Mill Geesina - Groenekan

The mill was originally called De Groene Kan, but after a restoration in 1941, it was given the name of the miller's wife. The restoration was badly needed, as grinding was already done in De Bilt in 1925. The war situation brought the mill back into operation. This active period lasted until after the capitulation of the German army. Then the production work was moved back to the De Bilt site because there was sufficient oil available there for the milling. The mill then fell into disuse and decay. During the restoration in 1968, the mill was given jibs. It then continued to grind partly with wind power for production until 1978, but then the history of decay unfortunately repeated itself again. In 1986, the mill ran for the last time for the purpose of a video that can be found on YouTube.

The mill came into the possession of the De Utrechtse Molens Foundation on 11 June 1998 to enable restoration. A start was made on this in early 2001, but due to various problems, work had to be halted at one point and the mill stood for a long time as a derelict hull in the landscape. In early 2011, after making new calculations based on a more austere specification, the foundation decided to take up restoration again. Construction of the new scaffold began in October 2011. Before that, several attic floors had already been repaired. Just before Christmas 2011, the mill received back its restored cap and sails. The mill was put back into operation on National Mill Day 2012.