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Raise the Roof!

When we look at century-old barns in Ontario, it’s a wonder how they built these massive structures without any kind of modern machinery we take for granted today. Well, they did, with just hand tools, rope, horses and community strength, especially when it came time for the barn raising.

During the last half of the 19th century in Ontario, thousands of barns were built as the pioneer farmers went from subsistence living, log cabins and barns

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