Mill stories

Stories from the mill

Memories, photos and family stories from the people who worked here and the families who grew up around the mill. Not every story has a date, and that's all right. Every one is part of the mill's history.

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Family1954–1966

Daddy started at the mill at seven and worked there as a doffer

Shared by Becky Jeans

"My grandparents, MaMa and Papa Milstead lived there and most of their children worked at the mill at some time or other. My Daddy went to work there when he…

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