Welcome to the home page of the Kansas Barn Alliance, Inc., a Kansasnot-for-profit organized in 2006 to discover, memorialize and preserve the story of rural Kansas, especially barns. The tab menu above will take you to more information about us.
Anyone who would like to receive our monthly barn news emails should contact sdhatcher@kc.rr.com. You do not need to be a member to receive these emails.
Upcoming Events:
April 21st - Pottawatomie County Fair Pavilion
Onaga, KS
Dinner and an evening with Cowboy music and poets.
Doors open at 5 p.m. Donation is $17 in advance or $20 at the door.
Ron Wilson, Trey Allen, Dwight Burgess and Bill Price will entertain at this fundraiser for a new roof.
The Fair Pavilion is a unique 1921 octagonal building listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Liberal, KS - Light Park - Opens at 10:00 a.m. on both days.
Learn what there is to see in all of Kansas. The KBA booth is in the State tent.
May 12th - Quarterly Review Board - Kansas Historical Society
Topeka - KSHS Museum Classroom
May 18th - Awards of Excellence
Topeka, KS -- 5:00 p.m. at the Former Supreme Court chamber in the Capitol
The Kansas Preservation Alliance will present these awards for outstanding projects completed in 2011.
The Lamborn Farm barn, Leavenworth Co., will be one of the recipients.
July 15th - Kansas Barn Alliance Grant Application Deadline.
The Kansas Barn Alliance is pleased to offer a grant to assist with barn rehabilitation. This is the first year we have offered the grant funded
by the return on our Endowment Fund. The deadline for completed applications is July 15, 2012.
Contact Steve Christy, KBA President, for more information - shc2020@linkcity.org or 913-217-0569.