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The International Molinological Society (TIMS) is active since 1965, and is the only organization dedicated to mills at a worldwide scale. TIMS has around 400 members in over 35 countries.

TIMS Online Presentations 2026

Our next TIMS Online Presentation will be on the 27th of June.

The presentation will be given by Jelena Pejkovic and the topic will be "Harnessing the elements: Vernacular watermills in Serbia".

This presentation is based on the eponymous paper published in Vernacular Architecture, Vol. 56:1 (2025), a thematic review of the literature concerning water-powered gristmills in Serbia that also included a detailed case study of a watermill in Markova Crkva. Most sources on Serbian mills adopt a regional approach, whereas both the aforementioned paper and this presentation are organized thematically, focusing on three characteristic types of watermills — boat mills, mills with a vertical waterwheel and mills with a horizontal waterwheel. The aim of this approach is to provide a way into the sources for a reader who might not be familiar with details of Serbian geography or language and also to provide a reference point for future researchers for whom the abundance of detail available locally is not easily accessible.

Jelena Pejković is an architect based in Belgrade. She graduated from Harvard University as a special concentrator in Architecture and Urban Design (A.B. 2003) and received her Master of Architecture degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.Arch. 2006). Prior to her return to Belgrade she worked for the Renzo Piano Building Workshop in Paris (2005) and Genoa (2007-10) on projects that include the Whitney Museum at Gansevoort (New York, NY) and Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA). Jelena has measured and drawn historic buildings in Afghanistan (remotely), Albania, Bhutan, China, Finland, Iran, Montenegro, Pakistan, Serbia and Thailand. Her work has been exhibited in China, Finland, Iran, Montenegro, Serbia, Sweden and Thailand.
In 2024 she recorded five vernacular mills: two in Finland (supported by the Culture Moves Europe Grant), two in Serbia and one in Montenegro (supported by the Vernacular Architecture Group Grant).

As a TIMS member you will automatically receive an email with the link needed to particpate in the presentation.

If you are not a member and would like to particpate, please fill in the following form:

https://forms.gle/

and we will send the link by email.

The following previous Online Presentations can be downloaded (just click on the title): 

"2026 Belgium Mid-Term Tour"

"60 Years TIMS - What is TIMS all about?"

All other presentations can be found in the Digital Library . . .

In memoriam Yolt IJzerman 1950-2026

At the age of seven, Yolt IJzerman was made a member of the Dutch Windmill Association (Vereniging De Hollandsche Molen) by his father. This gift caused quite a stir. In South Holland, as a child, Yolt just managed to witness the last professional millers on polder windmills. He became fascinated by mill culture in the broadest sense. From his studies at Wageningen University, Yolt immersed himself in the Veluwe springs, artificial streams, and the watermills situated along them. From 1982 until his passing, Yolt was an active board member of the Bekenstichting, which is dedicated to preserving this green and mill-related heritage. He was also a voluntary miller and a member of the examination committee for new millers in the province of Friesland. Although born in Amsterdam he spoke fluent Frisian.

Yolt was already a member of our society around 1970. He was still a student when the symposium was held in the Netherlands in 1973. The symposium chairman allowed Yolt to participate and to sleep in his student room in Wageningen. Since then, Yolt was a passionate fan of TIMS. This resulted in active participation in symposia, writing papers, and inspiring others. Yolt's three most important contributions are: his chairmanship of TIMS from 1993 to 2000, the organization of the TIMS Symposium in the Netherlands in 2007, and the professionalization of International Molinology.

As he wrote himself: there is still so much to do, but I have had a beautiful life. 

With Yolt, we lose not only a great expert on windmills but also a valued friend. 

Ton Meesters,
TIMS President

PL2027 - The 17th TIMS Symposium in Poland - Introduction

The 17th TIMS Symposium will take place from the 10th to the 16th of May 2027, and the Post-Tour will be from the 17th to the 21st of May.

The venue of the Symposium will be the National Museum of Agriculture and Food Industry in Szreniawa, which is about 14 km south of the city of Poznan. Poznan can easily be reached by car, and has excellent railway connections, as well as its own airport.

Our Symposium Chairman is Marcin Stefaniak, who is working at the Museum of Milling and Water Equipment of Rural Industry in Jaracz, a branch of the National Museum of Agriculture and Food Industry in Szreniawa.

Of course, a visit to Marcin's museum is planned during the Symposium.

The theme for the Symposium is “Documentation and Restoration of Historic Mill Buildings”, so papers on this topic will be appreciated. Of course, papers on other topics are welcome as well.

The Symposium hotel will be Hotel Delicjusz, about 3 km south west of the Symposium venue.

PL2027 - Invitation to the 17th TIMS Symposium in Poland

PL2027 - Call for Papers

We call on all TIMS members and others to present their molinological research as a formal paper and/or as an informal, short contribution. Papers on all molinological topics are welcome.

It is our intention to let the theme “Documentation and Restoration of Historic Mill Buildings” be the guiding theme throughout the Symposium. Therefore, we especially would appreciate papers on this topic.

Please let us know, when you plan to submit a formal paper or to present a short/informal contribution, by means of a filled-in "Paper Submission Form". The deadline for submitting this form is the 31th of May 2026.

Deadline for submission of papers is the 15th of January 2027. Please read and follow the “Formal Paper instructions”, as well as the "Instructions and Information for Presenters".

Latest issue of E-News available for download

TIMS E-News Issue 40 (Spring 2026) is now available for download.

Enjoy reading!!

Registration for the TIMS Mid-Term Tour to Belgium

The registration for the 2026 Mid-Term Tour to Belgium can still be done, but do not wait too long, as there are just a small number of places available . . .

Please go to the registation website: https://www.flandersmills.be/midterm-registration/

Here you can register online, and you will find all information about the tour.