October 2026 CCASM Meeting

October 15, 2026 (7 PM) 

Run of the Mill

Wheat and corn figure prominently in our diets, but they have to be processed…milled…to meet most needs. Grist mills, mostly powered by water, were a regular feature of Maryland’s landscape throughout the Colonial period and, in some cases, continuing into the 1940s. Archaeologist Jim Gibb’s illustrated presentation explores the many forms that these mills took, and the reasons why they were built in a variety of ways, employed different technological solutions, and produced different products. Participants never again will look at mills—or flour—in the same way.

James G Gibb
Smithsonian Research Associate

This will be a hybrid meeting.  A Zoom link will be sent to all CCASM members in case they can not attend in person.  Non-members will need to email ccasm2010@gmail.com by October 14 to request the link.

In-person meeting Location: 
   Historic Port Tobacco Court House, 8430 Commerce St, Port Tobacco, MD 20677


Inclement weather policy: If the evening activities of the Charles County Public Schools are canceled due to inclement weather, CCASM meetings and/or activities will also be canceled or else be conducted via Zoom if a link has already been set up.
Call the 24-hour information line [301-934-7410 or 301-932-6656] to hear if there are any closure announcements. If there aren't any closure announcements, then CCASM activities will proceed as planned.