Mill BASIC

STOCKDALE MILL

NEWS

2022 SEASING ENDING
SATURDAY, October 15

In order to keep the
Stockdale Mill
open to the public for the
summer 2022

WE NEED YOUR HELP

assisting with tours on Saturdays.

Please email
info@stockdemill.org
to see how you can help.

Many of the projects accomplished by our preservation/maintenance volunteer crew are hidden away and go unnoticed.
Not so with our replacement entrance door ready to welcome you into the Mill.
Hanging from rollers on a century-old rail, the sliding door was fashioned from local timber by craftsman Roger Harman.

2020 - 2021 - & 2022 have brought a huge increase in the number of conoes and kayaks launching at the Stockdale Mill.

Family fun on the Eel River was rediscovered during the pandemic.


Doug & Alice Campbell, North Manchester, donated their antique water turbine to the Stockdale Mill. This large object originally produced water power for the old Liberty Mills flour mill.	John Dyson and Dale Abell provided their time and heavy equipment to move the Liberty Mills turbine.

The turbine now resides at the Stockdale Mill, further down the Eel River from Liberty Mills, where it will be on display for close-up viewing by visitors.	John Dyson with the Liberty Mills turbine.

Maintenance, restoration, landscaping, cleaning - all continue during our 2020 temporary shut-down.

Ron McColley replaces the windmill pump shaft.	Roger Harman replaces basement entrance flooring.

	David VanBuskirk and Mike Campbell adjust a turbine gear.

Joe Krom attaches stair bracing.

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Our volunteers continue with restoration each Monday, April through October.

Here, our old Corn Crib gets it's concrete foundation renewed.

NEWSLETTER Sept. 2018
{older newsletters below}
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MILL ROOF REPLACEMENT COMPLETED

The roof is on !!! The old leaking shingles were removed, new plywood sheeting was laid down, and painted steel metal panels and trim installed. All was completed during the first week of November. This will keep the mill structure and milling machinery secure for a good long time - what a relief.
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.

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STOCKDALE MILL DAM FISH LADDER The Fish Ladder is in place, active, and being enjoyed by hundreds of fish. A fish bypass was installed at the Stockdale Mill Dam this summer. The first of its kind anywhere "fishway" is located outside the existing concrete south wing-wall of the dam. [dam buttress end opposite the mill] The innovative structure is the first of its kind installed anywhere in the U.S. The Stockdale Mill Foundation is partnering with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Dept. and the Manchester University Environmental Sciences Program. The fishway includes electronic sensors to monitor fish migration up and down the Eel River. Manchester University will conduct ongoing research into fish behavior.

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Students from IU Kokomo class on Indiana History braved the cold on our last regular tour day of the season.

Gibbons Family Hit & Miss Engines display during 2017 Covered Bridge Festival

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Indiana Landmarks preservation group toured the Stockdale Mill on April 27. Over 200 hardy members braved a cool wind to visit the mill followed by dinner on the Roann Covered Bridge.

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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!