“Barn Again” is a national movement to preserve barns, and its Web site can direct people to information on kinds of barns and much more information about restoration efforts. Barns are a part of American history which are headed for extinction.

In Windham, barns have been disappearing over the past 20 to 30 years, as their use has been diminished. One of the ongoing projects of Windham Historical Society historian Kay Soldier is to collect photos, old and new, of barns of the past and those still standing.

A collection of photos and history will be assembled for reference, and kept at the Windham Historical Society.

Photos and information including age, location and history can be e-mailed to Kay at kso48@aol.com or mailed to her at 114 Tandberg Trail, Windham, ME 04062. All original photos will be returned after scanning for the Historical Society archives.

The Maine Historic Preservation Commission has administered Historic Barn Preservation Grants beginning in 2000 funded through the New Century Community Program, an Initiative of the Maine Cultural Affairs Council, a joint planning body of seven Maine arts and cultural agencies. Requests are being taken for when funding has been allocated for the program. Contact Christy Mitchell, 287-2132; Historic.Preservation@Maine.gov; www.state.me.us/mhpc.

Maine Preservation conducted a barn preservation workshop in the fall of 2002 to bring together a wide variety of interests and answers to help preserve one of the state’s most threatened historic resources. Lessons learned from the workshop are posted on their Web site and resources are compiled and distributed through their office. Contact Roxanne Eflin, 775-3652; maineprs@gwi.net; www.mainepreservation.org/barn1.htm.