June Carpenter (born 1938) is an American Sabbathday Lake Shaker.12
Life
She 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 three living members of the Shaker faith living and working in Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village; along with 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
References
- "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.