Bob and Kathy Frydenlund email
me! - Saturday, April 01, 2000 08:49:48 AM
Check out http://www.roundbarn.homestead.com My wife and I have just finished
writing a self published book this winter and we call it " How to Build and
Love your own Round Barn "'. Last week we created a new website and are marketing
the book through the internet. Please, come visit when you can, the reason for
this e-mail is to ask how we can link our pages to your website. Also, If your
interested in purchasing a book, just let us know by e-mail. Thank you for your
time.
Don McLean email
me! - Monday, April 03, 2000 03:08:09 PM
We own a 50x74 Pennsylvania Bank Dairy Barn which we believe to be nearly 200
yrs old. We purchased it last summer and have conducted some major repairs to
the bank side sill as well as replaced some beams and posts badly damaged by
termites. The lower dairy level has been remodeled to accommodate horses. We
recently were visited by a couple who gave us much interesting information about
the barn and farm. He was born and lived on the farm for 21 years. His father
bought it in 1919 when he returned from WW1. He had been a POW for 3 months
prior to the end of the war. He developed an award winning dairy herd which
he maintained until 1958 when he turned 65 and retired. A later owner kept a
few horses loose in the cow loafing area but little further maintenance was
done until last summer when we bought it. Another reason barns were red, given
by this farmer, was that a red barn could be more easily seen in a blizzard
than a white one. Apparently our barn was white with green trim while it was
a working dairy although it was red with white trim when we bought it!
Lonnie Schnauffer email
me! - Wednesday, April 05, 2000 05:21:37 PM
Love this site. I love barns. I particularly love taking pictures of "Mail Pouch"
barns. I live just north of Pittsburgh, PA. I've been in much of the eastern
half of Ohio, the western half of Pennsylvania and alot of West Virginia. So
many barns, such little time! I'm interested in sharing locations or even getting
together and comparing pictures with you. Drop me a E-mail.
Squire Steffey email
me! - Saturday, April 08, 2000 11:30:29 PM
Someone, recently, e-mailed me about books and articles (BOOKS, especially)
on the Mail Pouch barns....alas, the e-mail was deleted with other things, much
to my displeasure...would that person write back again with the info? Many thanks.
Squire Steffey
email me! - Saturday, April
08, 2000 11:52:21 PM
Hi from northern Michigan. We have a banked barn with what you described as
an "almost round roof" in the Seager Barn in Osceola County in your featured
barns section. Our aunt told us she had seen it in a special on PBS about barns.
We had heard someone from the State of Michigan had been around gathering information
on old, maintained barns a while back and wonder if this show resulted from
that. Did anyone happen to see such a special? Know where we can find out about
it? Thanks!
James email me!
- Sunday, April 09, 2000 05:23:21 PM
I just found the barn site and would like to respond to why a barn is red. I
was told many years ago that the main reason was that to preserve the wooden
side boards of the barn they coated them with the cheapest material that could
be found and that was a red lead solution. This prevented decay and was very
inexpensive. The idea caught on easily and the paint companies found that they
could make it very cheaply and do a great deal of business. Later the story
was formed that the red color was for danger, stop, don't go there. The reason
was that usually a bull was housed in the barn and he was a dangerous animal
and red was considered a signal of danger. This red material was all that was
available before paint was invented. The inside of house were coated with calcimine
before the advent of paint. Calcimine was too expensive and also did not weather
as well as did the red lead solution. I am now 66 years old and remember some
very good stories of barns. I do own a 132 acre farm with a very unusual built
barn in that it is a complete balloon without any post or beam on the second
floor. It was designed by the university of Wisconsin department of agriculture
and was built about 1950. I have the barn in excellent condition and have used
it as a stable for the past 20 years.I do have other stories of other barns
I have owned in the past.
Robin Dorman email
me! - Monday, April 10, 2000 09:05:30 PM
I just received a call froma gentleman from New Jersey who used to make a living
dismantling, rebuilding and selling old barns. He has had major back surgery
and can no longer do the work. He is having a fire sale. If you are interested
in contacting him go to www.geocities.com/heartland/hills/4787 and look him
up. It would be nice to see his hard work go to some who loves barns.
shandy email
me! - Friday, April 14, 2000 02:13:28 PM
Hi everyone, i am doing a report at school and i was wondering if any of you
could tell me why the traditional color of barns is red. I can't find the answer
to this question anywhere. Email me if you know please. Thanx
B. Kahlbaum email me! - Monday,
April 17, 2000 10:28:03 AM
I travel the lower 1/4 of Mich. and US-12 a lot; during these drive have oftain
wonder why barns were painted red. I was pleased to learn that other share my
curiosity. I agree with your reason for red paint being cheap.
Jay Fradd email
me! - Monday, April 24, 2000 02:10:06 PM
I just wanted to say that I am an enthusiast of Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco Barns
as well. It started when we used to go to my grandpa's in West Virginia, and
there were three in a little section of Route 33. Ever since I have been fascinated
by them and love taking road trips with my girlfriend looking for them. Although
I am just 20 years old, I love to see the nostalgic barns, and am extremely
happy to find any new barns. I found a lot of barns on Rt.26 near Marietta,
which also has a lot of covered bridges as well. I would appreciate it if people
could give me locations of their favorite Mail Pouch Tobacco Barns..THanks a
lot!
ken epworth email
me! - Monday, April 24, 2000 03:55:20 PM
old beams in barns should be sprayed with a wonderful product called Bora-Care.
Usually you have to have an exterminator do it although it is entirely non-toxic
for humqan or animals. It kill insects such as post beetle,carpenter ants,termites
and mildew and prevents them from reoccuring. Best bet is two coats.This is
really the only safe way to really do the job. Keeping a barn floor and beam
ledges free of old hay will certainly help iinsect invasions as well. Any questions:
ask barnman@sovernet.I own The Barn People in Vermont
A.Ginter email
me! - Wednesday, April 26, 2000 08:16:40 AM
e-mail me! I am looking for older pictures of the Mail Pouch Tobacco barn located
in Southwestern Ohio at 5777 State Route 128 (sometimes called By-Pass 50 or
Hamilton-Cleves Road). It is about half-way between Miamitown, Ohio and Cleves,
Ohio on State Route 128. It was painted on three sides. One side used to read
Mello-Crown stogies and was painted over with Mail Pouch in the early 1960's.
One side had a dot and circle and read Redman(?) or Bullseye(?). Has anyone
seen pictures of this barn which show the sides? Thanks.
A. Tjorhom email
me! - Wednesday, April 26, 2000 02:13:06 PM
My husband loves old barns and is interested in building a replica of the Canadian
Pacific Rail Barn, Barn No. 7. This was one of a series of ready-made-buildings
sold to homesteaders by the CPR company in the late 1800's. Does anyone have
any idea where we could find copy of the original plan books in order to make
this as authentic as possible?
Don email
me! - Tuesday, May 02, 2000 04:03:14 PM
Can anyone tell me of a website that might have free barn plans? I would like
to build a 24 x 24 barn. Also, how difficult would it be to dismantle an old
barn? How badly will the weathered wood splinter? Don
Andrew email me!
- Monday, May 08, 2000 07:43:13 AM
I am doing a paper on barns in Kentucky. I have one of two questions. (1) Can
anyone tell me why the Kentucky barns were painted black? (2) I am also within
my paper I am trying to find out the different types of barns that farmers used
in housing tobacco. I am a 4th grader and need this information for a KY history
class. Any information would be appreciated. Please e-mail me with any info.
Thanks!
akeefe email me!
- Thursday, May 11, 2000 07:36:54 PM
painted barns east of mississippi,west pine natural due to climate dry,less
rot to wood.no need to paint beams were from fire charred trees.this was a natural
preservative,wyoming mont idaho eastern or.nev less than9 in precipitation.this
i learned wrangling for 4 yrs of col.now i see painted barns in mass.where ilive
Squire Steffey email
me! - Thursday, May 11, 2000 07:59:39 PM
In case you haven't discovered it, there are 175 sources for Mail Pouch barns
on www.google.com....I like this google!!!
Penny email
me! - Wednesday, May 17, 2000 09:20:20 AM
I was wondering if anyone could tell me why barns are usually painted red. I
think I know the history of that but I'm not sure!
L Martin email
me! - Saturday, June 03, 2000 03:40:19 AM
The barn on our farm is rather worse for wear right now, but when it was originally
built (in the early 1900's) it was red with white trim. My dad told me that
the gentleman who built it also fashioned the handles and latches for the split
doors. That same gentleman also built the two story addition onto the house.
When my grandpa wanted the ceiling lower in the kitchen (then it's usual 10')
it would have meant stepping down into the new bedroom upstairs. The barn builder
wouldn't do it, because "you don't step down into the loft of a barn"... I always
thought that was humorous.
sally email me!
- Wednesday, June 07, 2000 11:52:12 AM
I am engaged in research on Sears Roebuck barns and farm outbuildings and would
appreciate hearing from anyone who would be willing to share information on
their Sears barn, as well as original paperwork related to barn or outbuilding
purchase or building instructions. With thanks.
William email
me! - Wednesday, June 07, 2000 07:19:11 PM
I live in Central NJ and am about to propose to my girlfriend. She grew up a
city girl but always wished her family owned a barn. I'd love to give her the
gift of a barn, even for just a day. If anyone out there can give some direction
on how to rent or borrow a barn in either South Jersey or S.E. Pennsylvania,
it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Jeff Emrick email
me! - Friday, June 09, 2000 07:39:37 AM
What a wonderful site you have. I am interested in what those round symbols
sometime found on barns are called. I don't know enough about them to really
describe them. I think they must be like a good luck symbol or something. Any
ideas would be great. I do stained glass and would like to try one of those
barn symbols in glass. Thanks ,Jeff
Ronny Roberts email
me! - Tuesday, June 13, 2000 08:19:30 AM
I work for Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department near Charlotte
NC. We have a barn on one of our properties that was built around 1950. The
siding is in bad shape but the structure is sound. I am trying to find a funding
source to replace the siding. If you have any ideas please help. Thanks in advance.
Neal Anthony email
me! - Friday, June 16, 2000 01:41:40 AM
I love country barns, I have one here on the farm except its not holding hay
or cows now, I have converted it into a place where a few of my friends (200)
or more get together once a month a have nothing but a good time, we don't play
much country music, we play pop etc., we have our own DJ, which makes the barn
special, there's nothing like having a barn party view the web page at:http://web.infoave.net/~indigostar/
Dane Gustafson email
me! - Sunday, June 25, 2000 10:00:23 PM
An excellent source for timber framing information is www.tfguild.org It is
the home of the Timber Framer's Guild, devoted to the craft of traditional wooden
joinery. Workshops, conferences, guild newsletters and magazine. Historical
and new construction. The craft continues.
Buddy Patterson email
me! - Tuesday, June 27, 2000 11:32:11 AM
Help! Trying to find a barn lettering system for advertising. Were told of a
system that is a poly or styrofoan painted letter that is glued to barn roof.
Ever heard of or know of a resource I might contact?