Shaker Box - An American Classic

                

This 40-minute YouTube video produced by The Highland Woodworker delves into the history and production of the classic Shaker box. It follows woodworker Tim Arnold who explains how taking a class at Pleasant Hill blossomed into a career crafting unique boxes in the Shaker tradition. 

The Water House at Pleasant Hill

 Pleasant Hill produced this short and informative video on preservation at Pleasant Hill, with a focus on the water house.

The Library of Congress has archival material on the water house.

Martha Stewart presents a short video on Pleasant Hill

Her website doesn't say when this video was produced but in less than 5 minutes, Martha Stewart gives a good overview of who the Shakers were, as she presents scenes from Pleasant Hill.

Pleasant Hill Shaker Village - MarthaStewart.com

Martha Stewart takes us to the Pleasant Hill Shaker Village near Lexington, Kentucky. The town museum's director provides some facts about this historical village.

A Birds Eye View of Pleasant Hill in winter

This winter scene, captured by drone, was created by Chesley Olson.

Travel Back in Time ...

from the Kentucky Farm Bureau

Pastoral Views of Pleasant Hill

What's Special About Pleasant Hill?

Visiting Pleasant Hill

Get your bearings with this map of the present-day restored Shaker village.

Restoring Pleasant Hill

It's been two hundred years since the Runyon family arrived at Pleasant Hill. Thanks to its restoration, begun 50 years ago, we can walk the grounds, eat a meal in the Trustee's Office, and listen to a song in the meeting house...and experience a bit of what life was like in the early days.

The mission of Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, a non-profit corporation, is to preserve and maintain the site of the Shaker community which once existed here; to protect its buildings, its countryside and the records and articles pertaining to its builders; to make these buildings and grounds available for the broader uses of culture, education and recreation benefiting the citizens of Kentucky and others who visit the Commonwealth.


Update: Unfortunately the video Restoring Plesant Hill is now listed as Private on Youtube.