Whether it evokes the past, or just looks picturesque, the sight of a big red barn beside a farmhouse can tug at the heartstrings. “The nostalgia is so strong … because someone’s great grandpa built ...

For Barbara Rechenberg, history is part of the family business. Rechenberg’s ancestors built a sprawling home on 600 acres in what would eventually become known as the town of Andover in Allegany ...

While traveling through West Virginia and Pennsylvania last month, a large part of the time on two lane highways, my wife and I began to notice the many interesting barns along the way. Many appeared ...