Members of the nation's last living Shaker community have arranged to forever protect their land and historic buildings through the sale of conservation and preservation easements to two New ...
It is the second half of the 19th century, and there were great changes for the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing. If you are not familiar with that name, you might be more ...
The trailer for the film "The Testament of Ann Lee" is riveting and unsettling — just as the celibate Shakers were to the ...
Far more than a furniture style, Shakerism represented an all-consuming belief system rooted in celibacy, community, and ...
DRIVE TO SCARBOROUGH SOUTHERN TIP PROUTS NECK, WHICH JUTS OUT INTO SACO BAY. IF SOME OF THE VIEWS HERE LOOK VAGUELY FAMILIAR, EVEN IF YOU’VE NEVER BEEN, THERE MAY BE A REASON PROUTS NECK’S MOST FAMOUS ...
PITTSFIELD — “Around the corner, the famed pie oven!” Cindy Dickinson called out with the fanfare and flair of a sports announcer. It’s a recent Wednesday morning at Hancock Shaker Village, and the ...
Shaker Spring House Trail in Harvard offers a glimpse into a mysterious religious community that once made its home in the ...