The Kentucky Shakers

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Using the detailed journals and other records kept at both communities, she recounts the early struggles against poverty and persecution, the high hopes of the s when the Shaker idea of communal life seemed to have borne fruit at last, and the hardship and violence of Civil War and Reconstruction days, from which the Kentucky Shakers were never to by:   Using the detailed journals and other records kept at both communities, she recounts the early struggles against poverty and persecution, the high hopes of the s when the Shaker idea of communal life seemed to have borne fruit at last, and the hardship and violence of Civil War and Reconstruction days, from which the Kentucky Shakers were never Brand: University Press of Kentucky.

In this Book. Inat the height of the period of early religious excitement in Kentucky, three members of the Shaker community in New Lebanon, New York, came to the Commonwealth of Kentucky to recruit converts.

Soon there were little communities of Believers at Pleasant Hill in Mercer County and at South Union in Logan by: The Kentucky Shakers Book Description: Inat the height of the period of early religious excitement in Kentucky, three members of the Shaker community in New Lebanon, New York, came to the Commonwealth of Kentucky to recruit converts.

Using the detailed journals and other records kept at both communities, she recounts the early struggles against poverty and persecution, the high hopes of the s when the Shaker idea. Shaker Ghost Stories is a collection of true experiences from the visitors to and employees at Shakertown, Pleasant Hill, Kentucky.

Pleasant Hill has been years in existence, and is one of the restored Shaker villages in the Eastern United States/5(10). The Shaker Communities of Kentucky: Pleasant Hill and South Union presents the lives, struggles, and achievements of a remarkable people. The chronicle spans Shaker beginnings in England and relocation to America, the Great Awakening in America followed by the Kentucky Revival, Shaker beginnings in Kentucky, and the establishment of the South Union and Pleasant Hill Shaker.

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The Shakers were 19th century America’s largest and best-known communal society. Their movement began in New York shortly before the American Revolution, and by the s, nearly 3, Shakers lived in communities from Maine to Kentucky.

Ina group of Shakers came to central Kentucky and established a village they named Pleasant Hill. The Shakers were celibate, they did not marry or bear children, yet theirs is the most enduring religious experiment in American history. Seventy-five years before the. Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill is a landmark destination that shares 3, acres of discovery in the spirit of the Kentucky Shakers.

Home to the third largest Shaker community in the United States between andthe vibrant site offers experiences designed to ignite curiosity, expand imaginations and inspire generations. texts All Books All Texts latest This Just In Smithsonian Libraries FEDLINK (US) Genealogy Lincoln Collection.

National Emergency The Kentucky Shakers by Neal, Julia. Publication date Topics Shakers -- Kentucky -- History, Shakers, Kentucky Publisher [Lexington]: University Press of KentuckyPages: Gabrielle Hope and her mother joined the Harmony Hill Shaker community in The community promised stability and devotion that Gabrielle wholeheartedly embraced.

But when a local doctor must be brought into Harmony Hill from the outside, he sets into motion a chain of events that will challenge Gabrielles loyalty to the Shakers. As she falls deeper into a /5(32).

They are both well worth a visit if one is in this area. Julia Neal in her book, "The Kentucky Shakers, uses detailed journals and other records kept at both communities as she recounts the early struggles against poverty and persecution; the high hopes of the s when the Shakers idea of communal life seemed to have borne fruit.

The Kentucky Shakers not only wrote, but they published. Most of the early works were theological, such as Benjamin Seth Youngs's Testinwny of Christ's Second Appearing (Lebanon, Ohio, ) and John Dunlavy'sManifesto (Pleas­ ant Hill, ). Two works that are helpful in a study of the early history ofthe western Shakers are B.

Youngs Cited by:   Kentucky Shakers-Pa book. Read 3 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Inat the height of the period of early religious exciteme /5. The Shakers emigrated to the United States in and eventually established nineteen self-contained communities from Maine to Kentucky.

Canterbury Shaker Village is one of the oldest, most typical and most completely preserved of the Shaker Villages. The Village contains the oldest, Moses Johnson-style Meeting House in its original location. Kentucky Shakers. [Lexington]: University Press of Kentucky, © (OCoLC) Document Type: Book: All Authors / Contributors: Julia Neal.

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Genre/Form: Church history History: Additional Physical Format: Online version: Neal, Julia. Kentucky Shakers. Lexington, Ky.: University Press of Kentucky, ©Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, USA, is the site of a Shaker religious community that was active from to Following a preservationist effort that began inthe site, now a National Historic Landmark, has become a popular tourist destination.

Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, or Shakertown, as it is known by residents of the area, is located 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Architect: Burnett, Micajah.Inat the height of the period of early religious excitement in Kentucky, three members of the Shaker community in New Lebanon, New York, came to the Commonwealth of Kentucky to recruit converts.

Soon there were little communities of Believers at Pleasant Hill in Mercer County and at South Union in Logan County. These settlements survived into the twentieth century as Cited by: