Every year, Canterbury Shaker Village engages in an Annual Fund Campaign to not just raise needed funds, but remind people of the importance of Shaker history. “The Shakers were real people,” said Maryevelyn Monty Pilotte, tour guide at the Village. “They contributed to the betterment of the world outside their communities.”

For nearly 4 years, Canterbury Shaker Village has been led by Executive Director, Leslie Nolan, who announced recently that she will be stepping away from her position with the Village in May 2024.

ne of Canterbury Shaker Village’s most popular offerings, Stone Wall Workshop returns one final time for the 2023 season on Saturday and Sunday, October 21 and 22, respectively. Providing participants with the unique opportunity to not just learn about history, but help restore it, the workshop is led by master stone artisan and mason Kevin Fife.

An historic Shaker woodworking shop will serve as backdrop to Canterbury Shaker Village’s Make a #3 Shaker Oval Box Workshop on Saturday, October 7, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Canterbury Shaker Village has launched its Annual Fund Campaign, a fund (and friend) raising effort designed to address gaps in its annual budget. For staff as well as members on the Board of Trustees, however, the Annual Fund Campaign also serves as a gentle reminder of the Village’s continued significance.

Daughters of the American Revolution has awarded $10,000 to Canterbury Shaker Village to support the restoration of the Schoolhouse (c. 1823/63).
Begun in 2021, the multi-year project is part of a Village-wide initiative to identify and address the needs of all surviving Shaker buildings on the property.