Your Old Barn Study Intro

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Partner with Ontario Barn Preservation to leave behind a legacy report describing your one-of-a-kind barn!

Welcome to “Your Old Barn Study”

The purpose of “Your Old Barn Study” (YOBS) is to preserve barns digitally to gain an understanding of the number, type, and characteristics of these historic structures across Ontario. The Study focuses on the design, building techniques and special features with the ability to add photos and stories about these one-of-a-kind special structures.
 Collecting accurate information about the barns will make a consistent and useful record that will be stored in a secure, password-protected database at the University of Guelph.
 By participating in this study, you are assisting OBP in achieving its objective to establish a database of old barns across Ontario.

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