A Day in the Life of a Colonial Miller

Most early American towns were started with a minister, a blacksmith, and a miller. Isaac Keeler owned the gristmill in Ridgefield, Connecticut. The day begins on April 27, 1777, describing Keeler's life as a miller for the small Connecticut town. The day ends with Keeler setting out as a militia man to fight in the American Revolution's Battle of Ridgefield, and with Keeler's mill being burned down by the British.