Farm Severance Council presentation
We have had a few requests for presentations at local council meetings or planners meetings. As I cannot present at…
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Preserving Old Ontario Barns in the On-Line World: PART 2 OF 5, What’s an old barn, and why are they difficult to document?
Ontario Barn Preservation By Hugh Fraser, OBP Director This blog appears throughout November and December 2020 with the following topics…
PRESERVING OLD ONTARIO BARNS IN THE ON-LINE WORLD: PART 1 of 5, INTRODUCTION
By Hugh Fraser, OBP Director It should be no surprise that Ontario’s oldest barns were built where peoples of European…
Photo Documenting Barns
by Jim Campbell, Duntroon To be clear, I am definitely no professional when it comes to photography and I welcome anyone…
Surplus Farm Dwelling Severance
We need your input! what does your municipality do with bank barns and severances? Review the issues and help us help your municipality find alternative solutions!
Barn Songs
Love the nostalgic feeling you get when you see old barns or think back to your memories. Here are some…
Barns Used to Have Communities Around them
BarnsUsed to Have Communities Jon Radojkovic, Chesley Here’s a nice standard 135 year-old timber frame barn where the 100 acres…
Exciting start-up News!!
We are excited to announce that Ontario Barn Preservation has received their not-for-profit status as of March 30, 2019! We…
Welcome to Ontario Barn Preservation
I’ve been involved with repairing, writing about, photographing, moving and admiring heritage barns for three decades or more. I never…