Description: Program for a Shaker concert given at E. Meyers Hall in Fairfield County, Ohio, on October 20, 1848. The performers were from the Society of Shakers in New Gloucester, Maine. The program included lectures, singing and dancing, as well as appearances by Miss L.A. Palmer, Mr. William Palmer, and Mr. J. Adams. The Shakers were a religious group that originated in Great Britain around 1750, and who believed in celibacy, community, equality of the sexes, simplicity, and humility. They were originally known as "Shaking Quakers" because they commonly trembled in religious fervor during their services. Shakers arrived in America during the 1770s, and reached Ohio in 1805. They established several communities in the state, with the most successful ones at Lebanon and North Union (modern-day Shaker Heights). By 1846, more than four hundred Shakers called Lebanon home. The Shakers established typical communities in Ohio, making productive livings from their orchards, livestock, and other farming activities, as well as from their furniture-making endeavors. By 1900, Ohio's Shakers had virtually disappeared, mainly due to the lack of new converts. As their numbers declined, many Ohio Shakers moved to Shaker communities in other states. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02700
Subjects: Fairfield County (Ohio); Multicultural Ohio--Religion in Ohio; Dance--Religious aspects--Shakers; Concerts--United States--History--19th century
Places: Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: Illustration titled "Shakers at Meeting The Final Procession." The Shakers were a religious group that originated in Great Britain ca. 1750. Originally known as Shaking Quakers because they commonly trembled in their religious services as God came over them, Shakers arrived in Ohio in 1805. They established several communities in the state, but the most successful ones were at Lebanon and North Union (modern-day Shaker Heights). By 1846, more than four hundred Shakers called Lebanon home. The Shakers established typical communities in Ohio, making productive livings from their orchards, livestock, and other farming activities, as well as from their furniture-making endeavors. By 1900, Ohio's Shakers had virtually disappeared, mainly due to the lack of new converts. As their numbers declined, many Ohio Shakers moved to Shaker communities in other states. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04033
Subjects: Shakers; Multicultural Ohio--Religion in Ohio; Dance--Religious aspects--Shakers; Religious services
 

Description: Illustration of Shakers dancing in Warren County, Ohio, from "Historical Collections of Ohio" by Henry Howe, 1847. The Shakers are a Christian religious group that originated in Great Britain ca. 1750, originally known as Shaking Quakers because they commonly trembled in religious fervor during their services. Shakers arrived in America during the 1770s, and reached Ohio in 1805. They established several communities in the state, but the most successful ones were at Lebanon and North Union (modern-day Shaker Heights). By 1846, more than four hundred Shakers called Lebanon home. The Shakers established typical communities in Ohio, making productive livings from their orchards, livestock, and other farming activities, as well as from their furniture-making endeavors. By 1900, Ohio's Shakers had virtually disappeared, mainly due to the lack of new converts. As their numbers declined, many Ohio Shakers moved to Shaker communities in other states. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04034
Subjects: Shakers; Multicultural Ohio--Religion in Ohio; Dance--Religious aspects--Shakers; Religious services
Places: Warren County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of an unidentified Shaker woman, ca. 1880-1899. She is wearing the typical dress of women who were members of the religious sect. The Shakers were a religious group spread throughout Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Georgia, and Florida. They believed in celibacy, community, equality of the sexes, simplicity, and humility. The men were referred to as "brothers" and the women "sisters." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02699
Subjects: Shakers--History; Multicultural Ohio--Religion in Ohio; Women and religion--United States; Shakers--Clothing
Places: Springfield (Massachusetts)
 

Description: Dated July 1937, this photograph shows the central street of Union Village, also referred to as Shakertown. The first building on the left appears to be Marble Hall. A note on the photograph's reverse reads "View of the central group of buildings at the old Shaker settlement, 3 miles east of Lebanon, Ohio, formerly known as Union Village and commonly as Shakertown. Now the Otterbein Home, conducted for the aged and the orphans of the United Brethren Church. The entire tract of 4,500 acres formerly belonging to the Shakers is now know as Shaker Acres." Union Village was the first, and largest, Shaker community west of the Allegheny Mountains, and was established in 1805. By the 1940's, Union Village was the second largest Shaker settlement with a population of 700. The village was disbanded in 1912 and the last building was demolished in 1965. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F07_017_001
Subjects: Warren County (Ohio); Shakers--Ohio--Union Village--Pictorial works; Shakers--North Union (Ohio); Religion in Ohio; Historical societies
Places: Union Village (Ohio); Warren County (Ohio)
 

Description: Tree of Heaven drawing by James Mott, a member of the Shaker community at North Union, Ohio, 1848. The drawing consists of a geometric design with extensive handwritten detailing. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04486
Subjects: North Union (Ohio); Multicultural Ohio--Religion in Ohio; Shakers--History
Places: North Union (Ohio); Shaker Heights (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows Union Village in Lebanon, Ohio. Union Village is a Shaker village founded in 1805. It is the first Shaker village in the "west" and served as the headquarters for the Shakers west of the Alleghenies. It also was a part of the Underground Railroad. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06461
Subjects: Lebanon (Ohio); Warren County (Ohio); Shakers--History
Places: Lebanon (Ohio); Warren County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a picture of "The North Family" Shaker village at Union Village. The village is 3 miles west of Lebanon, Ohio. There are several empty buildings on either side of the dirt road that runs through the picture. The back of the photo reads, ""The North Family" group of buildings at Union Village (Shakertown) 3 miles west of Lebanon, Ohio, now known as The Otterbein Home. The central building of the picture was the broom factory and the one to the left, now used as a hospital for the home, was a group residence". Union Village was the first, and largest, Shaker community west of the Allegheny Mountains, and was established in 1805. By the 1940's, Union Village was the second largest Shaker settlement with a population of 700. The village was disbanded in 1912, and the last building was demolished in 1965. For more information, please visit the Warren County Historical Society. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F07_016_001
Subjects: Warren County (Ohio)--Pictorial works; Shakers--Ohio--Union Village--Pictorial works; Shakers--North Union (Ohio);
Places: Union Village (Ohio); Warren County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the road leading into Union Village in Lebanon, Ohio. Union Village was a Shaker Village founded in 1805. It was the first Shaker village in the "west" and was used a a headquarters west of the Alleghenies. In 1818 the population was 634. It also served as a part of the Underground Railroad. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06460
Subjects: Lebanon (Ohio); Warren County (Ohio); Shakers--History
Places: Lebanon (Ohio); Warren County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image depicts the facade of the Corwin estate in Lebanon, Ohio. One of the most effective political orators of his era, Tom Corwin (nicknamed "the Wagon Boy" for his War of 1812 service) resided here from 1839 until his death. A Whig stump speaker known for his wit and eloquence, he was elected governor of Ohio in 1840 and campaigned for William Henry Harrison in his presidential victory that year. Corwin served six terms in Congress and one in the Senate, where he spoke out against the Mexican War in 1847. He also served as secretary of the treasury in the Fillmore administration and as President Lincoln's minister to Mexico. Built and first occupied by Corwin's brother-in-law Phineas Ross in 1818, the Corwin House is representative of Federal-style architecture of this period. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06462
Subjects: Lebanon (Ohio); Warren County (Ohio); Shakers--History
Places: Lebanon (Ohio); Warren County (Ohio)