Alan, There is on pg. 181 of "Minnedosa Valley Views": "Shortly after his arrival in the Valley in 1879, J.S. Armitage built a flour mill and a saw mill. The equipment was drawn from Winnipeg on sleighs and dumped of in snow drifts. Supervisor of the mill was Wm. Herriott, of Galt, Ontario, who stayed for two years working with Barclay and Isaac Armitage. "The mill whistle" wrote Ed Brown "was first blown on July 21, 1880." The first lumber sawn was turned out June 15, 1880 and the first grist ground about October 26 of the same year. All the wheat grown that year on the Assiniboine (where Brandon now stands) east as far as Sydney and west to Birtle and Fort Ellice, was brought to be ground in Minnedosa. In 1882 Armitage sold the mill to John Douglas, who had recently bought out Dr. McIntosh's milling interests at Rapid City but held a lien on it. Employees included J.D. Shuttleworth, head sawyer; Peter Stewart, logging foreman, brother Ed Douglas, George Black and L. Crossland. A leaky granary, which spoiled much grain, plus a heavy loan to finance a timber purchase up river, bankrupted the firm. Miller John Lamont and McDonald leased the mill in 1884 planning to employ Douglas, ordered new millstones and rollers and began operations. In the meantime Odanah miller James Jermyn convinced Armitage to relinquish his rights and bought the property at a tax sale with possession March, 1885. Jermyn hired Wm. Mann as miller, Moses Stewart, head engineer, and Frank Baker assistant. Wood from upriver fired the engine, and like his predecessor, he bought wheat, ground it and sold the flour, bran, and charged the farmer for grinding their wheat with payment in grist. By 1886 John MdDougall was miller. In 1887 Jermyn asked Odanah Municipality for a $5,000 grant to install rollers, and despite opposition, received it. In November 1899 he sold the mill to Frank and Ed Pearson. A syndicate acquired the mill in 1898 and rented it to Atkinson who operated until 1904, one employee being a Mr. Miller. Another change in ownership saw McIntyre taking over, employing William Wilkinson, Mr. Punchard and Ed R. Turner. Fire destroyed the mill in March, 1909. Guess that's what it was... : ) Who are the parents of Joseph Young and Mary Ellen Campbell. There are Young's and Campbell's listed in this book. Bette