Search for Museums search only in name Advanced search  Museums near here  Browse                Select at random  ToolBox Suggest a new Museum Link to this Museum Report an error Manage this Museum Site Info About EveryMuseum.com Contact us 937157 hits since 2006/11/01		»Home »Hours/Admission The Mishler Weaving Mill 381 E Main St PO Box 12 Smithville, OH 44677  (330)669-9308 www.rootsweb.com/~ohschs/mill.html Google Maps - Yahoo! Maps - MapQuest See also: Smithville Community Historical Society John C. Mischler, a native of Schwarzenburg, Canton Bern, Switzerland married Rosina Beyeler, of the same community. To this union, three children were born prior to 1882, the year the family emigrated to the United States. The children who came to this country with their parents were Frederick Alfred Mishler, John B. Mishler and Lena Mishler. Later in Ohio were born Linda, Elizabeth, Margaret, Eliza, Daniel, and Ernest.When the family landed in New York, they had a small trunk which contained their clothing and personal belongings, the sum of $5.00 and train tickets to Dalton, Ohio. The Mishlers were sponsored by the Mathias Gerber family who lived in the Dalton, Ohio area. The family first lived in a small log cabin, located south of Orrville, Ohio on the road going to Dalton. John C. then moved his family to Smithville, Ohio. Here, he established a business weaving rag rugs on a hand loom for local residents. The business was the start of a more extensive weaving operation involving large power-driven looms. The power was supplied by steam from a coal-fired boiler. Later, kerosene was used and then electicity around 1915-16. Dish cloths, washcloths, bathtowels, and cheese cloth were produced. In 1930 son Daniel purchased the business and moved it down the street, building and all, to its present location. It is now owned and operated by the historical society. You can see it in operation there now, with Smithville Community Historical Society volunteers running the various looms. Please come visit!!