Enns Barn Painting Collection: Installment 2 of 5
Throughout June, Ontario Barn Preservation is pleased to bring to you barn paintings from the collection of David and Sandy…
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Enns Barn Painting Collection: Installment 1 of 5
For the coming month Ontario Barn Preservation is pleased to bring to you barn paintings from the collection of David…
The Annual Return of the Barn Swallow
by Donald Hilborn, Director Ontario Barn Preservation. The Barn Swallow, officially known as Hirundo Rustica, arrives in Ontario each spring…
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…
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…
THE BURLY BARN
by Jenny Phillips, OBP Regional Rep for Middlesex, Elgin, Chatham Kent and Lambton, originally published in her book “Does it…
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…
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…
Looking for Secretary Volunteer
We need your heeaaaalp!! OBP is growing quickly. And many hands make light work. The interest is spreading and we…
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,…