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2008 Friends of Ohio Barns Fall Picnic Revised Schedule

Annual member picnic Revised Schedule for October 18th 2008.

Because of the remnants of Hurricane Ike a few weeks ago, we had to postpone our annual Friends barn picnic. With the terrific work of Sarah Werling, this year's host, we were able to reschedule a modified version of her original tour and picnic. It promises to be another fantastic day of barn/farm touring, with a boxed lunch picnic to boot! The day will still feature three beautiful sites full of barn history and Elizabeth Township splendor. You can still join the tour at any one of the 3 stops during the day. We will be providing the box lunches at the Elizabeth Township Community Center, just in case the weather is less than ideal.

As before, ample parking is available, remember to be careful during the driving portions of the day. We are looking forward to a great day, and hope you can join us!

To be included for Lunch Please RSVP to our Friends e-mail: here by October 15th.

For full details please see the itinerary.

Updated Calendar of Events

Click the Event Calendar link at left for updated information on events for 2008!

Barn of the Year Award Nominees Needed

Do you know about an outstanding barn in your region of the state?

If so, drop us a line and get it nominated for the annual Friends of Ohio Barns "Barn of the Year Award" The deadline is March 10th, 2008.

Nominations will be judged in two categories: agricultural use and adaptive use (non-agricultural). Nominations should include photos, current owner's name, location of the barn, current use of the barn, history of the barn including age and builder if known, and information on repairs and who made them, if known.

Please Click Here for complete details about the Barn of the Year Award.

New Community Link Section

We now offer a Community Links section. Please click the Links item at left to branch out through the barn community.

Friends of Ohio Barns annual Fall Picnic

It will be Sept. 15th from noon to 5pm. at the home of Friends board member, Dan Troth. He lives at 7591 Perry Rd. Delaware, Oh 43015. Please bring a covered side dish or dessert of your choice. The meat dish and plates / utensils will be provided along with drinks. We will have an opportunity to tour Dan's house, part of it being two restored barns into one main wing of the house. Dan may have another surprise up his sleeve too!

Please contact any board member if you plan to attend, so that we can get a head count.

Plan to spend a beautiful early fall day in central Ohio!

Hertzler House Barn Workshop

The Timber Framers Guild and volunteers helped the Clark County Park District restore, reassemble, and raise a historic barn at the George Rogers Clark Historic Park, in Springfield, Ohio. There was a Barn Repair and Reassembly Workshop July 7-21, capped off with an old-fashioned barn raising Saturday, July 21.

Please check out the Timber Framer's Guild website for project photos and documentation.

Friends of Ohio Barns Announces the Second Annual “Ohio Barn of the Year” Award

Nominated barns will be judged in two categories, continued AGRICULTURAL USE and ADAPTIVE USE (non-agricultural). Barn owners, barn enthusiasts and local historic organizations are encouraged to nominate their favorite barn or barns for one of the two categories. Nominations should include as much information as available including: photos, current owners name, location of barn, current use of barn, history of barn including age and builder if known, and repairs and information on individuals performing repairs.

Awards will be presented at the 8th annual Ohio Barn Conference.

News release and photos of both winning nominations will be made available to the news media with a feature story in “The Old Barn Post”.

Ohio Barn Conference VIII & Newsletter Updates

We have updated the site with extensive information about OBC VIII on the Conference 2007 page. We are also now up to date with posting all newsletters, sorry about the temporary lag in posting.