General
- Maine Memory Network
- United Society of Shakers, from the Maine Memory Network
- Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
- Wikipedia’s entry on the Shakers
Guide to the David R. Proper Shaker Manuscript Collection (1784-1993), housed at the University of New Hampshire
Historical Dictionary of the Shakers by Stephen J. Paterwic
Shakers, by Leonard Brooks — part of Maine: An Encyclopedia
Burke Library at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY: Special Collection on the Shakers. Lists digitized and other materials, ephemera, and artifacts in the collection.
“Simple Gifts”
- Joseph Brackett’s “Simple Gifts”, articles and links by Roger Hall of American Music Preservation
- Wikipedia’s entry on “Simple Gifts”
The Alfred Shakers and a Small-Town Newspaper
Look here for this article by Lloyd Hunt about the Alfred Advocate and its relationship with the Alfred Shakers.