Enfield Shaker Museum

Bell-Raising Community Event
2023-11-28 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH, 03748, United States
Bell-Raising Community Event
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
About 10:00 am (Weather Permitting)
When the Great Stone Dwelling was built in 1837 a large bell was put in the belfry to call the Shakers to meals and other community wide activities. The first bell cracked and was replaced in 1848 by the bell that lives in the belfry today.
The belfry and the bell it housed were an audible and visible presence for miles around for the next 175 years, but it’s exposed position and the New Hampshire weather took its toll. In the spring of 2023 it was determined that the posts supporting the roof of the belfry had deteriorated to the point that replacement was the only alternative. Following several months of preparation, July 17 the day we had all been waiting for – crane day arrived. Working from a 125 foot man lift, the belfry was rigged for a 140 foot crane to lift it straight off the building. It was placed on scaffolding on the ground, the bell lifted off and stored away for the summer.
On Tuesday, November, 28th (weather permitting) the crane will be back at Enfield Shaker Museum to raise the bell and belfry to the rooftop.
In the spirit of barn raisings (the visually exciting highlight of barn building), you are invited to attend a Bell-Raising Community Event. Historically, the expectation arose that the community would create a festive family atmosphere around the laborious activity a barn raising required. Today with the help of cranes and modern hydraulic equipment the laborious part is significantly reduced but the potential for a festive community event still exists!
The crane will arrive about 8:30 am. At about 10:00 am the bell will be raised to the deck of the bell tower, followed by the belfry itself.
There is plenty of free parking (behind the Great Stone Dwelling) and we will have some chairs set-up in the side yard should you want to sit. Should the weather not cooperate we will post changes in the schedule on Facebook and in this listing on the website.
Come and bring your camera (phone) for some great photo opportunities.

2023 Annual Members Meeting
2023-11-05 13:30 - 15:00 | Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH, 03748, United States
2023 ANNUAL MEMBERS MEETING
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5 1:30 PM
GREAT STONE DWELLING

Join us for the Enfield Shaker Museum 2023 Annual Members Meeting. The meeting will kick off with board and staff introductions followed by a special presentation by Mary Ann Haagen and Dick Dabrowski on the ENFIELD SHAKER NORTH FAMILY: THEN AND NOW. This will be followed by our annual business meeting which includes highlights of the past year, plans for the future, and the election of new Board members and officers.
Following the business meeting attendees are invited to tour the Trustee’s Office at the North Family.
The Annual Meeting is open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
*All Museum Members receive a vote in the Museum’s governance during these proceedings*

Autumn Moon Wreath Workshop
2023-10-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH, 03748, United States
Wreaths for All Seasons
Autumn Moon Wreath Workshop
Friday, October 6, 2023
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Join Enfield Shaker Museum’s Garden Coordinator Susan Quinlan for our Autumn Moon Wreath Workshop. Enjoy hot cider together with friends for an afternoon in the historic Great Stone Dwelling. Explore your creativity as you wildcraft a lasting crescent moon wreath using lichen, moss, mushrooms and other natural materials found in the forests of New Hampshire. This Autumn Moon Wreath Workshop is the third in our series of Wreaths for All Seasons workshops. All materials will be supplied, but please bring your own scissors and clippers.
Class is limited to 10 participants. Advance registration is required.
Museum members – $70/person
Non-members – $75/person
Want to know more about Susan Quinlan?
Susan Quinlan is a retire registered nurse who has been creating and caring for gardens for forty-nine years. She is a self taught and dedicated organic gardener living in Canaan, NH. She grows flowers, herbs, vegetables, perennials, and shrubs on a northern slope. Susan creates wreaths for all seasons and gives hands-on workshops in wildcrafting. She is currently the Garden Coordinator at Enfield Shaker Museum. Her passion is to create connections between people and plants.

Pesto Making Class and Dinner
2023-09-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH, 03748, United States
Pesto Making Class and Dinner
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Addicted to pesto? Join our Pesto Making Class and Dinner and you’ll discover the secrets of making the most delicious basil pesto from scratch, using traditional techniques. The class instructor Rosann Schwartz, grew up in a traditional Sicilian-American family. She spent her summers gathering fresh herbs and vegetables to make a wide variety of savory and sweet pesto sauces. She was fortunate to be able to learn from her “Nona” and “Zias” in Sicily how to grow and harvest local herbs, fruits, and nuts on the family pistachio/almond farm in southern Sicily.
Although most people in the US are only familiar with traditional Basil Pesto, Rosann will teach you how to craft delicious sauces from whatever herbs and nuts are on hand: basil, fennel fronds, parsley, tarragon, arugula, dandelion greens paired with pistachios, almonds, oranges, or lemons to make light fresh pasta sauces and condiments.
Once you are done in the kitchen with your culinary creativity, you will have a chance to savor the pesto sauces as you share a Pesto Pasta Dinner in the historic Shaker Dining Room of the Great Stone Dwelling.
Class size limited to 15. Advance registration required.
Museum Members – $45/person
Non-Members – $50/person

Mary Keane Chapel Organ and Flute Recital
2023-09-10 16:00 - 17:30 | Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH, 03748, United States
Mary Keane Chapel Organ and Flute Recital
Sunday, September 10, 2023
4:00 pm
Enfield Shaker Museum
Featuring
Joshua Brown – Organist
Rebecca Carson Rogers – Flutist

The Mary Keane Chapel Organ and Flute Recital with Organist Joshua Brown and Flutist Rebecca Carson Rogers presenting a concert that includes organ works by Buxtehude, Franck, and Mendelssohn, and compositions for Flute and Organ, including a set of French pieces and works by Quantz and Libby Larsen.
Joshua is Music Director at the Norwich Congregational Church, Norwich, VT and Director of the Kendal Chorale, Hanover, NH. Rebecca Carson Rogers is an accomplished chamber music and orchestral flutist, conductor and teacher, who has recently resettled in the Upper Valley.

Reservations are not required. Plenty of free parking.
Suggested donation $15.00. All concert donations support the ongoing restoration of the historic Casavant Organ in Mary Keane Chapel.

Free Concert - Patrick Ross
2023-08-30 19:00 - 20:30 | Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH, 03748, United States
Stone Mill Concert Series Finale
Patrick Ross
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Live music starts at 7 pm. Vending begins at 6 pm.

Join us outside the historic Stone Mill Building for a FREE concert with Patrick Ross!
“Vermont born, fifth-generation fiddle player, Patrick Ross won the Vermont-State Fiddle Championship at age fourteen. He has performed at the Grand Ole Opry and shared stages with Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Paul McCartney. In 2012, he was invited to perform at both the Calvin Coolidge Theater in The Library of Congress and The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. He has had the pleasure of working with Christopher Lloyd in a recent production of, “Call Of The Wild 3D” and assisted in the scoring of the film. He now lives in Newbury, Vermont with his wife and daughter. He works and teaches in collaboration with the Vermont Folklife Center and has recently started an independent record label called Rock Farmer Records with the mission of producing, recording, and preserving Roots music. His solo concerts include a worldwide range of fiddle styles as well as songs he has penned with guitar, banjo, mandolin, and cello.”
Bring your chairs and blankets and enjoy the last Stone Mill concert of the season.
Beer, hard cider, wine, soda, and snacks will be available to purchase during the concert. Wicked Awesome BBQ of White River Junction, VT will be on site with their food truck.
Live music will start at 7 pm. Vending will begin at 6 pm.
Rain or shine (we will move inside in case of rain.) Plenty of free parking.

Special thanks to our sponsors:

Mary Keane Chapel Organ Recital
2023-08-27 16:00 - 17:30 | Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH, 03748, United States
Mary Keane Chapel Organ Recital
Sunday, August 27, 2023
4:00 pm
Enfield Shaker Museum
Featuring
Henry Danaher – Organist

Henry Danaher’s solo recital will include works of Böellmann, Böely, Corrette, Franck, Vierne, and Widor.
Henry is Director of Music at the Church of Christ at Dartmouth College and Dartmouth’s College Organist, Hanover, NH.
This concert is dedicated to the memory of Donna Butler who, with her husband George, filled Mary Keane Chapel with music over many summers, through their beloved Sunday afternoon Summer Organ recitals.
Reservations are not required. Plenty of free parking.
Suggested donation $15.00. All concert donations support the ongoing restoration of the historic Casavant Organ in Mary Keane Chapel.

Humanities to Go: NH's Agricultural Fairs
2023-08-22 19:00 - 20:30 | Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH, 03748, United States
NH’s Long Love-Hate
Relationship with
Agricultural Fairs
Sponsored by NH Humanities Council
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
7:00 pm

Enfield Shaker Museum is hosting Steve Taylor for a “Humanities to Go” presentation on New Hampshire’s Long Love-Hate Relationship with Agricultural Fairs.

The talk will take place at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, August 22. Made possible by a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council.

The first agricultural fair in North America was held in what is now Londonderry in 1722. It would become a wildly popular event lasting for generations until it was so dominated by gambling, flim-flam, and other “scandalous dimensions” that the legislature revoked its charter in 1850. But New Hampshire’s agricultural fairs have always had strong supporters and eventually the state came around to appropriating modest sums to help them succeed. Temperance groups and others would continue to attack the fairs on moral grounds and their close connection to horse racing was a chronic flashpoint. Taylor will discuss the ups and downs of NH’s agricultural fairs through the years and how public affection for rural traditions helps them survive in contemporary times.

This event is free and open to the public.
For more information call the Museum at (603) 632-4346 or email education@shakermuseum.org.
Meet Steve Taylor:
Steve Taylor is an independent scholar, farmer, journalist, and longtime public official. With his sons, he operates a dairy, maple syrup, and cheese making enterprise in Meriden Village. He has been a newspaper reporter and editor, and served for 25 years as New Hampshire’s commissioner of agriculture. Taylor was the founding executive director of the New Hampshire Humanities Council and is a lifelong student of the state’s rural culture.

Enfield Shaker Supper Club 8/20/2023
2023-08-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH, 03748, United States
Enfield Shaker Supper Club
Carefully curated and prepared dinner experiences
Shaker Inspired.
Drink Pairings.
Surprise Extras.
Good Company.
More than just a dinner party!
Enfield Shaker Museum is pleased to bring you traditional favorites and delicious seasonal culinary creations carefully prepared by Chef Tony Rinella and served in the dining room of the Great Stone Dwelling.
We are looking forward to monthly Enfield Shaker Supper Club feasts, this one features scrumptious summer barbecue. Plan now to get some friends together and join us for one or more of these exceptional meals!
Sunday, August 20, 2023 – 7:00 pm
The three-course meal includes:
Roasted Chicken with Orange Rhubarb Sauce
Bacon Cornbread Stuffing
Roasted Brussel Sprouts
Honey Peach Cream Tart with Homemade Whipped Cream
Beer, wine, or cider.
A bar with assorted beer, wine, and cider will be available for purchase as well.
Museum Members – $45/per person
Non-Members – $50/per person
Reservations required. Please bring your email confirmation with you to the event.
Want to know more about Chef Tony Rinella?
Chef Tony Rinella received his culinary training from the United States Army. Once he completed his military training, Tony returned to the Upper Valley of New Hampshire. After several years of learning from some talented and seasoned chefs, Tony was given an opportunity to run his own kitchen. At the tender age of 23, he managed both Firestones in Quechee, VT and Bentley’s in Woodstock, VT. Eventually he moved to Hingham, MA and joined the team at Eat Well, LLC, a restaurant group located on the South Shore.
Upon returning to the Upper Valley, Tony accepted a position at The Lyme Inn in Lyme, NH, completely rebuilding their tavern and greatly increasing its success. He took the number of meals served from an average of seven per evening to regularly serving 250 people on a weekend evening.
Tony has come full circle in his career and has returned to his roots! After a nearly four year stint as the Head Chef at The Public House in Quechee, VT, and time as Executive Chef at Dr. Coburn’s Tonic in Woodstock, VT, he can now be found at The Baited Hook in Lebanon, NH.
Tony lives in Enfield, New Hampshire with his wife, Lisa, and their two daughters, Charlotte Anne and Isla Grace.

Mary Keane Chapel Organ and Soprano Recital
2023-08-20 16:00 - 17:30 | Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH, 03748, United States
Mary Keane Chapel Organ and Soprano Recital
Sunday, August 20, 2023
4:00 pm
Enfield Shaker Museum
Featuring
Jeffrey Cutts – Organist
Laine Cutts – Soprano

On August 20th at the Mary Keane Chapel Organ and Soprano Recital, Organist Jeffrey Cutts and Soprano Laine Cutts will present Francois Courperin’s organ mass Messe pour les Couvents, performed as it might have been heard in the 17th century, with traditional plainchant incipits.
Jeffrey is an organist and singer, currently serving as Minister of Music at the First Congregational Church, Nantucket, MA.

Laine is a vocalist and director of choral music at Cyrus Peirce Middle School, Nantucket, MA.
Reservations not required. Plenty of free parking.
Suggested donation $15.00. All concert donations support the ongoing restoration of the historic Casavant Organ in the Mary Keane Chapel.

Mary Keane Chapel Summer Choir Concert
2023-08-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH, 03748, United States
Mary Keane Chapel Summer Choir Concert
Friday, August 18, 2023
7:30 pm
Enfield Shaker Museum

A Concert of Sacred Music for Organ and Choir
Laudes Organi:
Modern Music with Ancient Roots
Presented by
The Mary Keane Chapel Summer Choir
Mark Nelson, conductor
Henry Danaher, orgnist
Music by Zoltàn Kodàly, Arvo Pärt, Meredith Monk, Jonathan Dove, and Edvard Grieg
This concert is dedicated to Father John Sullivan Director of the La Salette Shrine in Enfield, NH
A reception Father John’s honor will be held in the Great Stone Dwelling following the concert.
Reservations not required. Plenty of free parking.
Suggested donation $15.00. All proceeds go to support the ongoing restoration of the historic Casavant Organ in Mary Keane Chapel.

Mary Keane Chapel Organ and Violin Recital
2023-08-13 16:00 - 17:30 | Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH, 03748, United States
Mary Keane Chapel Organ and Violin Recital
Sunday, August 13, 2023
4:00 pm
Enfield Shaker Museum
Featuring
Gail Jennings – Organ
Colleen Jennings – Violin

The Mary Keane Chapel Organ and Violin Recital will feature Gail Jennings and Colleen Jennings presenting with J. S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations for Organ and Violin.
Gail has recently retired after 31 years as Organist at Bethlehem United Church of Christ in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This summer Gail and her violinist husband, Andy will present their 40th concert in the St. Gaudens Summer Concert Series.
Colleen was formerly Co-Artistic Director of the Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music in Nelson, NH and second violinist in the Apple Hill String Quartet. She currently teaches violin at the University of Massachusetts and Smith College.
Gail writes, “During the dark days of the COVID pandemic, learning and arranging this monumental work for organ and violin became a joyful project.” In 1741 when the work was published, Bach wrote on the title page – “Composed for the refreshment of one’s spirit.”
Reservations not required. Plenty of free parking.
Suggested donation $15.00. All proceeds go to benefit the ongoing restoration of the historic Casavant Organ in Mary Keane Chapel.

"Presenting American Art Anew" - Talk & Dessert
2023-08-05 19:30 - 21:00 | Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH, 03748, United States
Presenting American Art Anew
at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
‘Well done is better than well said’
Saturday, August 5, 2023
7:30 pm
Great Stone Dwelling – Meeting Room

Join us for a presentation by Alexandra A. Kirtley, Montgomery-Garvan Curator of American Decorative Arts, Philadelphia Museum of Art, “Presenting American Art Anew at the Philadelphia Museum of Art”.
In May 2021, the Philadelphia Museum of Art opened nearly 90,000 square feet of additional gallery spaces— the culmination of two decades of planning, design, and construction. As the first expansion and reinstallation since 1976, this so-called “Core Project” was completed in 2021 after four years of construction, and the newly reimagined spaces are the result of the renovation, reorganization, and interior expansion of the museum’s land-mark 1928 Frank Gehry building. The nine new galleries are painted in vibrant colors and emanate off a central spine with an enfilade, and collections have been reinstalled to tell a more authentic and inclusive history of the art—the artists and artisans who made it and the patrons who commissioned it. This presentation will explore the Core Project, highlighting the process by which curators choose what to display and, most importantly, how the new narratives evolved after close examination of the collections.
Dessert, coffee and tea will be served.
Museum Members – $10.00
Non-members – $15.00
Advance registration suggested.
Want to know more about Alexandra Kirtley?

Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley (Philadelphia, PA) is the Montgomery-Garvan Curator of American Decorative Arts at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where she began her tenure in 2001. At PMA, she has orchestrated major acquisitions and curated numerous exhibitions, notably the retrospective Colonial Philadelphia Porcelain: The Art of Bonnin & Morris (2008) and the groundbreaking Classical Splendor: Painted Furniture for a Grand Philadelphia House (2016, with conservator Peggy Olley). In May 2021, Kirtley was co-curator of the newly located, reinstalled, and reinterpreted galleries for early American art that opened to much fanfare and critical acclaim. Kirtley earned a A.B. from Hamilton College and an M.A. from the University of Delaware/Winter- thur Program in Early American Cultu

2023 Shaker Collectors Weekend
2023-08-05 13:00 - 2023-08-07 12:00 | Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH, 03748, United States
2023 Shaker Collectors Weekend
August 5-7, 2023
An engaging multi-day program designed to enhance your knowledge and enjoyment of collecting Shaker furniture and objects. Featuring talks, interactive discussions, and behind-the-scenes experiences with Enfield Shaker Museum’s collection, 2023 Shaker Collectors Weekend is a rich opportunity to connect with fellow enthusiasts and learn from experts on Shaker material culture and history.
The focus of the 2023 Collectors’ Weekend is Shaker Boxes, encompassing oval pantry boxes, seed boxes, and even boxes designed and built to live in! Through presentations, moderated conversations, and participatory experiences, attendees will delve into the history, significance, and connoisseurship of Shaker boxes, as well as strategies to conserve and collect these remarkable objects.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS of the 2023 Shaker Collectors Weekend
Master Class | Shaker Oval Boxes: What We Know & What We Don’t
Jerry V. Grant, Director of Collections and Research, Shaker Museum, Chatham, New York

This illustrated Master Class includes a history of the Shaker oval box industry and tips for identifying a box’s community of origin. During the presentation, Jerry will make an oval box with Elder Daniel Crosman (1810-1885).

Master Class | Wood Movement & Solid Wood Construction
Christian H. Becksvoort, woodworker, author, restorer, and curmudgeon, New Gloucester, Maine
Basic wood tech, the joys of quarter-sawn wood, smart case construction, why moldings come loose, why door panels shrink or crack, and why antiques survived.
Material + Meaning Dialogue | Shaker Color
Part 1 – Technical Color
Brece Honeycutt, visual artist and Winterthur Maker-Creator Fellow

Historically, the Shakers lived in a prismatic world, painting their objects and buildings with “adorning and beauteous colors,” as noted by Elder Calvin Green. Honeycutt will discuss both the temporal and the spiritual uses of color, concentrating on two ‘new pigments’ Prussian Blue and Chrome Yellow.

Part 2 – TBA
Erika Sanchez Goodwillie, historic paint specialist
Details to follow.
Material + Meaning Dialogue | Shaker Seeds
Shaker Seed Industry: From the Ground to the Road
Sharon Duane Koomler, independent researcher and curator, Chatham, New York
The Shakers’ seed industry was not an accident. It was an intentional, cultivated, and often negotiated industry that produced and distributed quality garden seed throughout much of the eastern United States. Trade routes were established, sometimes violated – even among Shakers – and ultimately arranged to the best outcome for customers and Shakers alike.
Shaker Seed Boxes: Sowing the Seeds of an Important Industry
Tom Queen, purveyor of American antiques, especially Shaker Design, curator of museum exhibitions, Columbus, Ohio
The Shakers were among the first to package garden seeds for sale in small paper envelopes, which were sent out to consigning merchants in lidded wooden boxes emblazoned with stenciled or printed paper labels. Drawing from a range of ephemera from the marketing and distribution of Shaker seeds, this talk explores the way seed boxes played an important role in one of the longest-lasting, most profitable, and wide-reaching Shaker industries.

Presentation | ‘Well done is better than well said’: Presenting American Art Anew at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Alexandra A. Kirtley, Montgomery-Garvan Curator of American Decorative Arts, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

In May 2021, the Philadelphia Museum of Art opened nearly 90,000 square feet of additional gallery spaces—the culmination of two decades of planning, design, and construction. As the first expansion and reinstallation since 1976, this so-called “Core Project” was completed in 2021 after four years of construction, and the newly reimagined spaces are the result of the renovation, reorganization, and interior expansion of the museum’s landmark 1928 Frank Gehry building. The nine new galleries are painted in vibrant colors and emanate off a central spine with an enfilade, and museum collections have been reinstalled to tell a more authentic and inclusive history of the art—the artists and artisans who made it and the patrons who commissioned it. This presentation will explore the Core Project, highlighting the process by which curators choose what to display and, most importantly, how the new narratives evolved after close looking at the collections.

Presentation | Restoring a Shaker Office

Robert Adam, preservation architect, woodworker, and founder of the Preservation Carpentry program, North Bennet Street School, Boston, Massachusetts

In 2002, Robert Adam purchased a dilapidated building from the site of the former Shaker community in Shirley, Massachusetts. Originally a Shaker office and more recently a single-family home, the structure was in dire need of restoration. Adam, as a preservation architect and fine woodworker, took on the challenge of moving the structure to a new site and restoring it–every slate roof tile, clapboard, and peg–to it would have appeared in the early nineteenth century. This talk explores Adam’s 6 year endeavor to restore a Shaker office.

Conversation | Maine Shaker Perspectives on Material Culture

Brother Arnold Hadd, United Society of Shakers, Sabbathday Lake, Maine
Michael Graham, Director, Shaker Museum & Library, Sabbathday Lake, Maine

Part 1 – A Carrier in Every Collection
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Brother Arnold Hadd and Director Michael Graham will present a narrated slideshow of historic images highlighting the many contributions of Elder Henry Green and Brother Delmer Wilson as some of the most prolific Shaker oval box makers.
Part 2 – Everything but the Cross
Brother Arnold will explore how the popularity of the Shakers’ material objects has endangered Shaker culture.

Conversation | Painted Boxes and Iconic Stacks: The Collections of Dr. Marvin & Natalie Gliedman and Watt & Jan White
Chip Gliedman, retired technology analyst, philatelic research volunteer, stamp collector, and son of Dr. Marvin and Natalie Gliedman, Ridgefield, Connecticut
John Keith Russell, antiques dealer specializing in authentic, historic Shaker material and other objects of fine design, South Salem, New York

This conversation explores the mind of the collector and the opportunities and challenges of stewarding a collection that was thoughtfully assembled by someone else. Chip Gliedman spent most of his life living with an inveterate Shaker collector. This talk will discuss his family’s experience assembling, preserving, and exhibiting the iconic stacks of painted Shaker oval boxes from Shaker Design (1986) at the Whitney Museum of American Art. In dialogue, John Keith Russell will share his recollections of the Gliedmans, as well as the story of Watt & Janice White of Stamford, CT, and their remarkable collection of painted Shaker oval boxes, which were collected out of a different set of interests and intentions.
A Glimpse into the Past: Discussion on Building an Archive of Shaker Symposia
George Kohrman, independent Shaker researcher, former Director of the Office of information Technology, Western Michigan University
This presentation will discuss what could happen with recordings from many Berkshire/Hancock Shaker Seminars. George will share two important clips: the first from a 1992 presentation by D. J. J. Gerald McCue (1913-2011) about his early years collecting Shaker material, and the second from the last interview with Sister Ethel Hudson (1896-1992), the last member of the Shaker community in Canterbury, NH, who passed away six weeks after the recording was made.

Pop-up Exhibition | Bring Your Own Box
Participants are invited to bring their favorite Shaker box to include in our Sunday afternoon Pop-up Exhibition. When you register for the weekend, let us know what you are planning to bring so we can have a label prepared for your box.
MEALS AND LODGING
Meals will be catered by Catherine Erving, The Rustic Gourmet, highlighting seasonal and local ingredients including items foraged from the gardens at Enfield Shaker Museum. A Welcome Lobster Bake/Barbecue will be held on Saturday evening in the historic Stone Machine Shop.
Lodging is available in the Great Stone Dwelling on a first come, first served basis.
OPTIONAL TOUR
On Monday, August 7 we have scheduled an optional tour in Manchester, NH of the Zimmerman and Dr. and Mrs. Kalil houses, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. This tour is specially organized in partnership with the Currier Museum, Manchester, NH. Tour participation is limited to 14, tickets are available on a first come, first served basis at $40/person.
Click here to download 2023 Shaker Collectors Registration

Enfield Shaker Supper Club 7/30/2023
2023-07-30 19:00 - 21:00 | Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH, 03748, United States
Enfield Shaker Supper Club
Carefully curated and prepared dinner experiences
Shaker Inspired.
Drink Pairings.
Surprise Extras.
Good Company.
More than just a dinner party!
Enfield Shaker Museum is pleased to bring you traditional favorites and delicious seasonal culinary creations carefully prepared by Chef Tony Rinella and served in the dining room of the Great Stone Dwelling.
We are looking forward to monthly Enfield Shaker Supper Club feasts, this one features scrumptious summer barbecue. Plan now to get some friends together and join us for one or more of these exceptional meals!
Sunday, July 30, 2023 – 7:00 pm
The three-course meal includes:
Spicy Lamb Meatballs with Homemade Tomato Sauce & Fettucine Noodles
Seasonal Garden Salad
Fresh Baked Bread
Triple Chocolate Brownies with Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
Beer, wine, or cider.
A bar with assorted beer, wine, and cider will be available for purchase as well.
Museum Members – $45/per person
Non-Members – $50/per person
Reservations required. Please bring your email confirmation with you to the event.
Want to know more about Chef Tony Rinella?
Chef Tony Rinella received his culinary training from the United States Army. Once he completed his military training, Tony returned to the Upper Valley of New Hampshire. After several years of learning from some talented and seasoned chefs, Tony was given an opportunity to run his own kitchen. At the tender age of 23, he managed both Firestones in Quechee, VT and Bentley’s in Woodstock, VT. Eventually he moved to Hingham, MA and joined the team at Eat Well, LLC, a restaurant group located on the South Shore.
Upon returning to the Upper Valley, Tony accepted a position at The Lyme Inn in Lyme, NH, completely rebuilding their tavern and greatly increasing its success. He took the number of meals served from an average of seven per evening to regularly serving 250 people on a weekend evening.
Tony has come full circle in his career and has returned to his roots! After a nearly four year stint as the Head Chef at The Public House in Quechee, VT, and time as Executive Chef at Dr. Coburn’s Tonic in Woodstock, VT, he can now be found at The Baited Hook in Lebanon, NH.
Tony lives in Enfield, New Hampshire with his wife, Lisa, and their two daughters, Charlotte Anne and Isla Grace.

Enfield Old Home Days
2023-07-14 - 2023-07-16 | Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH, 03748, United States
Enfield Old Home Days
July 14 – 16, 2023
What is happening at Enfield Old Home Days?
Friday, July 14
“Wicked Awesome BBQ” and veteran local musician, Jim Hollis will be “rocking” Huse Park
Saturday, July 15
All of Enfield will be rocking’ and rollin’! Enfield House of Pizza will provide a picnic lunch at Lakeside Park, the kiddos at Little Folk Daycare will have their fairy house creations on display, Never Too Lake will be performing at the Lakeside Pavilion.
There will be two bounce houses from 11 am – 4 pm at Huse Park, an Ice Cream Social at Whitney Hall from 1 pm – 3 pm, complete with face painting and children’s crafts. There will be a yard sale and luncheon at the Lutheran Church from 9 am – 2 pm, an opportunity for community sailing with the Mascoma Sailing Club, and an art display, bake sale, and open house at Union Church. All historic buildings in Enfield Center including the Enfield Center Town House and School House will be open to tour.
In the evening, gather as a community at Enfield Shaker Museum’s historic Stone Mill Building for an evening of great music, food & drink, and dancing! Enfield Shaker Museum is partnering with The Baited Hook at Mascoma Lake to bring you a Lobster Bake and Lobster Roll Box Dinner before you dance the night away with local band Shaker inside the beautiful Stone Mill. The Museum will have a bar available to purchase adult libations.
Lobster Bake Dinner – $40/person
1 1/4 lb. Lobster
1/2 Ear Corn on the Cob
Cole Slaw
Lobster Roll Box – $30/person
5 oz. Lobster Roll
Cole Slaw
Chips
Sunday, July 16
Join the Enfield Conservation Committee for a hike to Cole Pond; beginning at 2:00 pm in the Bog Road parking lot. Check out the Lockehaven School House, and come back to the grounds of the Stone Mill Building at Enfield Shaker Museum for a Makers Fair full of talented local artisans and craftspeople selling their wares and demonstrating their crafts! Enfield Shaker Museum will be giving free tours to Enfield residents at 1:00 and 3:00 pm come check out our new exhibit “Enfield Shaker Trustees 1795-1904” and a new exhibit on Shaker worship, dance, and song.
You are not going to want to miss a moment of this action packed weekend! See you there.

Free Concert - Gary Hubbard & The Dinosaurs
2023-07-12 19:00 - 20:00 | Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH, 03748, United States
Stone Mill Concert Series
Gary Hubbard & The Dinosaurs
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Live music starts at 7 pm. Vending begins at 6 pm.

Join us outside the historic Stone Mill Building for a FREE concert with Gary Hubbard & The Dinosaurs!
Bring your chairs and blankets and enjoy this Stone Mill concert.
Beer, hard cider, wine, soda, and snacks will be available to purchase during the concert. Enfield Mascoma Lions Club will be on site with their food truck.
Live music will start at 7 pm. Vending will begin at 6 pm.
Rain or shine (we will move inside in case of rain.) Plenty of free parking.

Special thanks to our sponsors:

Art in the Garden Afternoon Tea
2023-07-09 15:00 - 17:00 | Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH, 03748, United States
Art in the Garden Afternoon Tea
Sunday, July 9, 2023
3:00 – 5:00 pm
Enfield Shaker Museum invites you to enjoy an enchanting Art in the Garden Afternoon Tea. You will be treated to live music by pianist Tim Kelly, and a delectable menu of scones, finger sandwiches, and petite pastries complemented by a seasonable selection of lavender teas and a sparkling lavender cocktail.
Happy Griffiths, Museum Herbalist Emeritus, will be sharing an array of edible flower treats and recipes. Walk the garden paths and watch as local artists create works of art inspired by the garden. The artists will also offer their work for sale. Go home with a lavender bouquet gift from the Museum herb garden and lasting memories of a peaceful and sumptuous summer afternoon.
Advanced registration required.
Museum Member – $30/person
Non-member – $35/person

Soft Jazz and Cocktails
2023-07-08 19:30 - 21:30 | Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH, 03748, United States
Soft Jazz and Cocktails
All Jazzed Up with Sophisticated Sips
Saturday, July 8, 2023
7:30 – 9:30 pm
What could be better than live soft jazz and cocktails on a warm summer night? Join us for a taste journey featuring herbal infused cocktails and mocktails paired with a sumptuous hors d’oeuvres buffet as you enjoy the Grace Marie Wallace Quartet preforming their one-of-kind smooth jazz! Grace will be accompanied by Peter Concilio on bass, Tim Gilmore on drums, and Bob Merrill on piano.

Herbal cocktails excite the taste buds, offer a refreshing treat on humid summer days and are a favorite way to use plants during the summertime. They can be made as a mocktail or cocktail, depending on your personal preference. The cocktail tasting includes four types of drinks and recipes to try at home. Once you find the drink you like the best, a full-sized version will be available to purchase.
Cocktail tasting and hors d’oeuvres begin at 7:30 pm. Music begins at 8:00 pm.

Call some friends and get a table together (tables seat 6) for this delicious and entertaining evening in the Historic Stone Mill Building!
Advanced reservations required. All guests must be at least 21 years old. Tickets include cocktail/mocktail tasting (4 samples), hors d’oeuvres buffet, and music.
Museum members – $35/person or $60/couple
Non-members – $45/person or $75/couple
Want to know more about Grace Marie Wallace?
Grace Marie Wallace was born and raised in Worcestershire England, and started studying classical piano & flute at 11 years of age through ABRSM. After moving to the US, she became involved with Interplay Jazz & Arts where she discovered her love for jazz vocals. She has had the privilege to study with some amazing jazz vocalists including Madeline Kole & Natalia Bernal, and for the past four years has been performing in the Upper Valley area of NH & VT.
Read what people are saying about Grace Marie Wallace:

“I’ll never forget her name. What a great, young, fresh voice she is. Her tone is clear as a bell. She sings with a buoyancy and happiness that is easily transferred to her audience. I look forward to hearing her again and again. “
Arthur Bakopolus – Arthur’s House of Jazz, Methuen MA
“Grace Marie Wallace is one of the finest singers I have worked with. I first heard about her from my colleagues who worked with her at the Interplay jazz camp, and when I learned I was going to be playing some gigs with her I assumed she would be a talented and promising amateur, given that she is an accomplished medical researcher and not primarily a musician. Boy was I surprised! Grace’s pitch is impeccable, her taste in songs eclectic, with an ear toward obscure gems, and her thirst for musical knowledge is insatiable, not to mention the incredible speed at which she attains it. Her sense of rhythm helps an ensemble groove harder. Her commitment to the meaning of the lyric and her appreciation for space and nuance make every performance a unique, profound experience. Grace is the real deal, and I can’t wait to hear what she does next.”
Mark Shilansky
Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music
Resident Artist at University of New Hampshire

DIY Lavender Crafts
2023-07-07 15:00 - 17:00 | Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH, 03748, United States
DIY Lavender Crafts Workshop
Friday, July 7, 2023
3 pm – 5 pm
If you love all things lavender, join us for an afternoon of DIY Lavender Crafts! Enjoy experimenting with using lavender to warm our bodies, scent our houses, and feed our families. We will make lavender sachets, herbes de Provence, lavender sugar, lavender oil, and lavender infused syrup for summer cocktails.
Lavender has a wonderful scent that can be used to help you relax, sleep better at night, and even reduce your stress levels. It is one of the most common aromatherapy herbs used to promote relaxation and balance positive energy.
Learn some lavender history and growing tips during a walk to our lavender bed in the Museum Herb Garden with Happy Griffiths, Museum Herbalist Emeritus, Susan Quinlan, Museum Garden Coordinator, and Nan Munsey, Museum Village Gardener.
Enjoy lavender refreshments and take home recipes and your handmade goodies!
“Lavender, sweet lavender,
A scented purple haze.
With radiant lilac flowers,
I stand and look amazed.”
by Doreen E. Hampshire
Class size is limited to 12. Advance registration is required.
Museum Members – $35/person
Non-Members – $40/person
Want to know more about Happy Griffiths?
In 1987 Happy Griffiths designed and planted an 11,000 square foot herb garden at Enfield Shaker Museum based on the herbs the Shakers had grown and used. To help maintain this garden, she started and ran a volunteer program called the Village Gardeners. She has served as the president of the Hanover Garden Club and the New Hampshire Herb Society. In the June 1988 issue of Yankee magazine she was named Cook of the Month and then in September of 1995 in the Yankee Magazine 60th Anniversary issue she was one of the 60 people chosen “who make New England New England”. Happy continues to teach and lecture on Herb Gardening around the Upper Valley.
Want to know more about Susan Quinlan?
Susan is a retired registered nurse who has been creating and caring for gardens for forty-nine years. She is a self taught and dedicated organic gardener living in Canaan, NH. She grows flowers, herbs, vegetables, perennials, and shrubs on a northern slope. Susan creates wreaths for all seasons and gives hands-on workshops in wildcrafting. Her passion is to create connections between people and plants.

Banjos, Bones and Ballads
2023-07-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH, 03748, United States
Banjos, Bones and Ballads
presented by Jeff Warner
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
12:00 Noon
Come for the pie, stay for the music! Following our traditional 4th of July Pie Sale, Jeff Warner will present “Banjos, Bones, and Ballads” a program of tavern songs, banjo tunes, 18th century New England hymns, sailor songs, and humorous stories about traditional singers and their songs. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs and join us on the lawn in front of Mary Keane Chapel for this FREE performance!

Enfield Shaker Museum is hosting Jeff Warner for this “Humanities to Go” presentation. Made possible by a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council. This program is free and open to the public.
Rain or shine. See you on the 4th!!
Want to know more about Jeff Warner?
Jeff Warner is among the nation’s foremost performer/interpreters of traditional music. His songs from the lumber camps, fishing villages and mountain tops of America connect 21st century audiences with the everyday lives–and artistry–of 19th century Americans. “Providing more than just rich entertainment, Jeff will leave you with a deeper appreciation of the land you live in” (Caffé Lena, Saratoga, NY). His songs, rich in local history and a sense of place, bring us the latest news from the distant past. Jeff grew up listening to the songs and stories of his father Frank Warner and the traditional singers his parents met during their folksong collecting trips through rural America.

4th of July Pie Sale
2023-07-04 00:00 - 14:00 | Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH, 03748, United States
4th of July Pie Sale
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Pie Sale begins at 11:30 am
“Banjos, Bones, and Ballads” with Jeff Warner begins at Noon
No matter how you slice it, nothing beats homemade pie on the 4th of July!
Enfield Shaker Museum has had a 4th of July pie sale for more than 10 years. From traditional apple and cherry pies to one-of-a-kind fruit “flag” and decorated berry pies we have the perfect homemade pie for every taste!!
Plan to be there when we open, we sell out fast!! All pies sell for $20 each.
Come for the pie, stay for the music! Jeff Warner will present “Banjos, Bones, and Ballads” a program of tavern songs, banjo tunes, 18th century New England hymns, sailor songs, and humorous stories about traditional singers and their songs. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs and join us for this FREE performance!

Enfield Shaker Museum is hosting Jeff Warner for this “Humanities to Go” presentation. Made possible by a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council. This program is free and open to the public.
Rain or shine. See you on the 4th!!
Calling all pie bakers!
If you would like to volunteer to bake a pie (or two), please email us at education@shakermuseum.org or call the
Museum at 603-632-4346.

Free Concert - The Flames
2023-06-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH, 03748, United States
Stone Mill Concert Series
The Flames
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Live music starts at 7 pm. Vending begins at 6 pm.
On the lawn at the La Salette Shrine.

What’s better than a relaxing evening outside? FREE live music!
Join us on the lawn of the beautiful La Salette Shrine on June 28th to enjoy free, live music with The Flames. Bring chairs or a picnic blanket and spread out in the field and listen to our bands play.
This dynamic, four piece band always promises to be a hit with their imaginative renditions of 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s rock’n’roll, motown, and other popular favorites. They have played for many years throughout the Upper Valley and beyond. They have appeared in a wide variety of events including concerts, private parties, weddings, and clubs including the House of Blues.
Members of the group include John Lovejoy on keyboard, bass, and vocals, Cam Cross playing guitar and vocals, Eric Von Ammon on the drums and vocals, and Terry Langford playing the sax.
Bring a picnic dinner to enjoy or purchase food from the on-site food truck. You’re welcome to bring your own food and non-alcoholic drinks. (State liquor laws prohibit outside alcohol from being brought onto the premises.)
Leashed and well-behaved dogs are welcome to join us.
Vending begins at 6 pm and the music starts at 7 pm. The Museum’s gift shop will also be open for visitors to visit either before or during the show.
In the case of bad weather, the show will go on!
We will move the concert inside. Unfortunately, picnic blankets might be slightly less comfortable on the wood floor.
Beer, hard cider, wine, soda, and snacks will be available to purchase during the concert. Truckin’ Tacos will be on site with their food truck.
Live music begins at 7 pm, vending begins at 6 pm.
Plenty of free parking.

Special thanks to our sponsors!

Enfield Shaker Supper Club 6/11/2023
2023-06-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH, 03748, United States
Enfield Shaker Supper Club
Carefully curated and prepared dinner experiences
Shaker Inspired.
Drink Pairings.
Surprise Extras.
Good Company.
More than just a dinner party!
Enfield Shaker Museum is pleased to bring you traditional favorites and delicious seasonal culinary creations carefully prepared by Chef Tony Rinella and served in the dining room of the Great Stone Dwelling.
We are looking forward to monthly Enfield Shaker Supper Club feasts, this one features scrumptious summer barbecue. Plan now to get some friends together and join us for one or more of these exceptional meals!
Sunday, June 11, 2023 – 7:00 pm
The three-course meal includes:
Slow Roasted BBQ Pork Shoulder
Baked Beans
Coleslaw
Biscuit Strawberry Shortcake with Homemade Whipped Cream
Beer, wine, or cider.
A bar with assorted beer, wine, and cider will be available for purchase as well.
Museum Members – $45/per person
Non-Members – $50/per person
Reservations required.
Want to know more about Chef Tony Rinella?
Chef Tony Rinella received his culinary training from the United States Army. Once he completed his military training, Tony returned to the Upper Valley of New Hampshire. After several years of learning from some talented and seasoned chefs, Tony was given an opportunity to run his own kitchen. At the tender age of 23, he managed both Firestones in Quechee, VT and Bentley’s in Woodstock, VT. Eventually he moved to Hingham, MA and joined the team at Eat Well, LLC, a restaurant group located on the South Shore.
Upon returning to the Upper Valley, Tony accepted a position at The Lyme Inn in Lyme, NH, completely rebuilding their tavern and greatly increasing its success. He took the number of meals served from an average of seven per evening to regularly serving 250 people on a weekend evening.
Tony has come full circle in his career and has returned to his roots! After a nearly four year stint as the Head Chef at The Public House in Quechee, VT, and time as Executive Chef at Dr. Coburn’s Tonic in Woodstock, VT, he can now be found at The Baited Hook in Lebanon, NH.
Tony lives in Enfield, New Hampshire with his wife, Lisa, and their two daughters, Charlotte Anne and Isla Grace.

Fragrant Herbal Spa
2023-06-10 12:00 - 15:00 | Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH, 03748, United States
Fragrant Herbal Spa Workshop
Saturday, June 10, 2023
12 pm – 3 pm
12 Noon – Herb Garden Walk
Take a reprieve from your busy life and pamper yourself with a Fragrant Herbal Spa Workshop at Enfield Shaker Museum. Begin your afternoon of relaxation with a stroll through the Museum’s Herb Garden with our Garden Coordinator Susan Quinlan. Take in the sights, smells, and textures of the herbs while learning about their uses. Soothe your senses with the power of the plants and the peaceful beauty of this historic land.
1 pm – Prepare Fragrant Herbal Spa Products in the Historic 1837 Great Stone Dwelling
You are invited to a quieter era as you share tea and learn the art of pampering yourself naturally and inexpensively from the garden. Invite a friend to join you for this relaxing afternoon.
Delve into aromatherapy. Find calming herbs to create an herbal pillow; use fresh herbs to brew a specialized blend for tea and spring tonics; create your own herbal lotion. Each participant will take home an eye pillow, tea mix, and lotion or tonic.
Class size is limited to 15. Advance registration is required.
Museum Members – $40/person
Non-Members – $45/person
Want to know more about Susan Quinlan?
Susan is a retired registered nurse who has been creating and caring for gardens for forty-nine years. She is a self taught and dedicated organic gardener living in Canaan, NH. She grows flowers, herbs, vegetables, perennials, and shrubs on a northern slope. Susan creates wreaths for all seasons and gives hands-on workshops in wildcrafting. Her passion is to create connections between people and plants.

Birds and Breakfast Nature Walk
2023-06-03 07:00 - 09:00 | Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH, 03748, United States
Birds and Breakfast Nature Walk
Saturday, June 3, 2023
7:00 to 9:00 am
Come discover the many bird species breeding in the fields and forests around Enfield Shaker Museum, a cherished spot known to the Shakers as “Chosen Vale.” The morning will begin with a one-mile hike that includes the Shaker Feast Ground on Mt. Assurance, spectacular views of Mascoma Lake, and a forested trail in the Lower Shaker Wildlife Management Area. We’ll conclude the morning with coffee, donuts, and more bird-watching around the Museum gardens and grounds. Bring binoculars and proper footwear for a one-mile hike on varied terrain. The Birds and Breakfast Nature Walk will be led by Gail McPeek and Dr. Len Reitsma. Meet at the Great Stone Dwelling.
Limited to 15 participants. Advance registration is required.
Museum Members – Free
Non-Members – Free with Regular Museum Admission
Want to know more about Gail McPeek?
Gail McPeek is a retired wildlife biologist and bird watcher. She lives in Enfield adjacent to the museum and enjoys daily walks around Chosen Vale observing the many birds in the area. Gail is a museum Trustee and an emeritus board member of the Hanover Conservancy.
Want to know more about Dr. Len Reitsma?
Dr. Len Reitsma is professor emeritus of ecology at Plymouth State University where he taught for 30 years and did avian population ecology research with graduate and undergraduate students. He is still actively researching avian community responses to group selection harvest on two American Tree Farms and continuing a demographic study of Canada warblers in his hometown, Canaan, NH. He retired from Plymouth State in May 2021.
Images of Eastern Bluebird and Bobolink courtesy of All About Birds, The Cornell Lab Macaulay Library

Hypertherm Work Day
2023-05-24 09:00 - 16:00 | Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH, 03748, United States
Hypertherm Work Day
at Enfield Shaker Museum
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
9 am – 4 pm
Lunch Provided
Volunteers from Hypertherm will join Preservation Wednesday volunteers to clear brush at the Enfield Shaker Museum Reservoir above the Stone Mill Building on Route 4A. It is a big job and community members are welcome to join us! If you have them bring chain saw, loppers, rakes, and work gloves. All are welcome!!
Meet at the Great Stone Dwelling at 9:00 am and join the effort.

Village Gardener Hands-on Learning
2023-05-18 08:00 - 2023-10-12 17:00 | Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH, 03748, United States
2023 Village Gardener Hands-on Learning Series
May – October
Enfield Shaker Museum

The Village Gardeners Hands-on Learning Series is a thorough introduction to organic herb gardening practice, including soil preparation, garden planning, composting, mulching, and propagation.
The Village Gardener hands-on learning classes will cover cultivation through harvesting and use of culinary, medicinal, fragrance, due, and everlasting herbs. Enfield Shaker Museum Garden Coordinator Susan Quinlan and Enfield Shaker Museum Herbalist Emeritus Happy Griffiths will guide the series.
Our focus will be on building community connections and enhancing the well-being of ourselves and our environment. Together, using organic practices, we will become stewards of the historic Museum Herb Garden. In community you will nurture plants, tend to the gardens, and harvest the fruits of your labors on the historic site of the Enfield Shaker Community. The skills you learn will be enriched with the herbal and gardening knowledge of the Shakers during their time in Enfield, as they raised herbs to season their foods, scent the air, soothe bodily aches and disease, and color textiles.
The Classes:
Every other Thursday evening from 5:30 – 7:00 pm (May 18 – October 12) all Village Gardeners will gather in the garden for an outdoor class that will cover growth, maintenance and use of the “herb bed of the week”. The garden’s 12 beds include roses and herbs. These evening sessions will be taught by Susan Quinlan, Enfield Shaker Museum Garden Coordinator with support from Happy Griffiths, Enfield Shaker Museum Herbalist Emeritus.
In addition to class time, Village Gardeners who agree to dedicate at least two hours per week in the garden working alongside our experienced Village Gardeners will get a 50% discount on the hands-on class series.
Join us as we take this Shaker Herbal Garden Path through the 2023 growing season. All gardening experience levels are encouraged to join us–from total beginner to master gardener.
Registration:
We have 15 spaces available in this year’s class. Registration is required.
Classes Only – Museum Members – $275/person
Classes Only – Non-Members – $300/person
Classes + Volunteer Hours – Museum Members – $137/person
Classes + Volunteer Hours – Non-Members – $150/person
Have questions? Call 603-632-4346 or email education@shakermuseum.org
Want to know more about Susan Quinlan?
Susan is a retired registered nurse who has been creating and caring for gardens for forty-nine years. She is a self-taught and dedicated organic gardener living in Canaan, NH. Susan grows flowers, herbs, vegetables, perennials, and shrubs on a northern slope. She creates wreaths for all seasons, and gives hands-on workshops in wildcrafting. Her passion is to create connections between people and plants.

Basket Weaving Workshop
2023-05-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH, 03748, United States
Basket Weaving Workshop
with Judy LaBrie
Saturday, May 13, 2023
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Enfield Shaker Museum is pleased to host expert local basket weaving instructor, Judy Labrie, for a basket weaving workshop. Participants of this workshop will be crafting a beginners basket called the “weed basket” using the extremely versatile and popular weaving material of reed. Weavers of all skill levels are encouraged to join in the fun, while gaining familiarity and confidence with the materials, tools, and procedures used to create your very own work of art!
All materials will be provided and students will go home with a colorful and handy basket that can be hung on the wall to catch mail, take out menus, or kitchen gadgets.
Class size is limited to 5. Pre-registration is required. Participants should bring a bag lunch.
Members: $70 + $30 materials fee (Total – $100)
Non-Members: $77 +$30 materials fee (Total -$107)
Want to know more about Judy Labrie?
Judy Labrie is the owner and single employee of “Basket Case Judy”. She has been making baskets since 1990 and teaching classes for over 12 years. She has repaired baskets, caned chairs, and created new baskets for customers.
It all started when Judy went to a Longerberger basket party at a friend’s house. She looked at the basket and said, “ I can make one of these.”…So half the basement turned into Judy’s workshop and she started making baskets and going to craft fairs. Then life got in the way and she took a little hiatus, moved a few times, and then settled down in Canaan, NH with her husband.
Judy is scheduled to attend several craft fairs and farmers markets this summer.

Enfield, NH Shakers OSHER Course
2023-05-08 12:30 - 14:30 | NH
Enfield, NH Shakers – OSHER Course
A Peculiar People:
The Enfield, N.H. Shakers
Mondays, April 3 through May 8, 2023
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Spring Term HyFlex (In-Person and by Zoom) OSHER Course with field trip
The Enfield, NH Shakers considered themselves “A Peculiar People,” whose faith required that they lived in a close-knit, highly structured community of Believers. The tenets of their faith–the dual nature of God, gender and racial equality, community of property, pacifism, stewardship–challenged many in the 19th century, and offer opportunities for reflection now.
Although the Shakers have left their mark on contemporary art and design, in this course we will make greatest use of their contributions to American sacred music. Their songs will provide us access to theological principles that undergird and sustain Believers. Additionally, we will explore the elements of their faith that brought them into conflict with their neighbors, and limited their ability to attract new converts to their way of life.
The Enfield, NH Shakers – OSHER course will move quickly from a general overview of Shaker history to a detailed exploration of the Enfield and Canterbury communities’ contributions to New Hampshire’s religious and social history.
This OSHER Lifelong Learning at Dartmouth course is offered in conjunction with Enfield Shaker Museum and includes a site visit.
Course Instructor: Mary Ann Haagen
Shaker scholar, musician, and retired music teacher, Mary Ann’s research focuses on the NH Shaker communities. She lectures widely on Shaker history, music, and dance; has recorded three CDs of Shaker music with a vocal ensemble she directed. The group’s DVD, We Find No Harm in Dancing, documents their work with Shaker dance. Her articles on Shaker history appear regularly in historical publications. The Collected Writings of Elder Henry Cumings, edited by her is suggested reading and is available in the Museum Gift Shop.
Course Fee: $65/person. To register call 603.646.0154 or http://reg130.imperisoft.com
Want to know more about OSHER Life Long Learning at Dartmouth visit their website https://osher.dartmouth.edu
