Mill Writing

Niall Roberts RIP

May 27 2010 by TIMS Lady (250 views)
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It is with great sadness that I must inform you that Niall passed away on Thursday 13th May after a long illness. The following notice has been circulated to family and friends

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Bill Howell RIP

December 27 2009 by TIMS Lady (529 views)
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I have just heard from Willem van Bergen that Bill died earlier this year. The brother of Charlie, who died some years ago, he will be sadly missed

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TIMS has updated its website

September 23 2009 by Wiard Beek (528 views)
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We have updated our Mills & More page to include advice for Europeans see: All about mills....Mill related merchandise) http://www.timsmills.info/Merchandise/Merchandize.htm

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History of the Tornado Windmill Co

May 18 2009 by William Hill (715 views)
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In the latest set of links to news items, an interesting history of the Tornado Windmill Company in New York State from its founding in 1874 attracted my attention

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New Website on European Windmills

February 23 2009 by Leo van Raamsdonk (765 views)
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For years now I am interested in regional diversity and development of windmills. After a period that I didn't have the possibility to pay attention, I recently started to study traditional windmills again. One of the current results is a …

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Peotone windmill’s fate still twisting in the wind

February 16 2009 by William Hill (866 views)
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The Chicago Tribune reports on the Rathje Windmill which has stood guard on the north end of Peotone in southern Will County, which now needs money spent on it

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Mills in Iceland

December 19 2008 by TIMS Lady (710 views)
Mills outside the UK &TIMS &Windmills | 1 Comment

Peter Cobley wrote a nice piece on a windmill he discovered on a trip to Iceland. The article can be read here

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Millwrighting Tradition

November 30 2008 by TIMS Lady (878 views)
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Mike Beacham writes about traditional millwrighting practices and how they vary to meet specific regional needs. Examples from Schleswig-Holstein, Eire, Turkey and Britain are mentioned. The full article follows:

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Green Power is not so simple!

November 26 2008 by Ron Cookson (971 views)
Electricity Generation &Mills outside the UK &TIMS &Watermills | 2 Comments

Frans Bouwers from Belgium responded to William Hill's news item on watermills and green power (see the thread "Anyone interested in Mill News?") by pointing out some of the problems with turbines in Flanders. His email follows:

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