After 118 years of operation, one of the water turbines at the Ressler Mill needed to be refurbished. This article describes the project engaged in 2024/25 to remove, refurbish, and replace the turbine.
The Ressler mill employs two turbines, an 18” S. Morgan Smith...
This presentation has been cancelled.
I will be giving a class entitled "Water Powered Grist Mills" at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of York.
I will be presenting at the Cocalico Creek Watershed Association's annual meeting and dinner.
I will be presenting on the topic of Lancaster County Water-Powered Mills at the Strasburg Historical Society.
I will be presenting the topic, "Water-Powered Mills of Lancaster County", at the Ephrata Cloister.
Out on the eastern border of Lancaster County, spanning the Octoraro Creek between Sadsbury Township, Lancaster County and West Fallowfield Township, Chester County lies the Mercer’s Mills Covered Bridge. Thomas Kipphorn calls this “Captain John Mercer’s Mill Bridge”. Who was Captain John and where were the mills?
I will be signing books at the Bowmansville Mill open house sponsored by the Lancaster Historic Trust.
The Mills are Alive Presentation
I will be giving a presentation on Lancaster County Mills at Village Grande.
