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The Funeral of Helen Major 1927 - 2013

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April 03 2013 by Ron (141 views)
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Helen's funeral will take place on Tuesday 16 April 2013.

Helen Major RIP 1927 - 2013

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March 25 2013 by Ron (211 views)
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Helen Major passed away peacefully on the evening of Sunday March 24th. RIP

Jason Ellis RIP

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October 20 2012 by Sheila Viner for the Hampshire Mills Group (526 views)
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Many people in the milling world will be stunned to learn of the sudden death of Jason Ellis of Headley Mill near Bordon in the north of Hampshire.

Archive services are important

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October 13 2012 by Greg (354 views)
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It is a pity that the world economy has forced all sorts of funding problems on to so many in so many places. Even here in New Zealand funding for museums and archives is being looked at to see which …

Lieutenant Commander John Hone RIP

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September 30 2012 by Sheila Viner for the Hampshire Mills Group (630 views)
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Lieutenant Commander John Hone, a valued member of the Hampshire Mills Group, died peacefully in Queen Alexandra’s Hospital on Saturday 22nd September 2012 following a severe stroke.

Holgate history wins research prize

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July 28 2012 by Michael Harverson and Alan Stoyel (959 views)
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The first winners of the Mills Archive Research Prize Competition were Anna Cook, who wins The Mills Archive Research Prize of £500 for her paper "The Millers of Holgate : a social history of milling at Holgate Windmill", and Dave …

Geoff Holman RIP

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December 22 2011 by Ron (1110 views)
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It is with great sadness that I relay news of Geoff's death. Geoff passed way on 20 December in London after a short illness. Geoff's family have asked that nobody contacts the family by email or phone as they have …

Women in Milling

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October 05 2011 by Claire Wooldridge (652 views)
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After spending the summer volunteering at The Mills Archive, I have now completed my project regarding the role of women in the milling industry. The pages are now available as part of the new Themes section on this site - …

Women millers?

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August 16 2011 by Claire Wooldridge (941 views)
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As a volunteer at the Mills Archive, I am currently working on a social history project regarding the role of women in the milling industry. Do you have any information or comments?

Important New Book from Hampshire Mills Group

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July 18 2011 by Ron (910 views)
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Anyone who knows of Tony and Mary Yoward's detailed research on the mills and millers of Hampshire, will be delighted by the appearance of this book, published this month and edited by Ashok Vaidya. Tony and Ashok between them have …
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