The Brethren’s Workshop, located in this four story red brick building, was constructed in 1829. It was primarily used to house the many workshops that employed Shaker Brothers, although in its early days it was used by the Sisters as a laundry…

The Shakers at Mount Lebanon were precursors to the modern-day “farm to table” movement. Many of the community’s thousands of acres were devoted to agricultural production, an investment that allowed them to produce their own food and divest…

In the October 1909 issue of American Homes and Gardens Poultney Bigelow wrote, “Ralph Whitehead is a mighty farmer in addition to his other many accomplishments.” While not a “mighty farmer” Whitehead did, however, have “mighty” barns as…