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.

Heman and Edith Chase in front of the mill

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

An adult points to a wooden object as a group of children and adults looks on at the Mill

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.

A ceramic replica of New Hampshire that says "This Mill is on N'Dakinna homeland of the Abenaki"
  • Headshot of Ann Acheson smiling outdoors

    Ann Acheson

    Co-chair

  • Headshot of Jonathan Botkin smiling against a white background

    Jonathan Botkin

    Co-chair

  • Headshot of Nancy Botkin smiling with a countertop in the background

    Nancy Botkin

    Treasurer

  • Headshot of Juliana Stevens smiling outdoors surrounded by large leaves

    Juliana Stevens

    Secretary

  • Headshot of Margaux Boyaval smiling against a white background

    Margaux Boyaval

  • Gail Golec sitting in a leather chair with legs crossed and chin resting on hand

    Gail Golec

  • Headshot of Allan Kauders smiling in front of a dramatic building on a cliff with mountains in the background

    Allan Kauders

  • Headshot of Joe Levesque smiling in hat and sunglasses with evergreen trees in background

    Joe Levesque

We are grateful to these foundations who have been a cornerstone in the preservation and revival of Chase’s Mill: