A Little Log Horse Stable in Lanark County
By Claudia Smith, OBP Secretary Horses built this country. With plodding hooves, sweat-darkened hides and dust-clearing snorts, horses pulled everything…
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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)…
Old Barn Found Wandering in Simcoe County
by Laura Brown, OBP Member and Volunteer Of course, it wasn’t the barn wandering around Simcoe County, it was my…
Glencolton Farm and Messiah Amongst The Cows
by Jim Campbell, OBP Director/VP. A truly magical experience at this magical (but darkest) time of year is to be…
Bruce Godkin
By Krista Hulshof, OBP Treasurer Bruce Godkin, former regional Rep for Perth & Huron counties, passed away of October 16th,…
“Field Work” at the MOD
by Jim Campbell, Duntroon: OBP Director/VP “Driving out of town,as landscapes blur by,fond memoriesof childhood visits to a family farm:the…
Island Barn Mystery: Part 4 of 4
by Everyday Lillie Continued from Part 3: Ice Harvest Method Why Our Little Bay? Our island is in a large…
Island Barn Mystery: Part 3
by Everyday Lillie Continued from Part 2: Ontario’s Ice Trade Ice Harvest Method The process of ice harvesting involved cutting…
Island Barn Mystery: Part 2
by Everyday Lillie Continued from Part 1: “…. why would an island need a barn?” One day a neighbour stopped…
Island Barn Mystery: Part 1
by Everyday Lillie. (Editor’s note: During this hot spell, I thought it may be perfect timing to share Lillie’s story….)…