At an organizational meeting held in Salem, Massachusetts, February 3, 2007, the three persons listed below agreed to establish the Tide Mill Institute.

Organizers:
. Earl Taylor, President of the Dorchester Historical Society
. Earl (Bud) Warren, maritime historian
. John Goff, former editor of the Tide Mill Times


The organizers agreed:

The name of the organization shall be: Tide Mill Institute


Structure:

The Tide Mill Institute shall begin as an institute sponsored by the Dorchester Historical Society in Boston, Massachusetts, with an eventual goal of incorporating and attaining independent non-profit status.

Mission:

• - to advance appreciation of the American and international heritage of tide mill technology;
• - to encourage research into the location and history of tide mill sites;
• - to serve as a repository for tide mill data for students, scholars, engineers and the general public and to support and expand the community of these tide mill stakeholders;
• - to promote appropriate re-uses of old tide-mill sites and the development of the use of tides as an energy source.