Haunted Barns! Part 1
by Richard Palmisano. Nothing defines a farm from any other property then that of the majestic barn. The command-and-control centre…
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A Great Drive to See Log Barns
by Jon Radojkovic Radojkovic, OBP Director I was happy when I saw the first log barn. I had expected to…
The Canada Farmer, 1864
by Diana Macdonald While doing research in The Canada Farmer, a fortnightly news journal printed in Toronto, from 1864 (slowing…
Building a Log Barn in 1840’s Nottawasaga
by Jim Campbell, OBP Vice President, Duntroon. In the early 1900’s my great-great-grandfather, Donald Blair, with only a Grade 3…
The Return of the Barn Swallows
Excerpts of an email to OBP by member Ted Spearing, edited by Jim Campbell I’m writing back in response to…
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…
The Sad Remains of a Barn in Southern Ontario
by Laura Brown, OBP Member and Our Stellar Volunteer Hello, my name is Laura Brown. I took these photos of…
Iowa Barn Tour: Part 1 of 2
State of Iowa fall barn 2023 tour
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…
Traditional Barns in Quebec: Part 2 of 2
by Arthur Plumpton, member of OBP The genesis of nineteenth century traditional barns Part 1 looked at the traditional…