I just love this. Always fascinated by the Shakers. Didn't know they were in Kentucky. Thanks, as always for an enlightening post.
I just love this. Always fascinated by the Shakers. Didn't know they were in Kentucky. Thanks, as always for an enlightening post.
They were a fascinating bunch. My parents brought us here growing up and I've kept coming back intermittently ever since. At one point I think there were actually two Shaker settlements in Kentucky, with another in South Union, but the Civil War was even more unkind to the South Union group. Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for reading!
PS *Did you know there's a Shaker movie coming out? Think it is called 'The Testament of Ann Lee.'
I'll have to watch for that movie. I grew up in upstate NY, rural area. Always associated the Shakers with New York's history. Joseph Smith (Latter Day Saints) I believe also had his first visions here. Must be something in the water.
My family (paternal) also has strong conservative Protestant roots in NY reaching back to the Huguenots and Puritans. All of it, divergent religious movements, have been a part of my sense of the state since early childhood. My mother was Catholic, so, that sort of highlighted the religious history of the state. Quite a (not welcome) contrast.
Anyway, that's why I found your pictures so very interesting. I did read up on Shakers in Kentucky. Indeed there were two settlements.
Thanks again for an interesting post.