Inventors & Gardeners Tour
Celebrate National Pollinators’ Week 2021 at Shaker Heritage Society! The Shakers developed the seed packing industry and also established the first herbal medicine industry in the US. Tour the herb
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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.
A Weekend of Celebrations for the Shaker Studies Community and Friends
This year marks the 250th anniversary of the Shakers’ departure from England and arrival in North America. Independent researchers, scholars, and anyone interested in Shaker history are invited to gather
