Shippensburg Area Chamber of Commerce recently issued the following announcement.
History Talks - Coy Public Library of Shippensburg
Date: September 8, 2021
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
Event Description:
Join John Maietta for his popular history talks on Wednesday, September 8th at 6pm! Topic - Paradise Found: The Shakers and Other Utopian Communities in 19th Century America
With the challenges of the pandemic still fresh in our minds, you’ll sympathize with the utopian movements that sprang up in the U.S. during the 1800s. This program highlights the most prominent of these efforts to create an ideal society. Most familiar are the Shakers, who sought to perfect themselves through celibacy, ordered living, and ecstatic worship. You’ll also learn about the Owenites, who founded a commune of reason in Indiana; the Associationists, who drew Horace Greeley and Nathaniel Hawthorne into their orbit; and New York’s Oneida community, famous for free love and high-class cutlery. It’s a fascinating and uniquely American story!
Learn more about John Maietta: https://www.cumberlandcountylibraries.org/.../John...
Location:
Coy Public Library of Shippensburg
73 West King Street
Shippensburg
Date/Time Information:
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
6:00pm - 7:00pm
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