Walking in the Wicks’ Footsteps – Tour of the Watervliet Shaker Site

Join us for a tour and storytelling about a Shaker family that spanned the greater part of the 1800s at the Watervliet Shaker community.

The stories of the Wicks family members reflect a wide range of experiences of those who sought refuge with the Shakers. Job and Polly Wicks and their 10 children arrived in the fall of 1824 and began a 70-year association with the Shakers. Some members stayed with the Shakers for the rest of their lives and undertook a variety of work for the community, some played important roles during the spiritual revival known as the Era of Manifestations, and others left for various reasons. Tour guide Ann Sayers is the author of Their Name is Wicks.

General Admission $10

SHS Members $5

Please register online at Eventbrite or contact Lorraine Weiss at educator@shakerheritage.org or 518-456-7890, x3