THE HOPE MILL
The Friends of Hope Mill, the Otonabee Conservation Foundation and Otonabee Conservation were delighted to welcome His Royal Highness, Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, to the Hope Mill in early May (2008) for a special tour.
To view the Newswatch @5:30 Show, featuring the Hope Mill, which aired on CHEX Television on July 29, 2008 click here.
Our thanks to CHEX Television for their continuing support.
Download the 2009 Hope Mill brochure
The Friends of Hope Mill have received four prestigious awards for their work:
WOODWorks! Heritage Award (National)
George A. Cox Award for Heritage Preservation (Local Community)
Heritage Preservation Award of Peterborough County, (Regional) and
the Heritage Community Recognition Program Certificate of Achievement
of the Ontario Heritage Foundation (Provincial).
The Otonabee Conservation Foundation thanks all those who have donated their skilled labour, time, tools, materials and equipment and their passion
for this historic sawmill.
Our thanks and appreciation are extended to all those businesses that have supported, and continue to support the restoration efforts... in particular, GE Canada and especially Paul Courneya, Rob Howson and Pat Buchanan.
The Hope Mill was built on the bank of the Indian River in the early 1800's. The mill and dam remain on their original site, contributing to the unique character of this historic landmark of Peterborough County. The Hope Mill and dam are owned by Otonabee Conservation. The heritage restoration efforts are being undertaken by the Friends of Hope Mill of the Otonabee Conservation Foundation.
Restoration of the three upper level rooms was made possible with the generous support of the Algonquin Forestry Authority. The main exhibit room features an impressive collection of 19th Century carpenter’s tools featuring a selection of planers, saws, chisels, scales, adzes, spokeshaves and more. The collection was donated by the late Joseph P. Sharp of Peterborough.
The family living quarters were also in an upper level room. The Lang Family remained in the mill residence until the completion of the adjacent stone house in 1848.
Every Sunday afternoon, from July 5 to August 30 (2009) you are invited to visit the Hope Mill for a demonstration of the sawmilling operation. The mill will be open to visitors from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
A $2.00 admission will be appreciated.
If you would like to become involved with the Friends of Hope Mill, please call the Otonabee Conservation Foundation at 745-5791.
Your support will be greatly appreciated!