Indiana The10th Indiana Barn Preservation Workshop was held at the Krannert barn at the State Fairgrounds on March 25th. The 11th Workshop is planned for the old Ringling Circus Barns, Peru on November 11th. The Iowa Barn Foundation now numbers 500 members. The Foundation held a picnic at Earlham on June 11th. The first statewide barn preservation conference was held on April 15th at Nerstrand Church south of the Twin Cities.
Plans are to form a permanent organization.
A 1997 barn conference resulted in the creation of a New York State Barn Coalition. The first statewide conference was attended by 200 barn preservation enthusiasts on March 9th. The meeting was at a church near Columbus built by Josie Miller that utilizes German-barn post and beam construction. A permanent organization is under consideration.