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- ↑ "Gallery: Take a ride around the OH Ranch in Longview".
- 1 2 3 "OH Ranch Heritage Rangeland Management Plan" (PDF).
- ↑ "Producer Stories From Alberta Farms and Ranches" (PDF).
- ↑ "100 Year Birthday Gift: Philanthropist, rancher and businessman Bill Siebens gifts historic Alberta ranching property to the Calgary Stampede Foundation". Nanton News. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 30 Aug 2016.
- ↑ "EXPERIENCE EDUCATION AT THE OH RANCH".