Advertising Supplement to the Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine, Sunday, May 17, 201516 summer in maine

sabbathday Lake shaker Village in new Gloucester has special events planned for 2015

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Sta rt w ith a tour : Tours depart from the Museum Recept ion Center, wh ich is housed in the 1850 Boys’ Shop. The 1794 Meeting-house, designed by Brother Moses Johnson, is the archi-tectural jewel of the Village and continues to be used by the Shakers for their current worship services. The exhib-its in the upper chambers of this building explore the organization of the Shaker Church and describe devel-opm e nt s i n t h e M a i n e Shakers’ lifestyles, architec-ture, furniture and costume into the eve of the Civil War.

Four of the five exhibit rooms in the Ministry’s Shop tell of Shaker history into the 1900s by telling the life stories of Elder Ot is Saw yer (1815-1884) and Eldress Elizabeth Haskell (1852-1920). Their life stories using collection items combine to give visi-tors a better understanding of Shaker history in the post Civi l War era. Elder Otis’ a nd E ld re s s E l i z a bet h’s

persona l i nvolvement i n so many aspects of Shaker life- spiritual growth, fancy goods, i ndust r ia l i zat ion, outreach, v i l lage grow th, historiography and music- tell a compelling tale that allows the visitor to better appreciate the current Shaker presence here in the early years of the 21st century.

The fifth and final exhibit

room in the Ministry’s Shop is the exhibit “The Fruitage Will Never Fail: The Sabbath-day Lake Shaker Orchards.” The exhibit tells the story of the fruit growing history at Sabbathday Lake spanning the years from the 1780s to the present day. Highlights include photo murals that tell of the people and places involved in one of the oldest continuous farm operations

in Maine - one question to be answered on the tour, what Shaker invention revolution-ized the processing of apples?

Once the location of nearly 20 work rooms for dozens of Shaker Sisters, the Sis-ter’s Shop is still used by the Sabbathday Lake Shakers for the production of hand-made goods. E x hibits in the Sisters’ Shop survey the wide array of goods, such as candy and comestibles, along with sewing notions and other “fancy goods” that the Shakers manufactured for sale during the Victorian Era and into the 1960s. In this building, many visitors find themselves surprised by the Shakers interest in progres-sive technology. Telephones, electricity, central heating a nd even t he automat ic washing machines (the ear-liest example built from two and a half tons of granite!) attest to their belief in mod-ernization and technology throughout their history. In this same building, visitors

Daryn Slover/Sun Journal photoDavid Sanipass shares a Micmac story about hunting a bear with a camera during the Maine Native American Summer Market at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village in New Gloucester last year.

will have the opportunity to view the “headquarters” for the modern culinary herb and herbal tea business. Workers pack herbs as they have been packed by the Shakers for nearly 200 years.

T he 1816 Spi n house ha s an exhibit tit led “Creating Chosen La nd: Our Home Since 1783.” The exhibit tells through the Shaker build-ings’ histories the story of the establishment, change and growth of Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village ( the village’s spir itua l name is Chosen Land) f rom its establish-ment in 1783. The story is ongoing as Sabbathday Lake remains an active commu-

nity of Shakers. Using current and historic photographs, dozens of artifacts, audio-tapes and film, visitors will see the dynamics of a reli-gious community as a place of residence, work and worship. The exhibit is self-guided fol-lowing a brief introduction by a receptionist. Gallery guides are available for use in the Spinhouse. An exhibit catalog is for sale. Admission is either by ticket for exhibit admission only or in combination with a tour of the Shaker Village

June 24-27: The Maine Festival of Ameri-can Music : Its Roots and Traditions

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