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Delta Shunpiker Road Tour

In Westport Ontario, Westport Ontario Events   On May 05, 2016   Add A Comment

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Come and explore our scenic rural back roads with a self-guided tour of the Delta area. Any type of vehicle can be used – car, truck, motorcycle or bicycle. We will supply a map showing the routes and the many points of interest. A picnic lunch is available for only $8, or return to the Old Town Hall in Delta between 11 am and 2 pm to enjoy a special Ploughman’s Lunch (only $10). There will also be a milling demonstration at the mill between 1 pm and 2 pm. The day will start at the Old Town Hall at 9 am.

Date :
Saturday June 25, 2016

Contact :
The Delta Mill Society (before June 25)
Phone number: 613-928-2584
E-mail contact: info@deltamill.org

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The « Lost and Found »

In Westport Ontario Entertainment, Westport Ontario Events, Westport Ontario Renovations   On February 02, 2016   Add A Comment

4 Saving Rideau Lakes Heritage…The Delta Mill Society, in collaboration with the Chaffey’s Lock and Area Heritage Society and the Rideau Lakes Libraries, is working to create a lasting digital record of the valuable documents and photographs important to our area’s history.

The Delta Mill Society got its start in 1963, when the last individual owner of the Old Stone Mill (built in 1810), Hastings Steele, deeded the mill, for the sum of $1.00, to four trustees; Albert Frye, Elizabeth Robinson, Mildred Sweet and Robert Tuck. These trustees in turn became the original founders of The Delta Mill Society. In 1972 the Society was incorporated as a Non-profit Corporation in the Province of Ontario.

5 The focus of the society has been the preservation of the main building and the creation and operation of the mill as a museum. The mandate of the museum is to “show through exhibits and artifacts, how the grist mill was one of the most important elements when Delta was first settled, and to research the evolution of the communities served by the mill. There will be emphasis on the establishment of the industries of the area, and the changing patterns of economic activity in response to various influences, especially technology, up to 1900.”

Search your attics, filing cabinets and dresser drawers and bring your papers and photographs to these events for scanning and recording.

Date :
Sunday, March 20 | noon to 3:00 pm

Location event :
Old Town Hall, Delta, 8 Lower Beverley Lk. Park Rd., Delta

Contact :
The Delta Mill Society
Box 172, Delta, Ontario K0E 1G0
Tel: 613-928-2584 (office)
Email: info@deltamill.org

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Thanksgiving Festival at Delta Mill

In Festivals, Rideau Lakes, Rideau Lakes Ontario, The Old Stone Mill, Things To Do, Westport Ontario, Westport Ontario, Westport Ontario Entertainment, Westport Ontario Events   On September 09, 2015   Add A Comment

Thanksgiving Festival at Delta MillFor many years The Delta Mill Society has hosted this October event.

Saturday before Thanksgiving (10th October 2015)

In 2015, the event was moved to the Saturday before Thankgiving (to make it easier for volunteer participation).

It features a sale of home baking, preserves, vegetable produce, crafts, plants, dried flowers, all donated by members of the community. Visitors arrive from Ottawa, Kingston, Brockville and many other centres to enjoy the country atmosphere of this lovely village, to purchase the sale products and to take part in the activities and demonstrations of special interest (such as blacksmithing) sponsored by the Society.

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