The Soul of a Barn

by | Oct 9, 2013 | Your Barn Stories

Story by Mary Henneke Miller in Henneke Family Farm near Ottawa, Illinois byMary Henneke Miller The old barn fell down. It caved into the sloping ground on which it was built years ago. The faded siding and ancient timbers had been leaning to the east for several...

McCoy Family Farm Sheridan, Michigan

by | Jan 25, 2013 | Your Barn Stories

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...

Rurka barn in Allen Mi

by | Mar 7, 2012 | Your Barn Stories

Story by Rurka in Allen, Mi We have this barn and we are planning on gutting it out and make the whole lower level a garage, and to make the upper level a 20’by 60′ room. We are not sure whats exactly we are going to use the upper level for...

Northwest Ohio Barns

by | Aug 3, 2011 | Your Barn Stories

Story by Lou Hebert in Perrysburg Ohio My appreciation of old barns began when I was a child. While I did not grow up on a farm, like so many of my friends and family, my heritage was deeply rooted in farming and the land. As a young boy while on frequent visits to my...

Blaxland

by | Apr 9, 2011 | Your Barn Stories

Story by Lesley in the UK I grew up on a farm in East Kent and we had an old barn where we stored the hay bales for the cows. It had a Kent clay tile roof and huge beams. As children we used to play in the barn sometimes. We loved the smell of the hay. We...