It is August 25, 1842. The brethren living in the Albany Shaker village have been working all morning out at the Mill Pond, having, after much deliberation, decided to repair
On September 4, 2015, a brief and unexpected, but powerful, storm blew through Colonie, where our site is located. The historic buildings were unharmed, but the extremely high winds took
Ed. Note: This is the first part of a four part series. We will be sharing the next three parts throughout the year on the blog. This year we celebrate
When the Shakers arrived on the shores of America in 1774, the celebration of Christmas was very different from today’s traditions. It was primarily a religious day, as it was
“SECOND COMING” The Character and Ministry of Mother Ann Lee of the United Society of Believers (Commonly Called Shakers) A STAGED READING On Saturday, August 29th at 7 pm and
Aurilla (Aurelia) White was born on February 13, 1818 in Bennington, VT. She came to the Shakers when she was just 12 years old and spent her entire life in
SECOND COMING The Character and Ministry of Mother Ann Lee of the United Society of Believers (Commonly Called Shakers) Staged Reading Auditions On Saturday, July 11 and Sunday, July 12, Jeremiah Productions,
This article was written by SHS volunteer Jim Maczek. Many visitors to the Shaker Heritage Society’s exhibit room in the Meeting House have asked some rather profound questions. One in
A century ago today, the British ocean liner Lusitania was torpedoed by a German U-boat off the coast of Ireland. The attack resulted in 1,198 deaths, including 128 Americans. Although it took another two
This post was written by SHS staff member Candis Murray, Ph.D. By 1774 Ann Lee and her small band of Shaking Quakers had found their situation in England increasingly unstable. Considered
