April 2021
Herb and Berry CSA Membership Enrollment
The Museum Garden’s Community Supported Agriculture Program is back for its third year! We will offer 15 weeks of fresh herbs as well as in-season berries and fruits. While the season is subject to weather, it will most likely run from early June to late September. Each week a newsletter…
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From the Collection: Enfield Medicinal Industry Bottles
Join curator Michael O’Connor for a talk on Enfield Medicinal Industry Bottles, the fourth in a series of five online presentations focusing on objects in Enfield Shaker Museum’s collection. This online program will take place at noon on the last Tuesday of the month from January to May 2021, via…
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Spring Shaker Forum Online Lecture Series
7:00 pm Continue the tradition of the Shaker Forum this spring with our online lecture series. Join us for an engaging series of Zoom-based presentations devoted to Shaker history and culture. Talks will be held live at 7 pm from April 29 to May 20. Participants will be provided access…
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Weather-Wise: “Climate in Words and Numbers: How Early Americans Recorded the Weather in Almanacs”
As we begin to consider climate change as an everyday problem, it's valuable to know how people did that in the past. With support from the Guggenheim Foundation, Dr. Joyce E. Chaplin is compiling and analyzing a database of manuscript notes about weather in early American almanacs, 1646-1821, out of…
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From the Collection: Enfield Sewing Desks
Join curator Michael O’Connor for Enfield Sewing Desks, the last in a series of five online presentations focusing on objects in Enfield Shaker Museum’s collection. This online series takes place at noon on the last Tuesday of the month from January to May 2021, via Zoom. These presentations provide in-depth…
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