June Carpenter (born 1938) is an American Sabbathday Lake Shaker.[1][2]
Life
editShe came from Brookline, Massachusetts. In 1987, she converted at 49 years old. Before becoming a Shaker she worked in library sciences.[3] After volunteering in the Shaker Library in New Gloucester, Maine she decided to join the faith.[4]
Today she is one of only two living members of the Shaker faith living and working in Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village; the other is Brother Arnold Hadd. They along with community volunteers operate a farm, a store, and provide tours of the Village.[5]
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village is being renovated with a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.[6] Part of the grant will be used to restore the herb drying house.[7]
References
edit- ^ "The dying out of the sect's last members may not mean the end for the Shakers". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ Paterwic, Stephen (2008). Historical dictionary of the Shakers. Internet Archive. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press. p. 307. ISBN 978-0-8108-5959-3.
- ^ "Cultural Anthropology--University of Minnesota Duluth". www.d.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ Wood, Monica (2014-10-13). "The Last of the Shakers?". Down East Magazine. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ "Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village". Meander Maine. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ "Herbal Heritage: A Renovation Project for the Sabbathday Lake Shakers". The National Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ Kevin, Brian (2022-06-02). "Restoring the World's Last Shaker Herb House". Down East Magazine. Retrieved 2024-05-11.