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Setting up a Roadside Easel: Part 2

Text and Images contributed by Mike Shatilla Continued from Part 1 …. Painting Plein Air: Standing Where They Stand Much…
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Posted on: April 6, 2026 Last updated on: March 1, 2026 Comments: 0 Written by: ONTBarn
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Setting up a Roadside Easel: Part 1

Text and Images contributed by Mike Shatilla Here’s what I do: As an emerging artist based in Milton, over the past…
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Posted on: March 2, 2026 Last updated on: March 1, 2026 Comments: 0 Written by: ONTBarn
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Preserving the Memory of Paul May’s Old Barn

(aka: Paul, the father of ‘Farmer Tim’ on Facebook; January 2026) by Hugh Fraser, President of Ontario Barn Preservation (OBP)…
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Posted on: January 20, 2026 Last updated on: January 20, 2026 Comments: 0 Written by: ONTBarn
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Bruce Godkin

By Krista Hulshof, OBP Treasurer Bruce Godkin, former regional Rep for Perth & Huron counties, passed away of October 16th,…
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Posted on: November 3, 2025 Last updated on: November 2, 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: ONTBarn
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If These Barns Could Speak: Part 1

by Shonna Giles, Member of Ontario Barn Preservation. If the old barns could speak and tell stories, what would they…
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Posted on: July 14, 2025 Last updated on: July 13, 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: ONTBarn

Remembering Jenny Phillips

by Laura Brown, OBP Administrative Assistant and Volunteer Jenny Phillips, previously our Regional Representative for Middlesex, Elgin, Chatham Kent, Essex…
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Posted on: June 2, 2025 Last updated on: May 31, 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: ONTBarn

Documenting the Loss of Old Barns in Sombra Township

Posted by Darrell Randell, OBP Member and Regional Representative A long-time volunteer at the Sombra Township Museum, the late Charlie…
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Posted on: May 5, 2025 Last updated on: May 31, 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: ONTBarn
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An Itinerant Historian With a Camera

GORDON BECK PHOTOGRAPHY by Claudia Smith, OBP Secretary Part 3, continued from last week … Gordon worked for the Montreal…
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Posted on: April 14, 2025 Last updated on: May 31, 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: ONTBarn
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An Itinerant Historian With a Camera

GORDON BECK PHOTOGRAPHY by Claudia Smith, OBP Secretary Part 2 – continued from last week … Gordon understood the future…
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Posted on: April 7, 2025 Last updated on: May 31, 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: ONTBarn
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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…
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Posted on: March 4, 2024 Last updated on: March 23, 2024 Comments: 2 Written by: ONTBarn
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