The Kentucky Shakers

Kentucky was home to two Shaker villages. Both the South Union Shaker Village near Bowling Green and the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill near Lexington are now museums dedicated to preserving and telling the story of the Kentucky Shakers. Who were the Kentucky Shakers? That's a  big question, but in a few words they were a devout communal Christian society of inventors, craftsmen, entrepreneurs and farmers from 1807 to 1922. Their name comes from the energetic dances of their worship services. Their simple, solid, functional and unadorned furniture has always been popular with people all over the world, and still is today. Seeing original Shaker furniture was one of the highlights of our trip, a simple gift from the past.