Friday, September 14, 2012 5:30-7:30pm
Free to the Public!
Celebrate the opening of our new exhibit! Shaker Heights residents joined the national voice in the turbulent times of the 60s to support civil rights, integration and social activism, and to participate in the counterculture trends that were sweeping the country. Citizens mobilized on Read more »
The Shakers lived in communal, self-sufficient farm communities working the land and tending to animals. Although they preached equality of the sexes, their day to day labor activities were segregated; women partook in domestic jobs such as weaving, cooking, and cleaning while men did manual labor, such as carpentry, farming, and other Read more »
While I was cataloging some of the interesting artifacts here at The Shaker Historical Society, I came across something labeled as a bookmark. The description was simple, and the item seemed functional. I thought the advertisement for Shaker Cloaks on the bookmark was interesting, but I moved on to the next item. But, Read more »
One of the oddest appearing artifacts at The Shaker Historical Society sits in the middle of the Collections Room. Multiple visitors inquire about the object, however, the only information I had known, or rather inferred, was that it was somehow used by the Shaker women for spinning. I was determined to find Read more »
As I walked into The Shaker Historical Society today, our Director of Education was cleaning up after a successful tour with a school group. Being that they were fourth graders, quite a mess was created, and I assisted with the cleanup. Part of this involved sweeping up some seeds Read more »
