The Annual Return of the Barn Swallow by Donald Hilborn, Director Ontario Barn Preservation. The Barn Swallow, officially known as Hirundo Rustica, arrives in Ontario each spring… Continue reading “The Annual Return of the Barn Swallow”…
In Search of Barn Folk Art (continued) My name is Claudia Smith. I have been photographing, studying and collecting oral history about the old barns of Lanark… Continue reading “In Search of Barn Folk Art (continued)”…
In Search of Barn Folk Art by Claudia Smith I have been photographing, studying and collecting oral history about the old barns of Lanark County and… Continue reading “In Search of Barn Folk Art”…
Why are barns painted red? by Thomas Durant Visser, Professor of Historic Preservation, University of Vermont, courtesy of The Conversation. This excerpt from The Conversation… Continue reading “Why are barns painted red?”…
Foundations: An Achilles Heel for Barns by Jim Campbell, Duntroon The lowest floor level of most Ontario barns was used for housing animals whose body heat… Continue reading “Foundations: An Achilles Heel for Barns”…
Summer Beam: Definition by Jon Radojkovic SUMMER BEAM The reason I wanted to define “Summer Beam” was that I was reading one of… Continue reading “Summer Beam: Definition”…
A Beaver Valley Barn Visit by Hugh Fraser, Director, Ontario Barn Preservation On Sunday, October 24, 2021, Ontario Barn Preservation (OBP) teamed up with the… Continue reading “A Beaver Valley Barn Visit”…
Update #2 on the Ontario Barn Preservation Survey by Randy Bagg, University of Guelph In my first blog (published July 19th), I outlined the efforts of the Ontario… Continue reading “Update #2 on the Ontario Barn Preservation Survey”…
Early Barns of Central & Eastern Ontario © J. Phillips Jenny Phillips is the Ontario Barn Preservation’s Regional Representative for Elgin, Middlesex, Chatham-Kent and Lambton Counties. She… Continue reading “Early Barns of Central & Eastern Ontario”…
Update on the Ontario Barn Preservation Survey Hello, my name is Randy Bagg. I am the second University of Guelph student to work on the Ontario Barn… Continue reading “Update on the Ontario Barn Preservation Survey”…