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Five high altitude aerial photographs covering an area from Lewiston (Frames 01-02) leading north to the Utah/Idaho border, ca. July 5, 1959.

Everette Anderson discusses the local history of Corinne, Utah and stories of growing up, farming, and barns in the area. The main interest was the moving model of a working Mormon hay derrick that he made as a hobbyist woodmaker.

A walk with Jimmy Morgan at the farm where he grew up in Nibley with Lisa Duskin-Goede holding the video camera and asking Jimmy questions while walking around the farm. Jimmy's full name is Austin Morgan, but he went by 'Jim' or 'Jimmy'.

This video details a tour bus with 25-30 adults that visits the Sern T. Peterson barn, the Heggie barn, the Howard Egan barn, and the Rockhill Creamery barns with various narration from barn owners and Lisa Duskin-Goede.

An interview with Myrna Pyle Samsel and Ron Pyle, who are sister and brother, about the general history of the family in the US west, and their roots in Denmark. Their great grandmother and grandmother and grandfather all came from Denmark. We also discuss the barn itself, how the family used it and their childhood memories and also their emotions during this time when the barn is being taken apart and removed to make way for a housing development. The interview took place in Myrna's home, not far from where the barn is being taken down.

This interview focuses on the Dr. Peirce's Barn in College Ward, Utah. The barn is well known because of the old advertisement for Dr. Peirce's medicinal cure.

This interview focuses on the Jensen Brothers' Hereford' barn in Young Ward, Utah. It was originally built in Mantua, Utah then moved to Young Ward in the 1910s. Gail Jensen details several stories related to the barn and the Jensen Brothers' Hereford Bulls breeding stock operation.

Keith Johnson interview which focuses on the barns and operation of the Johnson Ranch in Round Valley, Utah. The Ranch has 4 barns and a granary and is one of the largest in Round Valley.

Gil Miller is an economic planner for smaller communities, and is the mayor of Bear River City, which is Box Elder county. Earlier in September, Gil took Lisa and Elaine on a day tour of Box Elder County to identify the most prominent barns of the area. A review of the tour is included in the discussion as well as Gil's family history and the farming history of the Corinne area.

Tom Weston interview. He discusses the Benjamin Weston barn and granary in Lake Town, Utah as well as his farming operation and his grandfather.

Eli Anderson discusses his family history and the different homesteads his great-grandfather, grandfather, and father built in in Bothwell, Utah.

Kurt Anhder talks about the history of Richmond, some details about the historic barn on his property, and information about other barns in the area. The house and barn were originally built by the Fullers. The house was built in 1908 and the barn between 1920 and 1930. He says that a barn with a cement silo was probably not built any later than this. His barn has tongue and groove construction and wooden pegs. He thinks it was originally used as a horse barn and it has a tack room. Animals used to graze under the west side of the barn because the shape of the landscape allowed a space under there. Unfortunately, the sound of the recording is very bad, and it is hard to hear.

The interview with Bret and Ralph Argyle focuses on the approximate 7 barns, mostly built by Alma Argyle, on their ranch in Randolph, Utah.

Ken and Savanna Baker own a barn in North Logan that was a twin to another gambrel roof barn located across the street. These two barns were built by members of the Younker family in the early 1900s. There is a lot of distortion on the tape because of the wind blowing over the mic as it was a pretty windy day.

Lanny Ballard's great-grandfather had a house elsewhere in Benson, UT, the remnants of which still remain. Melvin J. Ballard, Lanny's grandfather, had the barn built in the 1920s. It's an arched roof dairy barn.

This interview took place at the University of Utah school of architecture. Tom discusses the different types of architecture of the barns. Tom Carter is a folklorist and does a lot of work on vernacular architecture and this interview is discussing his expertise on the subject.

This interview took place at the University of Utah school of architecture. Tom discusses the different types of architecture of the barns. Tom Carter is a folklorist and does a lot of work on vernacular architecture and this interview is discussing his expertise on the subject.

In this interview with 'Arnie' Christensen, we learn about his past connection with the property, the dairy industry in Wellsville, and his work in the barn with his father-in-law. There is some information about the Bankhead family who built the barn. Arnie goes by A.J. Christensen.

Elaine Coleman values history and with her husband restored his grandfather's barn in Smithfield. Elaine helped to write the Smithfield history book and has interesting details to share about the town. There is not much historical detail about how this particular barn was used, but just general detail about barns in Smithfield.

Reed and his brother Archie discuss details about the Reed-Darley barn in Wellsville, Utah, while we explore the inside and walk around the property.