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The chronology of Shakers is a list of important events pertaining to the history of the Shakers, a denomination of Christianity. Millenarians who believe that their founder, Ann Lee, experienced the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, the Shakers practice celibacy, confession of sin, communalism, ecstatic worship, pacifism, and egalitarianism.
The Gift to Be Simple: Songs, Dances & Rituals of the American Shakers. Dover Publications, NY. 1940. Emlen, Robert P. "The Shaker Dance Prints." Imprint: Journal of the American Historical Print Collectors Society. Volume 17.2 (Autumn 1992): 14–26. Goodwillie, Christian. Shaker Songs: A Celebration of Peace, Harmony, and Simplicity. New York ...
Visiting Utopian Communities: A Guide to the Shakers, Moravians, and Others. U. of South Carolina Press, 1998. 230 pp. Kelly, Andrew. Kentucky by Design: The Decorative Arts and American Culture, with an Emphasis on the Shaker Communities at Pleasant Hill and South Union. University Press of Kentucky, 2015. ISBN 978-0-8131-5567-8; Murray, John E.
The society worked diligently to create Shaker communities. They would eventually build 20 communities across the United States. If you are wondering why I am giving you this history lesson.
In 1914, one of the most bitter labor conflicts in American history took place at a mining colony in Colorado called Ludlow. After workers went on strike in September 1913 with grievances ranging from requests for an eight-hour day to allegations of subjugation, Colorado governor Elias Ammons called in the National Guard in October 1913. That ...
Blended Together: Discoveries Along The Shaker Music Trail. Kisner, Jordan (September 5, 2024). "There Are Only Two Shakers Left. They've Still Got Utopia in Their Sights". The New York Times. Jeannine Lauber (2009). Chosen Faith Chosen Land: The Untold Story of America's 21st Century Shakers. ISBN 978-0-89272-903-6. Nan Thayer Ross (2003).
The tree of life has become an icon to represent Shakers. [17] Some of these "drawings" are now part of the American Folk Art Museum collection. [12] Key artists from the Shaker community were Hannah Cohoon, Polly Collins and Joseph Wicker; others include Sarah Bates and Polly Anne Reed. The Era of Manifestations ended when Shaker community ...
Mount Lebanon's main building became a National Historic Landmark in 1965. [2] [8]Although the first of the Shaker settlements in the U.S. was in the Watervliet Shaker Historic District, Mount Lebanon became the leading Shaker society, and was the first to have a building used exclusively for religious purposes.