Hancock Shaker Village

Hancock Shaker Village brings the Shaker story to life and preserves it for future generations. This is a place not only to preserve the Shakers story, but to find meaning in the Shakers beliefs and culture for our time. Hancock Shaker Village is a center for reflection on living a principled life in the 21st century. The Shakers, at their essence, are ordinary people who made an extraordinary choice to gather together in community in order to live a principled life. The values that the Shakers embracedequality, nonviolence, community, sustainability, responsible land stewardship, innovation, simplicity, embodiment of a spiritual ideal, and quality in work - resonate for us today. We strive, in our programs and in our business practices to reflect these values. We utilize our site and our collections to help the public engage with contemporary thinking on these principles while learning about historical Shaker expression of these principles in their work, worship and community. ...