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The Women Who Shaped the Collection
Two of the museum's founders, and eventually the Women’s Committee, shaped the Shaker Historical Society's collections to what they are today.
1930s // From SCR SHS 10
Caroline Piercy
Caroline Piercy was a dedicated collector and scholar of the North Union Shakers and served as the catalyst for the formation of the Shaker Historical Society in 1947. As author of The Valley of God’s Pleasure, a detailed account of the North Union Shaker sect, she knew the importance of sharing our unique story.
Elizabeth Nord
Founding trustee Elizabeth Nord served as the curator of the Shaker Historical Society from 1956 until her death in 1972. Nord was tireless in her mission to preserve, protect, and promote the legacy of the Shakers of North Union. She was instrumental in forming the Society and in preventing the construction of the Clark Freeway, which would have destroyed the Shaker Lakes. The Society's Elizabeth Nord Library and Archives was dedicated to her memory on September 15, 1987.
1960s // From SCR SHS 10
Since our founding in 1947, generous community members have donated objects related to...
...in addition to our home, the 1910 Myers Mansion.
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