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SUMMARY:Meet & Greet with author Robert Kroeger
DESCRIPTION:Meet & Greet with Stone Barns of America\, Round Barns of America & Historic Barns of Ohio author Robert Kroeger \nMay 26\, 2026 • 6PM \nFree for Members/$7 Non-Member (tickets include a self-guided tour of the museum in addition to the program) \nJoin author\, Dr. Robert Kroeger\, as he shares stories about historic barns\, from three of his books “Stone Barns of America” “Historic Barns of Ohio” & “Round Barns of America”. Kroeger will tell his story of traveling throughout the county to preserve historic barn history via original paintings. Between the three books\, over 200 barns in 32 states\, are featured. \nDr. Kroeger will also be doing a book signing while at the Wood County Museum. \n  \n  \n \nAbout the Author: Dr. Robert Kroeger \n“Barns represent the heart of America\, and the old ones are bleeding. So many barns\, so little time.” – RF Kroeger\, artist and writer \n\nRobert Kroeger is a second generation artist\, though\, unlike his father Francis\, his professional art career blossomed later in life. A hint of what was to come began at the age of four when young Robert\, fascinated by his dad’s oils\, mischievously opened the tubes one day and started painting on his palette while dad was away at work. After finishing the masterpiece\, Robert neatly placed the tubes\, still opened\, and the beautiful sable-haired brushes wet with oil paint\, together with the palette\, back into his father’s treasured wooden art box\, shut tight. A few days later\, Francis\, who earned his BFA from the University of Notre Dame in 1938\, discovered his son’s “work.” \nThough he did not immediately follow in his father’s footsteps\, Robert’s career as a dentist allowed him to study color values and facial esthetic principles in smile design. Then\, in the early 2000s while staying in a rural bed and breakfast in Licking County\, Ohio\, a lonely deteriorating barn\, “Granville Gray\,” called out to him.  With roof sagging\, boards missing\, corners slightly tilted\, and in obvious disrepair it captivated his eye. Suddenly a voice whispered\, “Paint it and write about it.” The message was like a lightning bolt that hit him between the eyes. Almost immediately\, it ignited his Ohio Barn Project\, which has taken Robert to about two dozen Ohio counties – from north to south and east to west – where he’s painted barns\, talked with owners\, and written stories about each structure. The stories can be found at www.barnart.weebly.com.  Hundreds of his paintings have raised funds for the local 4-H\, historical societies\, or other non-profits in the county where he works.
URL:https://woodcountyhistory.org/event/meet-greet-with-author-robert-kroeger/
LOCATION:Wood County Museum\, 13660 County Home Rd.\, Bowling Green\, OH\, 43402\, United States
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