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Who Were TheyThe Shakers, a Protestant religious sect officially called The United Society of Believers, originated in Manchester, England in 1747 ... |
Who Are TheyToday (Nov 2015) there are 4 Shaker's: Sister's Francis and June, Brother Arnold and Brother Brian. ... |
Shaker CraftsHands to Work, Hearts to God ... |
Shaker MusicThere are pieces of Shaker music that is well known today, such as Simple Gifts. There are many more used in churches and 100's more only known to Shaker Scholars ... |
Shaker Cooking |
Shakers onlineMore on this web site and others ... |
Shaker StudiesToday (Nov 2015) there are 4 Shaker's: Sister's Francis and June, Brother Arnold and Brother Brian. ... |
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Shakers Today Shakers in the News
Shakerism 101 with Brother Arnold (June 14, 2014)
Why are the Shakers interesting ?
Imagine a group of 100-300 people doing nothing but working and praying. Their motto is "Hands to Work, Hearts to God". Now, imagine that group being mainly farmers or doing small crafts, amidst the family farms in (mostly) New England in the late 18th and 19th centuries. Their relative wealth and productivity was incredible. Add to this, their contemplative nature, as such they wrote extensive journals about their activities and interactions with the "world's people". Multiply that by 16 communities they settled from Maine to Kentucky, even as far south as Georgia and Florida (for a short time).
As a result of this, they left an amazing trail of words and inventions, arts and crafts of various sorts, had interesting impacts on the law where they lived, built large farms and dwelling places. For those whose interest they catch, there are many facets to explore. We will try to share some of our explorations into the Shaker's History, past and present, with this web site.
Current Shaker and Shaker-related Events
- Boston Area Shaker Study Group Trips and Joining
What is this place on the web ?
Shakerpedia is a place where those interested in the Shakers can find and share information about the various aspects of Shaker life, we will be adding information from our collections and pointing to other Shaker resources. We will also be inviting various Shaker scholars and enthusiasts to expand the content.
Be sure to check back as Shakerpedia grows. {Want to help ?}
Shaker Life
Daily Shaker Life revolves around the Church and Work, there are various documents written to codify that life, some of which have be included here. The nature of Shaker life lead to many individual journal, some of which have be transcribed, as all where originally handwritten. Some of those are available here and some have been published in conventional books, which are referenced here also.
- 1830 Shaker Covenant -- this is the document that each member agreed to when joining the Church
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