When asked the difference between the Shakers and the Amish, responding, “Well, you can probably just take a look at the Shakers’ website for the answer,” usually tells the inquirer what he or she really wants to know without getting into theological details. The Shakers tradi...

In September of 1850, three Shakers from the Mount Lebanon North Family visited the house owned by the Phelps family in Stratford, CT, where a variety of paranormal phenomena allegedly took place. Dr. and Mrs. Phelps had visited the North Family a few weeks before; according...