From Hay Barracks to Hop Houses to Harvestore Silos: Understanding New York Agriculture through the Built Environment

Join us on October 18, 2026 @ 4:00 pm Eastern Standard Time for the third of this years virtual lectures, From Hay Barracks to Hop Houses to Harvestore Silos: Understanding New York Agriculture through the Built Environment. Cynthia Falk, author of The Barns of New York, will guide us through various barn types common to New York . The lecture is free and open to the public, made possible by National Barn Alliance memberships. Follow this link to join the lecture,https://umw-sso.zoom.us/j/86707265151. Preregistration is not required.

The National Barn Alliance, 2026 Annual Membership Meeting will follow the lecture at approximately 5:00 pm. The agenda can be found here.

North American Round Barn History in a Nutshell

Join us on September 26, 2026 @ 5:30 pm Eastern Standard Time for the second of this years virtual lectures, North American Round Barn History in a Nutshell. John T. Hanou, author of The Round and Multi-Sided Barns of North American: A History, will guide us through the construction and aesthetics of this barn typology. The lecture is free and open to the public, made possible by National Barn Alliance memberships. Follow this link to join the lecture,https://umw-sso.zoom.us/j/89038336194 . Preregistration is not required.

“From Trusses to Bents: Barn Types of England”

Join us on July 1, 2026 @ 5 pm Eastern Standard Time for the first of this years virtual lectures, From Trusses to Bents: Barn Types of England. Kenneth Bonham, author of the Great Barns of England will present on the various type of barns across England focusing on form as well as framing. The lecture is free and open to the public, made possible by National Barn Alliance memberships. Follow this link to join the lecture, https://umw-sso.zoom.us/j/84415498761.