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Vampire scare at a mill

December 01 2012 by Ron (481 views)
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Vampire alert issued by Serbian council: a municipal council in western Serbia has reportedly issued a public health warning claiming that a vampire is on the loose.

Tilting at windmills

November 21 2012 by Fred Atkins (348 views)
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I came across this cigarette card on the internet showing a familiar Don Quixote scene with DQ attacking a giant/windmill. The scene includes two postmills.

Anybody care to pontificate?

October 03 2012 by Ron Madden (1789 views)
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Is there a windmill expert who would be prepared to have a look at the following highly unusual Australian windmill? It appears that I may have a type of windmill not previously documented here.

Eighth Annual Tide Mill Conference

August 12 2012 by Bud Warren (692 views)
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Tidal power was a key element of the industrial scene from medieval London to 19th-century New England and it’s being harnessed again in 21st century Maine. Historians, an archaeologist, environmentalists and a 6th generation Maine sawyer will share how they …

Jerusalem Mill turns after 140 years

August 07 2012 by Ron (676 views)
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The Dutch millwrights from Friesland who have been restoring the Holman "Montefiore" mill in Jerusalem have now got it turning.

Mill enthusiasts welcome!

July 02 2012 by Ron (477 views)
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Mick and Helen Cooke have enrolled their watermill near Carcassonne as the first French mill to join the Friends of the Mills Archive. The mill at Villegailhenc is now on our Featured Mill page -

Burum Windmill Disaster - The Netherlands

April 13 2012 by Ron (696 views)
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8 April 2012 - a sad day in the Netherlands.

Latest TIMS Newsletter is stunning

April 04 2012 by Ron (548 views)
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The latest issue (Spring 2012) contains an amazing 37 pages of articles and images relating to mills in many countries around the world. As a demonstration of the breadth and interest of the subjects available, TIMS publications are second to …

The Tide Mill: A Once and Future Thing

January 01 2012 by Earl Taylor (787 views)
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7th ANNUAL CONFERENCE A HIT: More than fifty tide mill aficionados gathered at Kennebunkport Conservation Trust’s headquarters November 18th and 19th for Tide Mill Institute’s 7th annual conference to explore the past and future of tide mills.