Rebecca Cox Jackson was often told no. As a free Black woman in Philadelphia at the start of the 1800s, she wasn’t allowed to learn to read. No, she couldn’t leave her husband. No, she couldn’t become ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It is the second half of the 19th century, and there were great changes for the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second ...

Members of the nation's last living Shaker community have arranged to forever protect their land and historic buildings through the sale of conservation and preservation easements to two New ...

Sister April Baxter, the newest Shaker, sits on the benches in the Dwelling House Chapel where Sunday Meeting is held. Credit: Esta Pratt-Kielley / Maine Public With its historic buildings and working ...

Gay blades from Pittsfield, Mass., riding past the big brick house a century ago, might have smiled to hear them singing: Oh, it is by holy living That we gain an entrance there; For communion with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shaker women, such as the women pictured on the left, invented all sorts of things, including the circular saw. In the 2025 ...

Crafted by a sect that sought perfection, the classic American Shaker chair reflects the group’s devout spiritual convictions. DINNER AT MOUNT LEBANONThis 1870 engraving by Arthur Boyd Houghton shows ...

It is the second half of the 19th century, and there were great changes for the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing. If you are not familiar with that name, you might be more ...