Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon has launched “Water and the Word”, a multimedia driving tour app of New Lebanon, NY.
This 16-stop driving tour features the early history of New Lebanon when the hope of attaining personal and community perfection gripped not only the Shakers but also many of New Lebanon’s leading citizens. The tour can be completed in 1 – 2 hours and features an illustrated audio chapter for in-depth information on each stop.
THIS APP WAS PRODUCED BY BEHOLD! NEW LEBANON FOR SHAKER MUSEUM | MOUNT LEBANON.
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Sharon Duane Koomler is a Shaker scholar and traditional letterpress printer living in upstate New York. She has academic degrees in American Folklore from Indiana University and Western Kentucky University. Sharon has worked at Shaker Museums from Kentucky to New Hampshire as an educator, curator, consultant, and director. She has written and published on Shaker material culture and spirituality, and lectured widely on Shaker art, life, and belief. Sharon has a particular interest in the under-researched social aspects of Shaker life and ways in which Shakers practiced inclusion and intentionality.