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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 onlineShakerpedia 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 StudiesToday (Nov 2015) there are 4 Shaker's: Sister's Francis and June, Brother Arnold and Brother Brian. ... |
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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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