For over a decade, Wisconsin television producer and owner of Kovia Productions, Tom Laughlin, has been working on a television documentary about Wisconsin barns. This half hour program looks at a number of old, distinctive structures around the state, and offers a look into the current status of the barn situation. Many people mourn the loss of old barns and farm houses, making them feel a further disconnect from the land; while others take on the task of renovating a barn to breathe new life into it, for a variety of purposes and applications. This program talks with restorers, and the people helping them; visits with some farmers; stops in at a Wisconsin county dairy breakfast; and provides a snapshot of some of the things going on with a few old barns that are either being saved, or are still in use. Additional interviews with historians, preservationists, academics, and others are included. Check your local PBS Channel listings for times and dates.

Copies of the program can also be purchased by calling Kovia Productions at 800-914-7913.