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Related Websites Preservation of Historic Barns This National Park Service publication on the history and preservation of barns encourages the restoration of historic barns and other agricultural structures, whether as agricultural buildings or for new uses.  Museum on Main Street Museum on Main Street is a partnership of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), state humanities councils and small rural museums in an effort to serve rural audiences. Barn Again! Celebrating an American Icon To traditional farmers, barns are the soul of the farm. To the general public, barns represent both our rural past and our agricultural present. This exhibition was developed by the National Building Museum in collaboration with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and has been adapted for travel by SITES. Rural Heritage Program Part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Rural Heritage Program is dedicated to the recognition and protection of rural historic and cultural resources. Through educational programs, publications, and technical assistance, the Rural Heritage Program supports the efforts of rural communities to preserve and live with their heritage. Nebraska Governor's Task Force on Agriculture and Natural Resources Education The task force provides leadership to integrate agricultural and natural resources literacy into the lives of all Nebraskans from pre-kindergarten throughout life and stimulates preparation of a more diverse, competitive and productive workforce for our agriculture and natural resources systems to enhance the well-being of the state and its citizens.  Kansas Barn Again Children played in barns, couples courted, husbands sulked, neighbors visited, teenagers hid from their parents. Kansas celebrates an American icon. South Dakota Barn Again The pioneers who came to South Dakota before the railroads built their barns with materials they found at hand. South Dakota celebrates an American icon. Iowa Barn Again Barns, like town halls and skyscrapers, symbolize America. They conjure up the Emersonian ideal of self-reliance and make us nostalgic for the rural past. Iowa celebrates an American icon. Washington Barn Again Why are some barns rectangular and some barns round? What purpose do barns serve on a farm? How have changes in American agriculture affected barns? What is being done to preserve historic barns? Washington celebrates an American icon. Indiana Barn Again To traditional farmers, barns are the soul of the farm. To the general public, barns represent both our rural past and our agricultural present. Indiana celebrates an American icon. Barn Again Preservation This is national program to preserve historic farm buildings sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Successful Farming magazine. It provides information to help owners of historic barns rehabilitate them and put them back to productive use on farms and ranches. Old House Web Barns evoke a sense of tradition and security, of closeness to the land and to the people who built them. Historical information on types of barns, plus stories. The Americanization of the Barn Although most Americans are no longer farmers, we still honor the Jeffersonian ideal of agricultural wisdom, wholesomeness and, by extension, we honor the farm and its barn even today. An article by Thomas C. Hupka from Blueprints, a quarterly magazine of the National Building Museum. Barns of Oregon State University Oregon State University is noted for its picturesque campus and architecture. Between 1900 and 1940, Oregon State built many outstanding examples of barns, most of which have succumbed to fire, neglect, or obsolescence. The Barn Journal This website is dedicated to the appreciation and preservation of traditional farm architecture, sponsored by the Michigan State University Museum and the Michigan Barn Preservation Network. It is a reader-supported site that depends on the submissions of barn enthusiasts for its content. Nebraska Farmer Magazine Robert Furnas published Volume 1, No. 1 of Nebraska Farmer in October 1859, eight years before Nebraska Territory became a state. Today, as then, Nebraska Farmer remains an integral part of Nebraska agriculture as the state's leading source of agricultural information.

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