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Shaker Furniture, Part I: Faith in Form
A brief introduction to Shaker furniture, which expresses in its simplicity both their faith and their spirit.
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Shaker Furniture, Part II: Faith in Form
Part II of a series on Shaker furniture, its spiritual foundation and expression.
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Kentucky’s durable pleasures
Forget the rat race, slow down your heart rate and delight in the simple pleasures of a bygone era
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The Shelburne Museum, Vermont
Set on 45-acres near Lake Champlain, this collection of paintings and sculpture includes Degas, Manet and Cassatt and owes its fame to founder Electra Havemeyer Webb.
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Book Review of Antiques and Collectibles - The Design Periods
<b>Antiques and Collectibles: The Design Periods</b>, written by expert Barbara Nicholson Bell, is the perfect reference for 18th through 20th century furniture collectors. It's an invaluable source for students of recent antique history who wish to place furniture and architectural styles within the larger scope of history through time.

Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill in Kentucky
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill is America's largest restored shaker community. A place where the Shaker society once flourished, now fully preserved for guests to enjoy.
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American Artist Charles Sheeler
Sheeler's paintings and photographs display a clean, sharp style that would come to be called Precisionism.
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Holiday Shopping in Litchfield Hills Connecticut
Hunting for holiday gifts like hand-crafted pottery and homemade preserves in the scenic towns and villages of northeast Connecticut adds dollops of Christmas spirit
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Shakers in Early American History
Led by their founder Mother Ann Lee, the Shakers left a rich legacy in early 19th Century American culture through their religious beliefs, artifacts, and music.
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Real Gifts
A Shaker song, celebraing simplicity and freedom, shows the way to truth and perhaps true happiness. It seems to author that simplifiying one's life is important to the spiritual journey that each human being undertakes by virtue of birth.
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