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The International Molinological Society (TIMS) is active since 1965, and is the only organization dedicated to mills at a worldwide scale. TIMS has around 500 members in over 35 countries.
1st Iberian Days on Molinology
On the 24th and 25th of September, the 1st Iberian Days on Molinology will take place in Lousada (Portugal), bringing together a group of Portuguese and Spanish researchers, who carried out works and studies in the field of History, Geography, Architecture and Ethnography, with the intention to share experiences.
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Dictionary of Molinology - 2nd Illustrated Edition
Chapter 6 - "Grain Mills & Milling" of the Illustrated TIMS Dictionary of Molinology is now available for members in the Digital Library. The following picture shows some of the illustrations:
Help saving the Mostert's Mill in Cape Town (SA)
On the 18th of April the Mostert's Mill, the last surviving windmill of South Africa, was severly damaged by a huge bushfire. More details can be found here.
A crowd-funding project has been set up to save the mill.
Click here for your donation.
Latest issue of E-News available for download
TIMS E-News Issue 30 (Spring 2021) is now available for download.
Enjoy reading!!
Ukrainian Molinological Journals available for download
Olena Krushynska, TIMS member in the Ukraine, is making great efforts to place molinology on a firm footing in Ukraine. She edited the second issue of the Ukrainian Molinological Journal (sponsored by the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation), and arranged its sponsorship and distribution.
During the Symposium all the participants received a copy of this well-illustrated publication, which contains 305 pages and is partially bilingual (Ukrainian and English).
In Ukraine the journal was presented at a special Mill Day at the Zabolotnyi State Scientific Architecture and Construction Library in Kyiv, as well as in four other cities. The journal was distributed to various libraries, universities, museums and other institutions (and many mill enthusiasts all over Ukraine), and in addition radio, TV and newspaper interviews were given.
Both the first and second issue of the journal can be downloaded here:
Download the first issue (2011-2014)
Download the second issue (2019)
Transactions of DK2011 are available for sale
The Transactions of the 13th TIMS Symposium in Denmark are now available for sale. The volume has 388 pages and is in colour.
The book can be ordered by sending an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Price: 35 Euro + postage (5€ inside EU, 9€ outside EU).
Latest TIMS Publication in Bibliotheca Molinologica - BM23 Greek Mills
"Greek Mills, From the Middle Byzantine Period to the 20th Century” is the latest publication in the series "Bibliotheca Molinologica".
It is as the title mentions, dealing with topics on any type of mill that has been recorded in the bibliography or still surviving in Greece the last 700 years but mainly in the last two centuries up to the early industrial period. It is in two volumes with a total of 700 pages with 92 articles written by 49 authors.
It took 6 years to materialize from the conception of the idea to its final publication involving people from all over Greece even in the remotest places.
There are more than 1200 pictures, plans and maps in colour to support and aid the reader to better understand the topics including a small map at the top of each article pinpointing the area where the subject is located to help the people who are unfamiliar with the geography of Greece.
The book is divided in the following parts:
Volume 1 - The social and cultural aspect of mills, Millstones, Man driven mills, Animal driven mills, Wind driven mills (tower mills), Wind driven mills (other mechanisms), Case studies,
Volume 2 - Water driven mills from medieval times up to the 18th century, Water driven mills from more recent times, Other water driven mechanisms, Early industrial mills.
The publication can be ordered by sending an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Price for the 2 volumes: 55 Euro + postage.
