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== Who are the Shakers ? ==
 
  
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The Shakers, a Protestant religious sect officially called The United Society of Believers,
 
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originated in Manchester, England in 1747. "Mother" Ann Lee, "Father" William Lee, "Father" James Whittaker and a small group of followers settled in 1776 at a site called Watervliet, now in the Town of Colonie outside of Albany, New York,. The community they started grew through the 1800's to 18 relatively self-sufficient communities, The Shaker population peaked of approximately 4,500 members in the mid 1800's, fading to only a few Believers, in one community in Maine, by 2014.
 
  
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[[Shakers Today]] [[Shaker News]]
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== [[News]]==
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Sept 1 - [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Testament_of_Ann_Lee A musical movie about Mother Ann]
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(Some interesting commentary at the end of the article.)
  
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== Why are the Shakers interesting ? ==
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Aug 23 - [[Boston_Area_Shaker_Study_Group | Shaker Film Festival - 2010 now Online]]
  
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Imagine a group of 100-300 people doing nothing but working and praying. Their motto is "Hands to Work, Hearts to God".
 
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Now, imagine that group being mainly farmers or doing small crafts, amidst the family farms in (mostly) New England in the late 18th and
 
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19th centuries.  Their relative wealth and productivity was incredible. Add to this, their contemplative nature, as such they wrote
 
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extensive journals about their activities and interactions with the "world's people".  Multiply that by 16 communities they settled
 
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from Maine to Kentucky, even as far south as Georgia and Florida (for a short time).
 
  
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As a result of this, they left an amazing trail of words and inventions, arts and crafts of various sorts, had interesting impacts
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[[Past News]]
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on the law where they lived, built large farms and dwelling places.  For those whose interest they catch, there are many facets
 
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to explore.  We will try to share some of our explorations into the Shaker's history, past and present, with this web site.
 
  
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''' Current Shaker and Shaker-related Events '''
 
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* [http://www.shaker.lib.me.us/calendar.html Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village Calendar]
 
  
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* [[Boston Area Shaker Study Group]] Trips and Joining
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if you have issues on Shakerpedia or Memoirs, be sure to report to webmaster:
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== What is this place on the web ? ==
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== Other news ==
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* Now is a good time to help the Maine Shakers - they have a great set of efforts to revitalize the Shaker Community for the future:
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** see [https://www.maineshakers.com/capital-campaign/ Maine Capital Campaign]
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== Resources Here ==
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* Shakerpedia has over [https://memoirs.shakerpedia.com/ 30,000 individuals], [https://memoirs.shakerpedia.com/collections/ 10 major journals] and [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMPtaj5qoiNnBqah7kIatg various youTube and other videos available.]
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* [[:Category:Village | Details on all Shaker communities, villages and Museums]]
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* Details about Shaker studies going back over 50 years
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* all this covered more in the sections below
  
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<h1>Shakers:</h1>
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The Shakers, a Protestant religious sect officially called "The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing",
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originated in Manchester, England in 1747 ...<br>
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[[File:Shakers-historical.jpg|150px]]<br>
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[[Shaker Collections | Museums and other collections]]
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[http://memoirs.shakerpedia.com/ Biographies Database]
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[http://memoirs.shakerpedia.com/collections/ All searches on Shakerpedia]
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|bgcolor="lightblue" width="50%' align="center" |<h2>[[Shakers Today | Who Are They]]</h2>
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Today (Apr 2018) there are 2 Shaker's: Sister's Francis June, Brother Arnold.  The last Shaker who was raised within an active Shaker community
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was Sister Francis who passed Jan, 2017
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Hands to Work, Hearts to God
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|bgcolor="lightblue" width="33%' align="center" |<h2>[[Shaker Music]]</h2>
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There are pieces of Shaker music that is well known today, such as Simple Gifts.
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There are many more used in churches and 100's more only known to Shaker Scholars
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|bgcolor="yellow" width="33%' align="center" |<h2>[[Shaker Cooking]]</h2>
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Shaker cooking is a wonderful mix of fresh food, farm cooking and recipes for large groups.
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|bgcolor=yellow width=50% align=center |<h2>[[More_Online_about_Shakers | Shakers online]]</h2>
 
Shakerpedia is a place where those interested in the Shakers can find and share information about the various aspects of Shaker life,
 
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 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.
 
We will also be inviting various Shaker scholars and enthusiasts to expand the content.
  
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*[[More Online about Shakers]]
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|bgcolor="lightblue" width="50%' align="center" |<h2>[[Shaker Studies]]</h2>
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There are a number of scholar and groups who specialize in exploring the history and experience of the Shakers.
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These scholars have used various sources, including Shaker journals, and collaborating with other scholars,
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to spread deep understanding of the lives the Shaker's lived.
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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.
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[[:Category:village| Village pages on Shakerpedia]] [http://www.shakerpedia.com/timeline Village time line]
  
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* [[1830 Shaker Covenant]] -- this is the document that each member agreed to when joining the Church
 
  
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Latest revision as of 20:02, 14 September 2025


News

=========== 2025 ================

Sept 1 - A musical movie about Mother Ann (Some interesting commentary at the end of the article.)

Aug 23 - Shaker Film Festival - 2010 now Online


Past News


if you have issues on Shakerpedia or Memoirs, be sure to report to webmaster: Email webmaster

Other news

  • Now is a good time to help the Maine Shakers - they have a great set of efforts to revitalize the Shaker Community for the future:

Resources Here


Shakers:

Who Were They

The Shakers, a Protestant religious sect officially called "The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing", originated in Manchester, England in 1747 ...
Shakers-historical.jpg

 Museums and other collections
Biographies Database
All searches on Shakerpedia

Who Are They

Today (Apr 2018) there are 2 Shaker's: Sister's Francis June, Brother Arnold. The last Shaker who was raised within an active Shaker community was Sister Francis who passed Jan, 2017 ...
Todays-shakers.jpg

Shaker Crafts

Hands to Work, Hearts to God ...

Shaker Music

There 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

Shaker cooking is a wonderful mix of fresh food, farm cooking and recipes for large groups.


Shakers online

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 Studies

There are a number of scholar and groups who specialize in exploring the history and experience of the Shakers. These scholars have used various sources, including Shaker journals, and collaborating with other scholars, to spread deep understanding of the lives the Shaker's lived.

...

Where were they ?

Village pages on Shakerpedia Village time line



* - means page on a different web site, opens in new page

Detailed Map

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