NEH Landmark Workshop Site Visit Schedule
Heaven on Earth: Shakers, Religious Revival and Social Reform in America
Sunday, July 14: Welcome to Siena College
2:00-4:00pm Arrival and registration
New Hall, Siena College, 515 Loudon Road, Loudonville, NY.
4:30pm-5:30pm Tour of Siena College led by Rachel Bournique and Francis Butler
5:30-7:00pm Dinner with NEH Summer Scholars, workshop and site faculty, workshop
administrative staff. Cash bar available.
New Hall, Siena College
7:00pm-8:00pm “The Use of Essential Questions ” led by Deborah Escobar with Rachel
Bournique
New Hall, Siena College
Monday, July 15, Shaker Museum|Mount Lebanon
7:00-8:30am Breakfast available in New Hall dining room
9:30am Board buses in front of New Hall and travel to Shaker Museum Mount Lebanon
(approximately 1 hour drive)
10:30am-11:30am “Advancing Shakerism across the American Frontier” featuring Dr. Carol
Medlicott
11:30am-12:30pm lunch and individual exploration of Mount Lebanon
box lunches provided
12:30pm-3:00pm Tour and educational instruction, “Seasoned with Grace: Shaker Diet,
Health and Medicine” led by Jerry Grant
3:30pm Board buses and return to Siena College
5:00-6:00pm Reflection and Application with Deb Escobar and Rachel Bournique
6:00pm-7:00pm Dinner available in New Hall
Tuesday, July 16, New York State Library/New York State Museum
7:00am-8:00am Breakfast available in New Hall
8:30am-9:30am Lecture “Hymns and Songs in the Formation of the Shaker Collective”
featuring Dr. Carol Medlicott
9:45am Board buses in front of New Hall and travel to the New York State Museum
At the museum we will split into two groups. Twenty NEH Summer Scholars will go to
the New York State Library and the remainder will go to the New York State Museum. The
curriculum for the NYSM visit is listed for Friday, July 19.
NEH Landmark Workshop Site Visit Schedule
Heaven on Earth: Shakers, Religious Revival and Social Reform in America
10:30am-12:30pm educational instruction, “Shaker Education: So the Children Can
‘Pronounce Their Words More Proper and Consistant [sic]’” led by Vicki Weiss at New York
State Library
12:00pm-3:00pm lunch, consultation with library and museum faculty, and individual
exploration of the library, museum and Albany on your own
2:00pm Capitol Tour
3:30pm Board buses for Siena College
4:30pm-5:30pm Reflection and Application with Deb Escobar and Rachel Bournique
6:00pm-7:00pm Dinner available in New Hall
Wednesday, July 17, Hancock Shaker Village
7:00-8:00am Breakfast available in New Hall
8:45am Board buses in front of New Hall and travel to Hancock Shaker Village
(approximately one hour drive)
10:00am-11:00am Lecture and discussion, “The Status of Women in Early America”
featuring Dr. Glendyne Wergland
11:00am-12:00pm lunch at Village Harvest Café, Hancock Shaker Village
12:00pm-2:00pm Tour and educational instruction, “Hands to Work: The Shaker Model of
Christian Communalism & Enterprise” led by Todd Burdick
2:00pm-4:00pm Time for individual exploration
4:00pm Board buses and return to Siena College
5:30pm-6:30pm Dinner available in New Hall
Thursday, July 18, Watervliet Shaker National Historic District
7:00am-8:30am Breakfast available in New Hall
9:00am Board buses in front of New Hall and travel to the Watervliet Shaker National
Historic Site (approximately 15 minute drive)
9:30am-12:00pm Tour and educational instruction, “Hearts to God: Shaker Spiritual Life
and Religion” led by Starlyn D’Angelo and Samantha Hall Saladino
12:00pm-1:00pm lunch and individual exploration of Watervliet
box lunch provided
NEH Landmark Workshop Site Visit Schedule
Heaven on Earth: Shakers, Religious Revival and Social Reform in America
1:00-2:00pm “Shaker Women & Equality of the Sexes” featuring Dr. Glendyne Wergland
2:30pm Board buses and return to Siena College
3:30pm-5:00pm Reflection and Application (prepare for presentations) with Deb Escobar
and Rachel Bournique
5:00pm-6:00pm Dinner available in New Hall
Friday, July 19, New York State Library/New York State Museum
7:00am-8:30am Breakfast available in New Hall
8:30am-9:30am Lecture “The Communitarian Critique” featuring Dr. Jennifer Dorsey
New Hall, Siena College
9:45am Board buses in front of New Hall and travel to the New York State Museum
At the museum we will split into two groups. Twenty NEH Summer Scholars will go to
the New York State Library and the remainder will go to the New York State Museum. The
curriculum for the NYSM visit is listed for Tuesday, July 16.
10:30am-12:00pm educational instruction, “Preserving Shaker History: ‘I Almost Expected
to Be Remembered as a Chair’” led by Lisa Seymour at New York State Museum
12:00pm-3:00pm Lunch, consultation with library and museum faculty
3:30pm Board buses for Siena College
4:30pm-6:30pm Presentations by NEH Summer Scholars
6:30pm-7:00pm music performance featuring Nina Zanetti
New Hall, Siena College
7:00pm-8:00pm Farewell dinner with NEH Summer Scholars, workshop faculty, site faculty,
and workshop administration. Cash bar available.
New Hall, Siena College
Saturday, July 20
Check out between 9:00am and 11:00am. If you need to check out earlier, please make
arrangements with Jillian at the farewell dinner on Friday.