In a Mount Lebanon Church Family journal, Eldress Polly Reed describes a special worship meeting that took place on August 19, 1856 at the “Pinacle,” and wrote a poem to commemorate what she describes as a “glorious feast.” Eldress Polly was an accomplished artist, credite...

Those Shakers assigned to teach school found their work challenging. Yet it is clear that she and many, if not all, of the teachers at the Mount Lebanon school took their responsibilities seriously.