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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

SPECIA-LIST SPOTLIGHT : Ashlar Stone Masonry Located near Stratford, Ontario Make sure you let them know that OBP sent you so they continue to support us.

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

“The old adage is, why they built a barn like this, was the devil can't get you in the corner, since there's no corners…” Step inside The Round Barn and discover the story behind its unusual structure on our website: ontariobarnpreservation.com/virtual-barn...

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

SPECIA-LIST SPOTLIGHT : Timeless Timber Carpentry Located near Hamilton, Ontario Visit their website at timelesstimbercarpentry.com Make sure you let them know that OBP sent you so they continue to support us.

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Hidden down a quiet gravel road in Perth County stands a remarkable round barn. Built in 1895, it has withstood over 130 years of wind, rain, and snow. Uncover the story behind this remarkable structure that has stood the test of time on our website: ontariobarnpreservation.com/virtual-barn...

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Victoria Park Avenue, looking northwest to the farm of Arthur Hill, southwest corner of Victoria Park Avenue and Old Finch Avenue. Toronto, Ontario

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The Lawrence family in 1895. Namesake of Lawrence Avenue, Toronto. I couldn't find a photo of the original farm and barn. (Laura)

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

SPECIA-LIST SPOTLIGHT : VELD Architect Located near Sebringville, Ontario Visit their website at www.veldarchitect.com Make sure you let them know that OBP sent you so they continue to support us.

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

We now have a linktree page. You can find a quick link for the resources Ontario Barn Preservation offers. More to come! thelinktree.com/ontariobarnp...

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Walker Farms - Walkerville, Ontario. archive.org/details/3678... circa 1909 #SaveOntarioBarns

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

www.facebook.com/share/p/1H4z... - Noticed this today in the Facebook feed but I could not get it to post to OBP. So this is a screen capture, not the post itself. The link above should work. #SaveOntarioBarns

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Garden party, Ottawa Experimental Farm, 1898. www.ebay.ca/itm/17844913... #SaveOntarioBarns

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Every Barn has a Story - www.ruralvoice.ca/every-barn-h... “For my birthday one year, my brother gave me a rusty old hinge,” says Jim, and his brother then added that the hinge came with a barn he had found for him. It was a barn built on the smaller side, within a nearby village. #SaveOntarioBarns

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Farmer Tim - farm archaeologist! www.facebook.com/share/r/1Lyz...

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

...a large wooden gear left inside the structure, likely part of an old mechanical system tied to the barn's original agricultural use, whether for hay handling, grain processing, or some other now-obsolete piece of farm machinery. Quoted from the post - ominous.app/blog/2026-08...

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Please take a look at our freshly updated guide to Saving Barns from Ontario Barn Preservation - drive.google.com/file/d/1x5lp... - Review, critique, or best of all - use the guide as a resource for your own old Ontario barn.

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Hockey in Canada by the barn. Art by Jerry Markham, (originally from Alberta) Canadian artist selling mainly western themed art online. jerrymarkham.com JRM Sports Art - www.etsy.com/ca/shop/JRMS... #SaveOntarioBarns

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Quoted from the postcard back "This centurian log barn is still in use by its present owners. Built by pioneers in this this district as a homestead it has slipped back to its present use as a barn". Goulais Bay, Ontario. - www.ebay.ca/itm/40697223... #SaveOntarioBarns

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

How to apply to use the Ontario Foodland logo - www.ontario.ca/foodland/pag...

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Resources for agriculture businesses and tourism, Ontario Government working with the University of Guelph. www.ontario.ca/page/ontario... If you want to grow and market lavender, or almost anything else, this is a resource for you. (Not just lavender).

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Would you know a restored barn if you saw one? Some barns are restorations in disguise. You might not know how much work (and wood) has gone into bringing an old barn back to life. We have a list of barn contractors to help you. #SavingOntarioBarns www.ontariobarnpreservation.com/resources-di...

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Did you ever think about a tiny house barndomimium? The second one looks too extravagant for my budget. The first one looks more interesting. But, what would you do with the rest of the barn? (Laura) www.facebook.com/groups/28289...

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Property for sale with renovated bank barn and house. It looks funny with those windows added on. I guess they were planning or have been using it for something. youtu.be/fb-C8JHqoz0?... #SaveOntarioBarns Tecumseth, Ontario.

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Before and after for an Ottawa area barn renovation. #SaveOntarioBarns youtube.com/shorts/lLzQU...

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Barns in Cramahe Township, Ontario - vitacollections.ca/cramahelibra... J.F. Peterson Farm, Colborne, H.P. Gould Farm, Castleton, and the Bawden Farm, Cramahe Township, Ontario. It would be nice to know who the artist was for these. I'd like to find more. #SaveOntarioBarns

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Red, green, and white... Painting barns again in 1935, six years after the Great Depression. vitacollections.ca/cramahelibra... #SaveOntarioBarns

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I was writing about Sir Henry Pellatt, Toronto and his Casa Loma. This photo called "the barn" was included. I've lost track of the site it came from. But... what barn was ever part of Casa Loma. It could be his farm in the Kingston area. I don't know. #SaveOntarioBarns

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Digging for gold, online with old Ontario barns. I found web.archive.org/web/20250322... #SaveOntarioBarns

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Tools of the Barn Builders - www.pa-roots.com/southbend/Er...

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

From 'Old Barns Project' on Facebook - www.facebook.com/groups/16544... #SaveOntarioBarns #OntarioBarnPreservation Westport, Ontario.

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Event - Community Conversations: Tea and History - Creemore, Ontario June 21st. www.instagram.com/p/DZCzgZxFrhX/

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

If this really was from somewhere in Toronto in the 1900's -I wish I could have found more than just the photo online. I don't know who the people are or just where the barn was located. #OntarioBarnPreservation #SaveOntarioBarns #CanadianHistory www.bygonely.com/canadians-19...

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

"My little friend..." Not an Ontario barn but it gave me a laugh. (Laura) www.facebook.com/share/r/1AbH...

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Do you have one of these in your barn? Custom made in Collingwood, Ontario. "The old tractor has a wooden cab that a resourceful farmer built for protection from the elements. Built sometime between 1918 and 1927." www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM1...

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Today I am thinking about Spring and... toads. You find toads in unexpected places. Like barns, mainly under things. Did you know we only have 2 kinds of toads in Ontario? georgianbaybiosphere.com/toad-days-day/ If you find one in your barn, be kind. (Laura)

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Barn raising, 1890's. This photo was found in an antique store in Perth, Ontario, in December, 2015. Brothers, Cameron & Peter McTavish appear in North Elmsley Township in the 1901 census, ages eleven and five, respectivley. #SaveOntarioBarns www.ontariohistory.org/elmsley-barn...

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Living Off Grid? Been There, Done that - by Ernie Bies, April 10, 2020 #OntarioHistory #SaveOntarioBarns www.ontariohistory.org/bies-offgrid...

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

The most-improved farm in the 945 square miles of Durham Region - the Holstein operation owned by Clifford Redman of Scugog Island - 1975 -https://digitalarchive.tpl.ca/objects/207258/the-mostimproved-farm-in-the-945-square-miles-of-durham-reg #SaveOntarioBarns

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

This is an archive photo from a barn raising in Picton, Ontario. Between 1898 and 1930. #SaveOntarioBarns digitalarchive.tpl.ca/objects/2725...

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

New post to Ontario Barn Preservation - Setting up a Roadside Easel: Part 2 Contributed by Mike Shatilla www.ontariobarnpreservation.com/2026/04/06/s... #SaveOntarioBarns

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Farm machinery advertisements from the 1800's, in Ontario. Hay loader, Ingersoll, Ontario. archive.org/details/cihm... Oat hull grinder. Galt, Ontario. archive.org/details/cihm... Stable fixtures. Preston, Ontario. archive.org/details/cihm... #SaveOntarioBarns

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Ontario Barn Preservation is looking for volunteers for an ongoing digital project! You'll help investigate historic barns - digging into online databases from archives and museums across Ontario. If you're interested, please reach out via email info@ontariobarnpreservation.com #OntarioHistory

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

"Build Your Barn Like a Skyscraper!" From Sears Roebuck - 1928 archive.org/details/Sear... #SaveOntarioBarns

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Photograph of a collapsed barn in Beulah, Manitoba. 1915. archive.org/details/PC00... @uwarchives.bsky.social @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

A road trip video from 2008, Rural Ohio, US. archive.org/details/barn... Barns and Silos (Ohio) by Don Ratcliff. 2008.

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Louden Barn Plans, Fairfield, Iowa. 1915. Found in the Internet Archives. archive.org/details/Loud... #SaveOntarioBarns

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Author: Shonna Giles is writing a book about old barns of Ontario. She is a member of OBP and many of her barn stories are OBP members. Contact information: 519-277-3003 or shonna.giles@gmail.com #SaveOntarioBarns

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Ontario Barn Preservation 🍁 @obp.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Although the day is coming to a close... did you know today was International Day of Happiness? The concept of International Day of Happiness was introduced by the United Nations in June 2012. Not especially about barns today, more about people.

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