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A one-year Household membership to Hancock Shaker Village

Item Number: 114

Estimated Value: 85 USD
Sold: 60 USD to PJS8246

Number of Bids: 7 - Bid History

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Hancock Shaker Village

The Shaker story provides a fascinating insight into early American history, religion and culture.

The Shakers trace their beginnings to Manchester, England, in 1747. They called themselves The United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing and soon became known as Shakers because of the trembling, whirling, and shaking they engaged in during ecstatic worship services. As Millennialists, they believed that Christ’s second coming was realized in their leader, Ann Lee, whom they called Mother Ann. Misunderstood and often persecuted in their native England, the Shakers nonetheless gathered a small group of enthusiastic followers.

Equality • Pacifism • Community • Sustainability • Responsible Land Stewardship • Simplicity • Embodiment of a Spiritual Ideal • Quality in Work

Aren’t these values you hold dear? Don’t you see too little of them in the world around you? Would you like to see these values have more impact on our modern lives? Your gift to Hancock Shaker Village will help make that possible.

These are the values embraced by the Shakers—a group of ordinary individuals with deeply-held religious convictions who chose to gather in community to live a principled life.

Read the list again and consider how these same values resonate for us today: think green building, renewable resources, local agriculture, respect for the environment, reducing consumption, the demand for peace and equality, the renewed interest in fine artisanship.

We think you’ll agree . . . the lessons of these remarkable people have much to teach us contemporary Americans. Our mission at Hancock Shaker Village is to preserve the experience and values of the Shakers, and bring their profound impact to your family and your neighbors throughout our region.

Almost 60,000 people visit HSV annually, including nearly 8,000 children who enter free of charge and benefit from fun and educational activities. Your support enables us to continue our Kids Are Free policy and to continue programming of relevance to you such as the:

Young Shakers Tour
Attic Access Tour
Honey Extraction
Oval Box workshop
Country Fair