Registration Now Open: 2025 Shaker Forum
April 25 @ 2:00 pm - April 27 @ 11:45 am
Registration Now Open!
2025 Shaker Forum
April 25th – 27th, 2025
Join the Museum for an engaging weekend devoted to Shaker history and culture. The Spring Shaker Forum includes presentations by Shaker scholars, special activities, lodging and meals in the Great Stone Dwelling, and networking with colleagues and friends.
Register using this form and mail back to us at:
447 NH Route 4A
Enfield, NH 03748
*DEADLINE FOR MEAL REGISTRATION APRIL 18th!
Presenters:
Mary Ann Haagen – Stretched Thin: New Hampshire’s Leadership Role in Maine
Brece Honeycutt – Prismatic Uptopia: Researched Poetry
Sharon Koomler – Dear Friend, Letters from Shaker Sisters to John S. Williams and Phelps Claswson
Richard Marshall – Mindless Automatons or Autonomous Individuals
Carol Medlicott – Between Fact and Myth: The Complicated Legacy of Issachar Bates
Stephen J. Paterwic – Another Thread Pulled from the Testimonies of 1816: Believers with a Connection to Stonington, Connecticut
Richard Roth – About the Other Shakers
Rebecca Soules – ‘Not Worth Bringing Back:’ Believers & Backsliders at Pleasant Hill, 1806-1923
Keynotes:
Kara French – Nuns, Shaker Sisters, Lady Reformers, and Activists: Female Sexual Outsiders in America
Chris Moore – All in a Song
This year we are adding a new program to the schedule called “Shaker Research Reflections.” It is looking to be a great addition and will facilitate more discussion around Shaker Studies interpretation. Here is what we are asking you as participants to bring to the program if you so choose:
The idea behind this session is simple but meaningful. As you engage in your own research, listen to lectures, or take part in activities, we invite you to reflect on any insights or “aha” moments that relate to your Shaker interests. Even if your reflections don’t evolve into a formal article or presentation, we believe they could spark valuable conversations and connections. Please take a moment to write a sentence or two explaining any novel insights you’ve had. This is not a formal presentation, so we ask that you keep your thoughts brief.
We’ll be transcribing these reflections as we go around the room during the session, creating an opportunity for further discussions and potential follow-ups over the weekend or in the months to come.
Thank you in advance for your contributions.