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Category: Definitions

This is a glossary of terms commonly used to refer to barns.

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Rising Leviathans:

How Barn Poetry Can Uncover Canadian History By Mikayla Barney, OBP Member and Volunteer Repurposing can come in many forms.…
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Posted on: January 5, 2025 Last updated on: January 5, 2025 Comments: 0 Written by: ONTBarn
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Pintles in Many Places

by Claudia Smith, OBP Secretary (expanding upon Wagon Door Hardware, published Feb. 6 2023) More Pintle Hinging Around the Farm…
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Posted on: June 5, 2023 Last updated on: June 8, 2023 Comments: 0 Written by: ONTBarn
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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…
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Posted on: February 6, 2023 Last updated on: June 8, 2023 Comments: 0 Written by: ONTBarn
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Summer Beam: Definition

by Jon Radojkovic SUMMER BEAM The reason I wanted to define “Summer Beam” was that I was reading one of…
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Posted on: December 13, 2021 Last updated on: September 12, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: ONTBarn
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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…
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Posted on: November 29, 2021 Last updated on: September 12, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: ONTBarn
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DIY Identify Key Features of your barn!

by Krista Hulshof Duynisveld
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Posted on: July 12, 2021 Last updated on: September 12, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: ONTBarn
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Silence of the Silos

by Joan Corbett-Fujiki, Director/Secretary Ontario Barn Preservation I am not a writer, but have a deep concern and interest in…
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Posted on: June 17, 2021 Last updated on: September 12, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: ONTBarn
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Barn Frame Anatomy

This short video illustrates the key components in a classic timber frame barn!
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Posted on: March 22, 2021 Last updated on: September 12, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: ONTBarn
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How Olde Is My Barn?

So you have one of Ontario’s heritage barns and you’d like to know how old it is. Well, did you…
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Posted on: June 11, 2020 Last updated on: July 12, 2023 Comments: 2 Written by: ONTBarn
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RACK-LIFTERS

by Jim Campbell, Duntroon Ontario’s historic timber-frame bank barns are wonderful examples of architectural economy and practicality … at least…
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Posted on: January 2, 2020 Last updated on: September 12, 2022 Comments: 2 Written by: ONTBarn
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