A Tale of Two Enfields Exhibition Opens
“A Tale of Two Enfields” Exhibition Opens in New Britain, Connecticut. A new exhibition, “Masterworks of Shaker Design: A Tale of Two Enfields,” opened recently at the New Britain Museum…
SAVE THE DATE: 2023 Collectors Weekend
SAVE THE DATE: Shaker Collectors Weekend Saturday, August 5 – Monday, August 7, 2023. Mark your calendar now for the 2023 Shaker Collectors Weekend, to be held Saturday, August 5…
Museum Hires New Garden Coordinator
Susan Quinlan To Be New Garden Coordinator. Canaan resident Susan Quinlan was hired recently to be the new Garden Coordinator at Enfield Shaker Museum. Members and visitors may remember meeting…
SAVE THE DATE: 2023 Spring Shaker Forum
Mark your calendar now for the 2023 Spring Shaker Forum to be held April 21 – 23, 2023 at Enfield Shaker Museum. A weekend of lectures by Shaker scholars, special…
Call For Papers: Spring Shaker Forum
The Enfield Shaker Museum’s Annual Spring Forum on the Shakers will be held April 21st-23rd, 2023. The Museum is seeking proposals for papers and presentations for the weekend. Preference will…
Education For All
Dear Friends, In August 1892, Enfield Shaker Eldress and Church Family schoolteacher Mary Ella Briggs described her school’s closing ceremony: “One speaker told the scholars they had the cosiest,…
Weather-Wise: The Great Snow of 1717
Get ready for more weather and climate related posts as our staff continues to research historic weather for our Weather-Wise 2021 programming! In a recent social media post, we mentioned...