Over 1.8 million nonprofits and charities for donors, volunteers and funders
37 Pageviews Read Stories
- EIN 23-2971911
- (610) 827-1906
- 1730 Conestoga Rd Chester Sprgs PA 19425-1810 USA
- www.anselmamill.org
- Add to Favorites
Promote This Nonprofit
Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Arts & Culture, Historical Organizations
Mission: The mill at anselma, a national historic landmark, inspires people in creative ways to discover the mill's authentic technology and importance to its community over three centuries of operation.
Programs: Education lab - the mill trust created a hands-on educational space in its chicken coop structure to support school tours and milling demonstrations. The space is designed to teach students about the history of agriculture in chester county and the use of simple machines in the milling industry, supporting pennsylvania curriculum standards.
meadow/reforestation project - the mill trust established wildflower meadows and planted over 100 trees along the mill's tailrace to allow for storm water management and to mitigate stream bank erosion.
milling demonstrations and programs - the mill trust offers monthly flour milling demonstrations, school and group tours, as well as hosts an annual millers' forum to interpret chester county's rich agricultural and industrial heritage for the community, scholars, tourists and school children.