Spencerville Mill & Museum - Historic Places Days

Spencerville Mill & Museum

Spencerville, Ontario
Type
Post Office/Bank/Fire Station
Address
11 Water Street, Spencerville, Ontario, Canada
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Hours
10-4
Phone
613 658-5885

Before electrical power, it was commonplace for rural villages to spring up around rivers where water power could be harnessed to support industry. By 1812, Peleg Spencer had built a sawmill which eventually became a flour and grist mill serving the community’s needs and then a feed mill serving local farmers and feed stores throughout south eastern Ontario.

After Peleg’s son David purchased the land in 1831, he became the official founder of Spencerville.

In 1912, Justin Fletcher Barnard purchased the mill beginning a family business which lasted for the next 60 years.

The Spencerville Mill was purchased by the South Nation Conservation Authority in 1985. Since then major restoration work has been completed and today the Mill is also a museum “where history lives and breathes.” Along with displays of original artifacts, new exhibits illustrate the history of the Mill and how it operated.

The Mill preserves an important aspect of the history of Edwardsburgh Cardinal Township and stands as a testament to the ingenuity and resourcefulness of the business people and families who first developed a Spencerville community.

Home for Dinner: Kitchens before Convenience takes you back to a time of ashes and ice boxes, hand pumps and wood stoves as well as the years of food ration books, austerity and ingenuity in the kitchen. See displays of old implements, artifacts, cook books and household clothing at Home for Dinner: Kitchens Before Convenience. Special events offer a chance to sample of old recipes, enjoy vintage kitchen demonstrations, purchase retro aprons and yes, you can come for dinner!

Amenities

  • Family-Friendly

Location

11 Water Street, Spencerville, Ontario, Canada
Get directions

Video

http://www.spencervillemill.ca/mill-video.html

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