
Museum Artefacts
Explore our artefact collection dedicated to preserving the history of industrial woollen mills and the mill workers of the Mississippi Valley.

Mary Lettner Textile Research Centre
Home to thousands of books, periodicals, sample books, and research notes of the textile industry and the Mississippi Valley.
Published from 1861 to 2007, the Almonte Gazette is an integral part of the town’s history. It is an invaluable resource for research, including local history and genealogical confirmation of births, deaths and marriages.

Woolen Mills of the Mississippi Valley
The textile industry played a significant role in the founding and development of the Mississippi River Valley in Ontario.

Mississippi Valley Mill Owners (Biographies)
Mill ownership was not for the faint-hearted; prospectors and investors competed to establish their textile mills and maintain business interests.