Key Dates
2017
DigVentures Returns To Begin A Full-Blown Excavation
Having established that archaeology has loads to add to the historical version of Shaker society, DigVentures brings a team of crowdfunders to re-open excavations at the Centre Family Wash-House.
2013
DigVentures Does A Mini Excavation
A group of Darrow students digs with the team, to find out how much survives at one of the ruins.
1932
Darrow School Takes Ownership Of The Land
There are 27 buildings on campus, of which the majority are original Shaker designs. In total, there would have been hundreds, and many now lie ruined below the soil.
1784
Mother Ann Lee Dies
Her life hadn't been easy, and she was buried at the Shaker cemetery near Watervliet.
1787
The Shakers Establish Their First Community At Mount Lebanon
They are a celibate order, and devote themselves to the ideal of 'hands to work-hearts to god'.
1774
Ann Lee Leads The Shakers To America
Ann Lee and her converts set sail to America to escape religious persecution.
Archaeology / In Your Hands
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