Hay Trolley Hay Trolleys in the barn and restored as a collectors piece. Continue reading “Hay Trolley”…
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”…
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… Continue reading “A Word of Caution”…
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”…
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… Continue reading “Worked at Well: The Stable Pump”…
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)”…
The Old Barn Model: The Swing Beam Barn and Its Challenges (Part 2 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 Swing Beam Barn and Its Challenges (Part 2 of 3)”…
The Old Barn Model: A Serendipitous Encounter (Part 1 of 3) by Hugh Fraser, OBP President for 2023-2024 In September 2022, I worked three days on behalf of Ontario Barn Preservation… Continue reading “The Old Barn Model: A Serendipitous Encounter (Part 1 of 3)”…