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”…
THE BURLY BARN by Jenny Phillips, OBP Regional Rep for Middlesex, Elgin, Chatham Kent and Lambton, originally published in her book “Does it… Continue reading “THE BURLY BARN”…
Barn Specia-List is live Our new list is live!! But give it some time to populate! We would like to encourage you to join… Continue reading “Barn Specia-List is live”…
Looking for new Board Member Have your say in the direction of this organization! Do you have the barn disease (love of barns)? There is… Continue reading “Looking for new Board Member”…
Looking for Secretary Volunteer We need your heeaaaalp!! OBP is growing quickly. And many hands make light work. The interest is spreading and we… Continue reading “Looking for Secretary Volunteer”…
Vernon Bailey’s recital of Charlie Smith’s poem “The Barn” Thank you to Vernon Bailey and Charlie Smith for their wonderfuly contribution of this stirring ode to, of all things,… Continue reading “Vernon Bailey’s recital of Charlie Smith’s poem “The Barn””…
A Farmer’s Tasks in Winters Past: Some Reflections and Advice: Part 5 of 5 by John C. Carter Conclusion: A Canadian winter was described by and used by authors for various reasons. Joseph Neilson… Continue reading “A Farmer’s Tasks in Winters Past: Some Reflections and Advice: Part 5 of 5”…
A Farmer’s Tasks in Winters Past: Some Reflections and Advice: Part 4 of 5 by John C. Carter Winter Travel: In Emigration, an 1834 volume of letters from emigrants now settled in Upper Canada,… Continue reading “A Farmer’s Tasks in Winters Past: Some Reflections and Advice: Part 4 of 5”…
A Farmer’s Tasks in Winters Past: Some Reflections and Advice: Part 3 of 5 by John C. Carter Winter Works: Did the climate have an effect upon the type of work done, how was… Continue reading “A Farmer’s Tasks in Winters Past: Some Reflections and Advice: Part 3 of 5”…