Members of the nation's last living Shaker community have arranged to forever protect their land and historic buildings through the sale of conservation and preservation easements to two New ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It is the second half of the 19th century, and there were great changes for the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second ...

Tucked along Oxford Road outside Harrison, White Water Shaker Village was founded in 1823.

In the trailer for The Testament of Ann Lee—the Amanda Seyfried drama in theaters now—you’ll see much of what you might expect from a film about early American religion. There’s spirited devotional ...

Sister April Baxter, the newest Shaker, sits on the benches in the Dwelling House Chapel where Sunday Meeting is held. Credit: Esta Pratt-Kielley / Maine Public With its historic buildings and working ...

“Put your hands to work and your hearts to God” was the maxim enjoined upon that curious Protestant sect known as the Shakers by their founder, Mother Ann Lee. An English mill-hand, Mother Ann founded ...

Until recently, there were only three known members of the Shaker faith living in the United States—and now, the Associated Press reports, the number is down to two. According to one of her peers, ...

It is the second half of the 19th century, and there were great changes for the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing. If you are not familiar with that name, you might be more ...