I spoke to the group about Ohio’s Historic Family Farms program and how to research the history of farms and old buildings, something I had done last year for a story for Columbus Monthly.

A 10-year-old home near Alexandria in Licking County created from two mid-1800 barns has hit the market, offering barn lovers ...

This story was authored by Todd Kleismit, Executive Director of the Ohio Commission for the U.S. Semiquincentennial (also known as America 250-Ohio). It first appeared at the Ohio History Connection ...

It also hosts an annual barn conference; the 2023 conference was held in April in Morrow County and included a tour of six barns. Friends of Ohio Barns also gives three annual “Barn of the Year” ...

The Ohio landscape is full of beautiful old barns that have stood the test of time and some of them are part of the special trail in Sandusky County. “When I was young, ...

Rebecca Nieminen compiled hundreds of her best images in a newly published photography book, “For the Love of Old Barns.” ...

As new development springs up on former Ohio farmland, one group is working to preserve the agricultural icons that might otherwise be demolished. Saving Ohio's agricultural history, one barn at a ...

Ohio was once home to around 10,000 historic barns dating back to the early and mid-1800s, according to Tom O'Grady, executive director of the Southeast Ohio History Center in Athens.

It is said that once a barn’s roof deteriorates, the rest of the structure soon follows. The loss of barns is a strike against rural heritage that is impossible to quantify. Efforts are ongoing to ...

If any barn owner feels that his or her old barn has a good history behind it they are encouraged to contact Pump House director John Payne via email at [email protected] or phone at 740-703-6514.

Especially in Pennsylvania, the old barns were larger than we commonly see in east and southeast Ohio. Many were made of stone, likely taken from the fields on the farm. Others were made with ...