‘Tilda’s Treasure’ was built in 1920s

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SIDNEY — Robert Kroeger, of Cincinnati, created 17 Shelby County barn paintings to raise awareness for historic barn preservation in November 2021. He then donated them to the County Wide Historical Alliance as a fundraising opportunity. A 2023 calendar and note cards were created with the images of the paintings.

The Alliance has announced the paintings will be going up for auction online during the month of July.

“Tilda’s Treasure”

This bank barn was built in the 1920s by Charlie and Sadie Richards.

The barn originally held sheep in the bottom level and the top level was for equipment and supplies. It has hand hewn beams.

Sadie didn’t care for the location of the “Honeymoon House,” so they never lived on the property. Charlie would walk 8 miles round trip every day to tend the sheep.

Over the years the property was owned by several families.

Paintings on display

The paintings have been on display at various community festivals and will be displayed at the Shelby County Fair at the end of July. The paintings will be located in the Bicentennial Traveling Museum that will be parked next to the Community Foundation Hall. The calendars and sets of 14 note cards will be available for sale for $15 each.

Each painting will be listed by lot number with a description. Opening bids will start at $50 and each subsequent bid will go up by $5. Bids can be made at TroyKies.hibid.com. There will be a total of 19 paintings auctioned off.

The auction will end on Friday, July 29, at 6:30 p.m. The winners of the bids are to pick up their paintings on Saturday, July 30, between 1 and 3 p.m. at the Traveling Museum inside the Shelby County Fairgrounds or arrange a pickup at a future time with the Shelby County Historical Society.

For more information, contact the Shelby County Historical Society, 937-498-1653 or [email protected].

“Tilda’s Treasure”
https://www.sidneydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/47/2022/07/web1_Lot-16-Tilda-s-Treasure.jpg“Tilda’s Treasure” Courtesy photo

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