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In the early nineteenth century, a young man belonging to the prominent Byrd family of Virginia, the grandson of William Byrd III, took up residence in the Shak

In the early nineteenth century, a young man belonging to the prominent Byrd family of Virginia, the grandson of William Byrd III, took up residence in the Shak

The Shakers are perhaps the best known of American religious communities. Their ethos and organization had a practical influence on many other communities and o

In the late eighteenth century a small Shaker community travelled to America under the leadership ofMother Ann Lee. The American communities they founded were b

Draws on oral and written testimony to trace the history and evolution of the Shakers, set within the broader context of American life