Who We Are
Mission
To maintain Chase’s Mill as a workshop for hands-on learning, a community gathering space, and a living museum that embodies the history of small-town industry in New England, inspiring curiosity about a sustainable future.
Vision
Chase’s Mill serves the community as a welcoming place for gatherings, discussion groups, and learning about history, society, energy, and environmental conservation. We offer classes and workshops that expand the skills and knowledge of local residents on topics from tool sharpening to pencil drawing, repairing furniture, woodworking, and spinning wool.
Values
The Mill itself ignites our passion and drives our dedication to the preservation of not merely the building, but its inherent ideals and values.
Our values include:
An appreciation of the history of the mill
A respectful, welcoming, inclusive, positive environment
A belief in honesty, hard work, self-sufficiency, and the importance of living in harmony with the environment
Pride in craftsmanship
A strong sense of place, belonging, community spirit, ingenuity, and resourcefulness
Environmental stewardship
Renewable energy
Land Acknowledgement
Chase’s Mill is located on N’dakinna, which is the traditional ancestral homeland of the Abenaki.
We acknowledge and honor with gratitude the land and waterways and the Allnobak (people) who have stewarded N’dakinna throughout the generations.
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Ann Acheson
Co-chair
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Jonathan Botkin
Co-chair
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Nancy Botkin
Treasurer
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Juliana Stevens
Secretary
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Margaux Boyaval
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Gail Golec
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Allan Kauders
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Joe Levesque
We are grateful to these foundations who have been a cornerstone in the preservation and revival of Chase’s Mill:
Bailey Charitable Foundation
Bay and Paul Foundations
Catalyst Fund
The Kingsbury Fund
Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) Northeast Heritage Economy Program
Quaker City Unity Friends Meeting
Samuel B. Hunt Foundation
Timken Foundation of Canton, Ohio