Saturday, September 17, 2011 from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Join The Shaker Historical Society at Lake View Cemetery, located in the vibrant University Circle area. Lake View Cemetery was organized in 1869 and has become Cleveland’s historical, horticultural, architectural, sculptural and geological gem. Their magnificent collection of trees, shrubs and plants make for Read more »
Sunday, September 18 at 4:00 pm
Guest speaker Craig Bara, historian and archivist for The Viktor Schreckengost Memorial Foundation, will co-curate the exhibit at the SHS and hold a lively talk on the life and work of Ohio’s own American master.
Viktor Schreckengost (June 26, 1906 – January 26, 2008) was an internationally renowned Read more »
Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 7:00 pm
Join The Shaker Historical Society to enjoy the enduring history and legacy of Amos Ives Root, his love for beekeeping, his flagship company Root Candles, and his close friendships with the Wright brothers and Helen Keller. Since 1869, Root Candles of Medina, Ohio has been an industry-leading, Read more »
June 5, 2011 – September 30, 2011
The North Union Shakers once resided on the land that is now the Shaker Historical Society property. The Center Family, one of the three North Union families–Center, Mill and East–occupied the land where they had apple orchards, a large vegetable garden, an herb garden, apiaries and fruiting Read more »
The re-creation of a Shaker bedroom in a second floor room of the museum is furnished exclusively with artifacts from the Shaker Historical Society‘s priceless collection. The room features an 1840 Shaker bed on wheels from New York.
The star of the exhibit is the silk quilt given to Phoebe Litzel by the Read more »
