

Restoration and maintenance volunteers work each Monday during the season.

Foodwaters threatened to delay
the Stockdale Mill 2013 opening day.

On April 19, 2031 the Eel River reached the third highest level ever recorded at the Stockdale Mill. Water stood 36-1/2" above the basement floor. That is 2" below the 1932 flood level and 13-1/2" below the record flood of 1959. Mill volunteers showed up and community members pitched in to clean and scrub to prepare for the opening day which was to be 15 days later. After much hard work, structural inspectiion, and finishing touches the mill opened for visitors as planned on May 4.

Although we do not keep regular Saturday hours from November through April, the mill is easily viewed from SR16 and the state Public Access Site across the river.

Special tours may be arranged for groups year round.

Special Displays

at the Mill

GREAT LAKES SPOOM

Jim and Ruthalice Watson represented the Stockdale Mill at the regional conference of Society for the Preservation Of Old Mills.

Recently Restored

WHEAT and MEAL ELEVATOR
The bucket elevator which carries wheat from the basement drag to the receiving seperator on the top floor has been restored. Many of the meal elevators ( 110' long belts with cup size buckets) are now running.

WINDOS SILLS
Ongoing restoration by mill volunteers includes rebuilding window sills at the basement level and main floor level.

Great Lakes Chapter SPOOM

{ Society for the Preservation of Old Mills }

Regional Meeting at Stockdale Mill - May 21, 2005