Haunted Barns! Part 2 PRESENCES INSPIRE PRESERVATION by Peter Roe It has often been noted that ghosts haunt any location where life has existed,… Continue reading “Haunted Barns! Part 2”…
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… Continue reading “Haunted Barns! Part 1”…
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… Continue reading “A Great Drive to See Log Barns ”…
The Canada Farmer, 1864 by Diana Macdonald While doing research in The Canada Farmer, a fortnightly news journal printed in Toronto, from 1864 (slowing… Continue reading “The Canada Farmer, 1864”…
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… Continue reading “Building a Log Barn in 1840’s Nottawasaga”…
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… Continue reading “The Return of the Barn Swallows”…
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… Continue reading “The Sad Remains of a Barn in Southern Ontario”…
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… Continue reading “Traditional Barns in Quebec: Part 2 of 2 ”…
Traditional Barns in Quebec: Part 1 of 2 by Arthur Plumpton, member of OBP You may have wondered about the architectural similarities and differences amongst heritage barns in… Continue reading “Traditional Barns in Quebec: Part 1 of 2 ”…
The Old Barn Model: The Final Product (Part 3 of 3) by Hugh Fraser, OBP President for 2023-2024 In the first blog of this series, I described my serendipitous meeting with… Continue reading “The Old Barn Model: The Final Product (Part 3 of 3)”…