Open Year-Round
Monday thru Saturday
10:00 A.M to 5:00 P.M.
Sunday
Noon to 5:00 P.M.
The last tour is at 4:00 P.M.
Contact the Museum for additional tours.
447 NH Route 4A
Enfield, NH 03748
Phone: (603) 632-4346
Info @ ShakerMuseum.org
Calendar of Events
2010 Programs & Events
The Enfield Shaker Museum is open year-round. Summer hours are 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. on Monday through Saturday and noon to 5:00 P.M. on Sunday.
Evening programs are available and hours may vary. Call ahead (603) 632-4346 for additional hours and group tours. More programs will be added throughout the year.
Guided & Self-guided Tours
Guided tours of the Great Stone Dwelling are held Monday - Saturday, from 10:00 A.M., and on Sundays, from 12 noon. The last tour is at 4:00 P.M. daily. Self-guided tours of the site and use of the trails are also offered.
Make your own Shaker broom
Make your own Shaker Broom! Using the equipment the Enfield Shakers used, you can make your own long-lasting wonderful broom! You will have an individual lesson with Susan Brown, who currently makes the brooms we sell in our gift shop.
Make your own appointment with Susan at 603-989-5931 and for only $50 (paid to the Museum) you can take your broom home.
Only $50.00 for individual lesson, materials.Summer Camp for Children Session 2
A day camp for children ages 5 to 11.
Sign up for a unique Summer Camp! The Shaker Quest Day Camp for Children, July 19-23, offers cool breezes from Lake Mascoma and Mount Assurance, sparkling streams, beautiful forests and fragrant gardens.
In this serene setting, children learn through crafts and outdoor activities the traditional values of the Shakers, who were known for their sense of community, high quality products and health lifestyles.
Under the guidance of trained counselors, children will experience Shaker songs, dance, cooking and crafts.
They will explore the environment through activities such as gardening, hiking, and swimming.
Children will improve their skills in the arts and outdoor games. They will enhance their abilities to work in teams and as individuals.
Sample activities include making birdhouses, seed packets, plant identification signs, peg rails, and more! Other activities include an outdoor waterpower project, cooking and lawn games.
The final day will have performances, demonstrations and things to take home.
For info & registration call 603-632-4346, email Info @ ShakerMuseum.org.
Fees are only $150-$200/child. Discounts are available.[ Registration form
]
Enfield Farmers Market at the Museum
Responding to a community need, the Museum is hosting the Farmers’ Market again this year on Wednesdays in the south lawn of the Great Stone Dwelling!
Chat with the vendors and select your favorite fresh local produce, meats, jams, jellies, flowers, crafts and prepared foods.
Each week a variety of music, entertainment and/or gardening classes will be offered.
Enfield Farmers Market at the Museum
Responding to a community need, the Museum is hosting the Farmers’ Market again this year on Wednesdays in the south lawn of the Great Stone Dwelling!
Chat with the vendors and select your favorite fresh local produce, meats, jams, jellies, flowers, crafts and prepared foods.
Each week a variety of music, entertainment and/or gardening classes will be offered.
Dragonfly Ball
Experience a magical summer evening with magnificent views as the sun sets over Mount Assurance. Enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres starting at 5:00 p.m., followed by a feast of sumptuous dishes. Dance the night away surrounded by candlelight – our band is the East Bay Jazz Company, back by popular demand! Just $60 per Museum member and $80 per non-member, to benefit the Museum. Weekend packages of $189 per person double occupancy includes 2 nights in the Great Stone Dwelling, 4 breakfasts; 2 Dragonfly Ball Tickets!
Enfield Farmers Market at the Museum
Responding to a community need, the Museum is hosting the Farmers’ Market again this year on Wednesdays in the south lawn of the Great Stone Dwelling!
Chat with the vendors and select your favorite fresh local produce, meats, jams, jellies, flowers, crafts and prepared foods.
Each week a variety of music, entertainment and/or gardening classes will be offered.
Enfield Farmers Market at the Museum
Responding to a community need, the Museum is hosting the Farmers’ Market again this year on Wednesdays in the south lawn of the Great Stone Dwelling!
Chat with the vendors and select your favorite fresh local produce, meats, jams, jellies, flowers, crafts and prepared foods.
Each week a variety of music, entertainment and/or gardening classes will be offered.
Enfield Farmers Market at the Museum
Responding to a community need, the Museum is hosting the Farmers’ Market again this year on Wednesdays in the south lawn of the Great Stone Dwelling!
Chat with the vendors and select your favorite fresh local produce, meats, jams, jellies, flowers, crafts and prepared foods.
Each week a variety of music, entertainment and/or gardening classes will be offered.
Enfield Farmers Market at the Museum
Responding to a community need, the Museum is hosting the Farmers’ Market again this year on Wednesdays in the south lawn of the Great Stone Dwelling!
Chat with the vendors and select your favorite fresh local produce, meats, jams, jellies, flowers, crafts and prepared foods.
Each week a variety of music, entertainment and/or gardening classes will be offered.
Enfield Farmers Market at the Museum
Responding to a community need, the Museum is hosting the Farmers’ Market again this year on Wednesdays in the south lawn of the Great Stone Dwelling!
Chat with the vendors and select your favorite fresh local produce, meats, jams, jellies, flowers, crafts and prepared foods.
Each week a variety of music, entertainment and/or gardening classes will be offered.
Volunteer Recognition Breakfast
At this annual event, active volunteers from the past year are invited to attend a pancake breakfast, hosted by the board of trustees.
Fall Foliage Weekend & Harvest Festival
Enjoy a weekend of fun and festivities! Enjoy a Shaker Harvest dinner Friday night in the 1841 Great Stone Dwelling dining room. On Saturday, the whole family will participate in hands-on activities in the Old Stone Mill. Take a horse-drawn wagon ride and hunt for pennies in a haystack! Make your own cider, churn butter and crank your own ice cream! Create cornhusk dolls, pinecone feeders, no-bake cookies, and child-sized scarecrows! Dip hand-made candles and make bookmarks from natural materials. Traditional crafts, animal demonstrations, and a storytelling session by author Mary Lyn Ray will be included. Our harvest lunch includes Eldress Bertha’s Rosewater Apple Pie. The basic admission for Saturday includes touring the museum and gardens: Adults: $7.50; children ages 6-18, $3. Free to Museum members and children under aged 6. Advance registration is required to reserve for the dinner and overnight stays.
Service Elderhostel
Stay overnight at the Museum and learn about the Shaker way through lectures, demonstrations and tours. Put your “hands to work, hearts to God” and help the Museum. Rooms and meals included. Contact Deb Williams through the Hulbert Outdoor Center, at 802-333-3405
Taste of the Upper Valley
Join us for an evening of food, fun and festivities! The Upper Valley’s top purveyors of fine foods will offer sample culinary works of art - “signature” appetizers, entrees and desserts. Complimentary wines and non-alcoholic beverages will be served.
Annual Meeting for Members
Members are invited to review the Museum’s past achievements and share our vision for the future. Members have the benefit of voting on the Museum’s governance. Free admission.
Thanksgiving Dinner
Create a special memory with your friends and family and enjoy a Thanksgiving Dinner in the 1841 Great Stone Dwelling. Reserve by Nov. 22.
$35/Member, $40/non-member, children under age 12 are $12.Festival of Trees
In the 20th century, the Shakers decorated a tree for the holidays. Visit the Great Stone Dwelling and see a tree in every dwelling room! Businesses may sponsor a tree @ $500, which their employees may decorate or encourage a nonprofit organization, classroom or family to decorate. Vote for your favorite tree in the children’s and adult categories. The two winners will each receive a $100 prize! The winners will be announced on Sunday, December 19, noon.
Admission is $5; members and Enfield residents are admitted for free.Free admission to Enfield residents!
The Museum and Store will be 10a.m. – 4pm, Monday-Friday and 12 - 4pm Sunday. The Museum will be closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1st.
Holiday Open House
Join us for a holiday celebration! The Great Stone Dwelling will be decorated for the holidays. Our Museum Store and Gallery will feature locally handcrafted items. Enjoy wassail, music and more!
Candlelight Holiday Dinner
Enjoy a traditional dinner in the Great Stone Dwelling, the Shakers’ greatest architectural achievement. Designed by Ammi Burnham Young (later the architect for the U.S. Treasury), the “stone house” captures the Shaker ideals of simplicity, spirituality and order. Register by Dec. 3. Catered by Sharon Carr.
$35/member; $40/non-member, includes complimentary wine.Cookie Fair
...until the cookies are sold out! Select from more than 100 different varieties of homemade cookies – festively arranged for the season! Sold by the pound.
FreeReservation Guidelines
Call 632-4346 and make checks payable to Enfield Shaker Museum. Credit cards are accepted. Refunds of up to 75% will be made to workshop registrants if they cancel by the Wed. before the workshop date; otherwise, there is no refund. Workshops with inadequate enrollment will be cancelled at noon on the Thurs. before the weekend workshop. Participants will be notified on that Thurs.
Enfield Shaker Museum is a 501(c)3 non-profit educational institution dedicated to interpreting and preserving the complex history of the Enfield Shaker Village and the Missionaries of LaSalette.
Copyright © Enfield Shaker Museum. All rights reserved.
No copyright is claimed on non-original or licensed material.