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Reconstructing the history of a cupboard
As frequent readers of this blog already know, Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon is photographing and electronically cataloging its collection in order to create an online catalog that will be shared with the public beginning in 2018. The project, funded by a $750,000 grant...
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Soul of Flowers to Sweeten the Soul of Man: Beekeeping at Mount Lebanon
Advertising Flyer, “Honey, Soul of Flowers to Sweeten the Soul of Man,” North Family, Mount Lebanon, NY, Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon: 2003.20848.1. The Shakers were at the forefront of beekeeping both in their New England communities and in the West. Early on they und...
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