9/08/2016

On this date 232 years ago ...

Ann Lee, founder of the Shakers in America died at the community of Watervliet, New York.


Do all your work as though 
you've a thousand years to live, 
and as you would if you knew 
you must die tomorrow. 


- Mother Ann Lee 

Ann Lee's grave at the Shaker Cemetery in Albany County, NY
Photo by Erik Lander, 2001


5/14/2016

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.