Barn Related Online Program Resources

Barn Again! is a national program to preserve historic farm buildings sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Successful Farming magazine. BARN AGAIN! provides up-to-date information to help owners of historic barns rehabilitate them and put them back to productive use on farms and ranches. They can provide technical assistance through the BARN AGAIN! Hot line, publish rehabilitation guides, sponsor workshops, exhibits and other events and present annual awards for the best examples of historic barns rehabilitated for continued farming use. http://www.agriculture.com/ba/ba!home.html

Barn Again! In Ohio is a web site developed by the Ohio Historic Preservation Office and the Ohio State University Extension which describes the barn preservation program in Ohio. http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~barn/

Ohio’s Barns. This site features Ohio Bicentennial barns, round and polygonal barns, and barns with specific advertising painted on them, such as the Mail Pouch barns. This site has been developed with the purpose of sharing information on where these structures exist and to provide a photographic catalog of these barns, signs and other structures. While the site is titled Ohio Barns, pictures and locations throughout the Midwest are cataloged on this web page. Ohio is the premier state for finding these types of structures. http://www.ohiobarns.com/

The Michigan Barn Preservation Network promotes appreciation, preservation and rehabilitation of Michigan barns, related farmsteads, and rural communities. http://www.mibarn.net

The Barn Journal is the first and only web site with general information about barns and traditional farm architecture. http://www.thebarnjournal.org/

Vermont Divison for Historic Preservation: Taking Care of Your Old Barn - provides property owners with a basic guide to taking care of their historic barns and farm buildings. Includes general guidelines, a short history of barns, ten tips for barn maintenance and repair, ways to adapt barns to other uses, sources of advice and funding for barn preservation, and a list of organizations that offer aid to people working on their barns. http://www.uvm.edu/~vhnet/hpres/publ/barnb/bbtit.html

The Barns of Underhill: A Pictorial Survey - This collection of barn images, photographed over the course of one year, attempts to document all barns currently existing in the town of Underhill, Vermont. http://www.uvm.edu/~hag/underhill/index.html

Iowa’s Famous Round Barns: Focuses on the history, preservation and building of octagonal barns. http://members.aol.com/pmaxheim/barns.htm

Historic Barns. Created by Edu Tel Communications, this web site studies barns as living history so that students can learn about the past and the ways in which their communities have changed over the years. Components of this web site include: Different Types of Barns Found in New England; Resources for New England Barns; One New England Barn in the Process of Being Restored. http://www.edutel.org/buildings/barns.html

Wisconsin Barns: Stories in Wood & Stone celebrates the rich history of barn architecture in Wisconsin as well as the stories about life on the farm in our state's early years. http://www.uwex.edu/lgc/barns/barns.htmis one-hour special also looks at what people today are doing to preserve and restore some of our valuable rural treasures. Includes feature stories and photo gallery. Info on purchasing the 1 hour video is also available. http://www.wpt.org/barns/

The Wisconsin Barn Preservation Initiative. The University of Wisconsin-Extension, along with the Wisconsin Trust for Historic Preservation and the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, are spearheading a multifaceted approach aimed at saving many of Wisconsin's historic agricultural buildings. The Wisconsin Barn Preservation Initiative is aimed at both addressing public concerns and drawing attention to the importance of preserving the elements of Wisconsin's rural countryside, those elements that make it a unique part of America. This web site includes information on Money to Repair Culturally Significant Barns, Regional Educational Workshops, Technical Resource Materials, Barns N.O.W! (Network of Wisconsin), Wisconsin Barn Photos and Related Barn Links http://www.uwex.edu/lgc/barns/barns.htm

Round Barns - This site developed by Paul Vreungdenhil, a graduate student in the Department of Surgery on the University of Wisconsin campus includes photographs of several round barn in Wisconsin. http://sapphire.surgery.wisc.edu/barns.html

Agricultural Resources on the Internet - Steenbock Memorial Library University of Wisconsin-Madison. http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/Steenbock/electron/agdropin.htm

Promoting Agricultural and Business Competitiveness and a Sustainable Environment: Internet Resources Keyed to this University of Wisconsin-Extension Cooperative Extension Program Direction: http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/Steenbock/services/agricext.htm

Land Trust - http://www.possibility.com/LandTrust/

The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training - The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training promotes and enhances the preservation of historic resources in the United States for present and future generations through the advancement and dissemination of preservation technology and training. http://www.cr.nps.gov/ncptt/

The National Parks Service Links to the Past - you can find cultural resources technical assistance and sources for expert advice and training. You can also discover information on tax credits related to historic preservation and on special NPS grants for many purposes. http://www.cr.nps.gov/

The National Trust for Historic Preservation - The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a nonprofit organization with more than 260,000 members. As the leader of the national preservation movement, the National Trust is committed to saving America's diverse historic environments and to preserving and revitalizing the livability of communities nationwide. It has seven regional offices, owns 18 historic sites and works with thousands of community groups in all 50 states. http://www.nthp.org/

Rural Conservation Clubs Program - Canada-Ontario Agriculture Green Plan. First announced in December of 1992, Agriculture Canada's Rural Conservation Clubs program was established to support innovative research and demonstration projects in environmentally sustainable agriculture. http://res.agr.ca/lond/gp/clubs/clubmenu.html

The Timber Framers Guild is dedicated to promoting the centuries-old craft of timber framing. http://www.tfguild.org/

USDA 1996 Farm Bill - The "Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996." was signed into law on April 4, 1996. This legislation would authorize most agriculture programs for fiscal years 1996-2002, including commodities, credit, conservation, rural development, trade, and nutrition. http://topaz.kenyon.edu/projects/famfarm/economy/policy/96bill.htm

The Ohio Bicentennial Barns Project - The Ohio Bicentennial Commission's barn painting program started as a unique means of getting free, highly visible advertising. It grew into a cultural phenomenon, with nearly 2,000 Ohio barn owners volunteering their barns for painting, and scores of people traveling across the state to visit as many of the barns as possible. http://www.ohio200.org/barns/

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