Even the chipmunk and the bees welcomed us to Canterbury Shaker Village today for the third day of Shaker Seminar. We had breakfast at the Great Stone Dwelling at Enfield Shaker Village, then drove to Canterbury where after a delightful lunch, we were split into groups and either explored on our own, toured an exhibit [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Communal Societies'
We make you freely welcome…
July 24th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Communal Societies, Musings, Shaker, Site Seeing, travel
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Shaker Forum on a Sunday
April 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Communal Societies, Shaker, travel
Today was the last day of the Spring Forum on the Shakers hosted by Enfield Shaker Museum that I talked about yesterday. I promised a few pictures: so here they are. Today was a terrific breakfast (the food this weekend was fabulous!), followed by a walking tour of the Great Stone Dwelling, with an organ [...]
Shaker Spring Forum
April 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Communal Societies, Shaker, Site Seeing, Uncategorized, travel
I sit typing in a room used since 1857 as a spiritual meeting place by the Shakers of this community. How fascinating to sit in the middle of this room using wireless and a laptop in a space once used to observe one’s spiritual beliefs. I sit and imagine how odd it feels and wonder [...]
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Book Ramblings: My Father’s House
July 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Books, Communal Societies
While at our Shaker Seminar (see previous week’s postings), we visited the museum of another communal society: the Oneida Community. While there I picked up a couple of books.
I’ve just finished reading My Father’s House: An Oneida Boyhood by Pierrepont B. Noyes. It was written as a memoir – I expect [...]
