[MassHistPres] Tidemills Conference November 7 and 8th in Dorchester, MA

[ElsaFitzgerald at aol.com]

Tide Mill  Institute
2008 Tide Mill Conference:
Tide Mills Through the  Ages
Exploring the history of tide mills; the  environmentally-friendly  use of
renewable energy; and adaptive use of old  sites for creating  energy and
tourism.

Friday, November 7th, 6:30 pm   onward
Reception with displays, publications, power  point slide  shows,
molinological discussion and  fellowship

Saturday,  November 8th, registration 8:30 am,  programs begin at 9:00 am
and end  at 3:00 pm

Speakers and subjects
Tom McErlean -- Nendrum,  Ireland:     The worlds  oldest tide mill is
Irish!  Thomas  McErlean shares his tales of archaeology at an 8th-century  
medieval
tide mill

Stephan Claesson -- the discovery of a mid-17th  century  Penobscot River
tide mill site in    Brewer,  Maine
Phil Crossman Lumber, grain, granite and summer people: Phil  Crossman
shares what  he's doing at his tide mill site, now a motel at  Carver's
Harbor on  Vinalhaven Island,  ME

Brian  James-Strong “ The history of gin distilling at the House Mill,
London,  England “ the worlds largest surviving tidal  mill

--Break for  self-service lunch supplied by Dorchester Historical  Society--
John  Haggerty “ Current happenings at the House Mill, London -- a mixture 
of  politics,  the 2012 Olympics, fundraising and plans  for
hydrogenation

John Goff/Carolyn Marks  The Souther shall  rise again!  Update on the
preservation and restoration plans for the Souther Tide Mill  (grist mill)
in Quincy, MA

Chuck Parrott “ Informal description of a  computer model of an
eighteenth-century tide mill found in Bostons Big Dig  (highway 
construction project)

Location is  Dorchester  Historical Society, 195 Boston Street, Dorchester,
MA   02125

Contact: Earl Taylor, 781 272-6700 or   ERMMWWT at aol.com
Suggested donation $25.  It will be helpful if you let  Earl know you will
attend.
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