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The Enfield Shaker Museum is open year-round.

Monday thru Saturday
10:00 A.M to 4:00 P.M.
Sunday
Noon to 4:00 P.M.

Guided tours of the Great Stone Dwelling are offered Friday through Monday.

Self-guided tours of the site and use of the trails are offered everyday.

Contact the Museum for additional tour information.

447 NH Route 4A
Enfield, NH 03748
Phone: (603) 632-4346
Info @ ShakerMuseum.org

 Enfield Shaker Museum
Between Mt. Assurance & Mascoma Lake
Photographer: Roy Knight

The Enfield Shaker Museum: We Make You Kindly Welcome!

Imagine a place so beautiful and serene that the Shakers called it the "Chosen Vale."

Nestled in a valley between Mt. Assurance and Mascoma Lake, in Enfield, New Hampshire, the Enfield Shaker site has been cherished for over 200 years. At its peak in the mid 19th century, the community was home to three "Families" of Shakers. They practiced equality of the sexes and races, celibacy, pacifism and communal ownership of property. Shakers farmed over 3,000 acres of land, educated children in model schools and worshipped in the "Shaker Way."

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Today, their story is preserved by the Enfield Shaker Museum

Great Stone Dwelling House
Great Stone Dwelling House
  • Tour the Great Stone Dwelling, the largest Shaker dwelling house ever constructed and home to the Museum.
  • Discover a world of faith and harmony through the Museum's collection of Shaker furniture, tools, clothing, photographs and agricultural implements.
  • Explore the Museum's herb and flower gardens, fields and hills.
  • Enjoy exhibits, special programs, concerts, guided tours and craft demonstrations.
  • Hike to the Shaker Feast Ground for a spectacular vista of the Shaker Village nestled along Mascoma Lake.
  • Shop at the Museum Store, filled with Shaker-inspired reproductions, books, local crafts and farm products, as well as products from the Museum's renowned herb garden.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the site is a vibrant cultural, community and educational center.

The Museum offers spectacular views and splendid accommodations.

Saturday February 11, 2012 10:00 A.M.
1st Annual Enfield Shaker Museum Snowshoe-A-Thon

Snowshoe 2.5 miles on the well marked Shaker Trails (or opt for the shorter, 1.9 mile route) * Prizes * Trailside refreshments * Lunch * Snowshoes for loan available while they last. Funds raised will support the Museum's Education Fund for school-based programs.

All are welcome to participate with or without sponsors. Full information and instructions contained on registration forms.

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$10 minimum adult registration
Saturday February 18, 2012 5:00 P.M.
Dinner in the Valley of Love and Delight Dinner in the Vally of Love and Delight

Celebrate love and one another's Simple Gifts with a tasty Italian dinner provided by Nonni's of New London. The evening will begin with an antipasto display of roasted vegetables, artisan cheese, bread, and dipping oils. The dinner buffet includes homemade bread, salad, linguine with mussels and claims, fettuccine chicken Alfredo, rigatoni with sausage, vegetable lasagna, and a home-made cannoli for dessert.

Music will be provided by harpist Patricia Stebbins.

Dinner is $38 for Museum members and $45 for non-members. Make the night even more special with an overnight stay in the Museum's Great Stone Dwelling. Overnight special is $115 per person or $150 per couple. For reservations call (603) 632-4346 or email Events @ ShakerMuseum.org.

 

Enfield Shaker Museum is a 501(c)3 non-profit educational institution dedicated to interpreting and preserving the complex history of the Enfield Shaker Village and the Missionaries of LaSalette.