The East Family dwelling. Each home had the capacity for 100 people. Men and women lived in separate quarters. They believed in celibacy so if you were married before joining the society you would renounce your marriage and no longer live as man and wife. There were, of course, no children
born in such a society, but many came with family and they also adopted (legally) many children who were orphaned or abandoned. They were cared for by the community.
The broom maker at Shaker Village in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. The Shakers invented the machine that flatten and fans the brooms into the shape we are used to using (as opposed to a rounded broom)
This beautiful woman explained the dances and music in the Shaker Meeting Houses (the movements that got them the names Shakers to begin with). I loved this village. I felt such a respect for their efforts to have all things in common and to worship the Lord in the very act of work.
The East Family dwelling. Each home had the capacity for 100 people. Men and women lived in separate quarters. They believed in celibacy so if you were married before joining the society you would renounce your marriage and no longer live as man and wife. There were, of course, no children born in such a society, but many came with family and they also adopted (legally) many children who were orphaned or abandoned. They were cared for by the community.
The broom maker at Shaker Village in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. The Shakers invented the machine that flatten and fans the brooms into the shape we are used to using (as opposed to a rounded broom)
This beautiful woman explained the dances and music in the Shaker Meeting Houses (the movements that got them the names Shakers to begin with). I loved this village. I felt such a respect for their efforts to have all things in common and to worship the Lord in the very act of work.
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