If only their walls could talk

Last January Denny and Lori Good and approximately 300 other individuals were seated in a small amphitheater in Davenport, Iowa. They had all been invited to the premier showing of “The Barn Raisers,” a documentary showcasing barns across the Midwest. The Good family barn just outside of Ogden is one of the structures featured in this award-winning film. 

“They contacted us through the Iowa Barn Foundation and wanted to hear our story,” said Lori. Husband and wife producers Kelly and Tammy Rundle came to Ogden 2 1/2 years ago for an interview. “It was so much fun, so amazing getting to know them during filming. They are such great communicators. They sat there over three hours while we stood in the barn and walked around. It was just like having a conversation with a camera. They must have been impressed, though, as they increased screen time just for our family.”

“The Barn Raisers” explores what building methods, barn styles and materials tell about the people who built them and the lives they lived. The documentary brings to life vintage barns in Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio, many of which are over 150 years old. So, why were the producers interested in this much younger, small in stature, local barn? (This October the hip-roof barn owned by the Goods, will turn 100 years old.) It’s the story of who resided and is buried in the barn that caught their attention - Farceur, the world’s champion draft horse!

Read more in the June 28, 2017 issue of The Ogden Reporter.