During the early 19th century, water-powered gristmills were vital to rural communities in Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties.

By the 1840s, the steam engine began to change the character of the local milling industry. The last quarter of the 19th century found only a few water-powered mills left.

Explore the history of milling in Northern Kentucky and the rise/fall of one particular mill called the \"Grand Water Power\" in this virtual NKY History Hour with Behringer-Crawford Museum archaeologist Jeannine Kreinbrink.                                                                               

The free presentation and discussion take place online from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. this Wednesday, September 23. To register and participate, go to:  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsdeGtpjMiEtFOHWP1OI4tooShmMxzS0oY. Information on how to connect to the session will be sent after registration.

Kreinbrink is president and senior archaeologist with K & V Cultural Resources Management, LLC, board member at James A. Ramage Civil War Museum and archaeologist associate at Behringer-Crawford Museum.

Hosted by Shane Noem and Tara Johnson-Noem, Vice President of the BCM Board of Trustees. NKY History Hour is a weekly offering of Behringer-Crawford Museum focused on Northern Kentucky history, featuring local authors, historians and archaeologists.

NKY History Hour presentations are currently free to the public during this introductory period but may become a BCM members-only benefit in the future. To support NKY History Hour and access many other entertaining and thought-provoking programs for free, join BCM today: http://bcmuseum.org/support-us/join/become-a-member.