World’s People and the Shakers
From about 1776, when the Shakers first settled in Niskayuna (now Watervliet), New York, they attracted the attention of those whom they called the “World’s people”. The Shakers welcomed visitors and took pleasure in showing their beautifully maintained villages, gardens, and livestock. Naturally, they hoped for converts to their new religion and many did eventually come. Along with the converts came both admirers (from all over the world) and also critics (sometimes very severe critics). At Enfield, there were both admirers and critics.
Examples of newspaper articles about the Enfield Shakers while Nathaniel Draper was a trustee:
![Enfield Shakers - Visitor 1808a](https://shakermuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Enfield-Shakers-Visitor-1808a.png)
September 2, 1808, page 1, Part I
![Enfield Shakers - Visitors 1808b](https://shakermuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Enfield-Shakers-Visitors-1808b.png)
September 2, 1808, page 1, Part II
![Enfield Shakers- Visitor 1808c](https://shakermuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Enfield-Shakers-Visitor-1808c.png)
September 2, 1808, page 1, Part III
![Enfield Shakers - Donations 1811](https://shakermuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Enfield-Shakers-Donations-1811.png)
June 21, 1811, page 3.
![Enfield Shakers - Visit 1817](https://shakermuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Enfield-Shakers-Visit-1817-scaled.jpg)
“Burlington Weekly Free Press”, Burlington, Vermont
February 26, 1903, page 2.
![Enfield Shakers - Membership 1824](https://shakermuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Enfield-Shakers-Membership-1824.jpg)
June 17, 1824, page 2.
![Enfield Shakers - Temperance 1826](https://shakermuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Enfield-Shakers-Temperance-1826-scaled.jpg)
October 23, 1826, page 1.
![Enfield Shakers - Folsom 1828](https://shakermuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Enfield-Shakers-Folsom-1828.png)
May 10, 1828, page 3.
![Enfield Shakers - Folsom Neighbors 1828](https://shakermuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Enfield-Shakers-Folsom-Neighbors-1828.png)
June 28, 1828, page 4.
![Enfield Shakers - Militia Fines 1829](https://shakermuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Enfield-Shakers-Militia-Fines-1829.png)
January 5, 1829, page 2.
![Enfield Shakers - Travelers 1835](https://shakermuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Enfield-Shakers-Travelers-1835.png)
October 7, 1835, page 2.
![Enfield Shakers - Dwelling House 1836](https://shakermuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Enfield-Shakers-Dwelling-House-1836.png)
July 18, 1836, page 2.