McCoy Family Farm Sheridan, Michigan

Story by Priscilla The Barn Geeks Mom in Montcalm County, Michigan From the Barn Geeks Mom Priscilla as told by his Grandmother Doris (McCoy) Jeffers June 1939 We were a small family of five, my baby sister Elaine was on the way. We lived on a 40 acre farm with a...

Barn Restoration Grant – Michigan

Asked by John Slaughter from Byron Center Michigan   We have a 120 year old barn we would like help with grants on for Michigan. It is a historic barn and the first one in the area that was built. Anyone have connections on applying for something like this? We...

Barn Restoration Grants in Michigan

Asked by Geno from Motown, MI   Hello Aaron, Ironically – I am living in VT at the moment however originally from Ferndale, MI. I have a question about barn restoration funding there in MI. My parents have a barn in Emmett. I wanted to look into restoration...

What is Barn wood worth?

Asked by Rhonda Helming from Southern Indiana   We have torn down several old buildings/barns on our property. Now we are wanting to sell the barn wood, plus we have about 20 hand hewn timbers. We don’t know what to charge for them. Could you help me out?...