Evans-Mumbower Mill, a circa 1835 gristmill, will be open for a guided tours and an on going archeological dig on Sunday, August 15th, from 1-4 pm. A DVD program details the milling industry in the Wissahickon Valley. Costumed guides take you through the mill and the Miller will be grinding corn for the first time since the 1930s. A special feature of the August Open House is a focus on corn – from seed to cakes.

Corn, once a major agricultural crop in rural Philadelphia, created business for local millers. Learn about corn, try your hand at grinding corn, see the corn shucker in action and taste a “corn cake” that is cooked over an open fire. Kids can get a corncob pipe and see displays of real corncob pipes, cornhusk dolls and more.

To take part in the archeological dig, please bring a hat and gloves; you can stay all or part of the day. Experienced archeologists will show you the proper way to dig, sift, clean and catalogue the artifacts. Earlier finds and artifacts are on display inside the Mill. Additional dig dates are: Thursday, September 9th, Thursday,

September 21st and Saturday, October 9th, 2010. Weekday digs are scheduled from 9:30 – 4:00.

This historic mill, owned by the Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association (WVWA), is located on the banks of the Wissahickon Creek at the junction of Swedesford and Township Line Roads in Upper Gwynedd, one block north of Route 202 (GPS coordinates: 770 Swedesford Rd, North Wales, PA). For more information, call the Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association at 215-646-8866 or visit www.wvwa.org.