From Field to Grist Mill to the Table in the Pioneer Communities of the Middle Susquehanna Valley

Today, few of us give much thought to the journey that brings flour in from the field, to the grist mill and to the family table. A grist mill was among the most important establishments in a developing frontier community. It transformed the farmer's grain into the flour and meal needed for daily meals.to our kitchens. We purchase it in neatly packaged bags, seldom considering the many generations of farmers, millers, and laborers whose work made that convenience possible.