The Canada Farmer, 1864
by Diana Macdonald While doing research in The Canada Farmer, a fortnightly news journal printed in Toronto, from 1864 (slowing…
Category: Technical Advice
Information about barns, their parts, and how they work together.
A Word of Caution
by John Uren Some words of caution to your readers. It’s easy to assume, as I did, that if the…
Worked at Well: The Stable Pump
by D. B. McCowan, P.Eng. (bmccowan@netrover.com) An old wooden pump sitting in Bill McCowan’s (1923-2018) barn in Pickering probably came…
How to Build a Windproof Barn in 1935
Thanks to OBP’s Administrative Assistant Laura Brown for finding this amazing article in American Builder, August issue of 1935! This…
Wagon Door Hardware — Strap hinges and Pintles
by Claudia Smith, OBP Secretary By the mid-1800s, Ontario farmers were increasing their grain production and three-bay English barns…
Most common Myth of Barn Conversions: Part 2
“My Barn has been standing for 100 years it should be good to go!” Most common Myth of Barn Conversions:…
Most common Myth of Barn Conversions: Part 1
“My Barn has been standing for 100 years it should be good to go!” Most common Myth of Barn Conversions:…
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…
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…
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…