Miller

grain · history · crafts

Grinding grain into flour. Millers use special machines called mills to crush grain like wheat into fine powder that people can use to bake bread and make other foods.

Ancient and essential. Milling is one of the very oldest jobs humans have ever had, dating back thousands of years to when people first learned to grow crops.

Powered by water or wind. Traditional mills were often built next to rivers or on hills where flowing water or strong winds could turn big wheels to power the grinding machines.

Helped farming grow. Millers were so important to early communities that they became some of the most respected workers, helping civilization develop by making grain into food efficiently.

Miller is a family name. Because the job was so common and important, many people took the surname Miller or similar names like Milne, and these names spread all around the world.