Elderhostel
at
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
Kentucky
August 20 - 25, 2006
host class room
Susan Lyons Hughes tells us of Shaker Worship and Theology
Twana invites us into the Meeting House for Shaker Music and Dance
the Meeting House interior
dance
A Video Clip of Twana singing and dancing a Shaker tune
Donna Phillips tells us of Shaker music
and dance
Centre Family Dwelling in Pleasant Hill
twin doors for the Sisters and the Brothers
More Photos of Centre Family Dwelling
meals are in the Trustees' Office
More Photos of the Trustees' Office
a salad
main course for dinner
and dessert
after dinner Don Pelly showed us the grounds
with the old stone fences
candlelight for breakfast
the buffet
my choice for breakfast
(sausage, eggs, apples, with peppered and buttered grits)
Kim McBride described the Archaeology of Pleasant Hill
showed us the research to find the original location of the stone fences
excavation at a old building site
a future challenge
discussed how they found the Sacred Dance site at the Holy Sinai's Plain
Ralph Ward talked about the farm at Pleasant Hill
the historic barn
Tommy Hines talks about other Shaker communities
shows slides of the making of Shaker furniture
and the sales as the communities fail and close
Nancy Martingale shows Shaker textiles
and items from the Pleasant Hill
collection
(Susan and Nancy showing a woman's dress)
Other Photos of Shaker Textile work at Pleasant Hill
lunch
dinner
Nicky Hughes tells us of Pleasant Hill and the Civil War
Debbie Larkin shows Shaker Herbs
with slides
makes a mixture of botanicals for preserving clothing from moths
with each filling a sack to take home
the Dixie Belle on the Kentucky
river
(the port for Pleasant Hill)
our final dinner in Trustees' Office
our final dessert
(caramel custard tart)
the final farewell in the Meeting House
