Shaker Your Plate Fundraising Event

Save the date for our annual Fall fundraiser! This annual event is a celebration of the site of America’s first Shaker Settlement, and its purpose is threefold: to raise funds

Mother Ann’s Birthday Celebration

Come celebrate with us the legacy of Mother Ann Lee, founder of the Shakers. Please RSVP if you plan to attend. Hope to see you then! Free Admission    

Planting Utopia Exhibit & Reception

Inspired by Shaker gift drawings, artist Julia Whitney Barnes photographed over 150 plants to create this unique in and outdoor exhibition. Beginning in the spring of 2021, Poughkeepsie-based artist Julia

Shaker Your Plate Fundraising Event

We hope you will join us for our annual Shaker Your Plate Celebration! Shaker Your Plate was an expression meaning "clean your plate".  The festivities will be held in the

Mother Ann Lee’s Birthday Food/Fund Drive

Shaker Founder Mother Ann Lee was born February 29th, 1736! For her birthday this year, SHS will honor her and the Shaker's legacy as a charitable and compassionate community with

A Night in the Shaker Garden

Celebrate the arrival of midsummer with a magical evening among the blooms of the Shaker Herb Garden! Join your friends for a lawn game while listening to live music, or

Planting Utopia Viewing & Tour

Join us for light refreshments and a viewing of Julia Whitney Barnes art installation, Planting Utopia. After there will be a tour of our demonstration herb garden, including a talk

Holiday Market Preview

Get a sneak peek into the festive season! For the first time ever Shaker Heritage Society is opening their doors a day early for their locally famous annual Holiday Market.

Community Trunk or Treat

Shaker Heritage Society will host its annual Community Trunk or Treat with the help of Shaker High School. Led by a scavenger hunt that is perfect for families and kids