Enfield Shaker Museum annual Spring Shaker Forum

Each Spring, Enfield Shaker Museum hosts the Spring Shaker Forum, an engaging weekend devoted to Shaker history and culture. The 2026 Spring Shaker Forum includes presentations by Shaker scholars, special activities, lodging and meals in the Great Stone Dwelling, and networking with colleagues and friends.

The Museum is honored to announce that Brother Arnold Hadd of the Sabbathday Lake Shaker community will be the keynote speaker at this year’s forum.  His subject will be Mother Ann Lee. He will reflect on the centrality of her vision and teachings for Shakers past, present, and future.  

On Saturday evening, New York choreographer Reggie Wilson will discuss the impact of sacred movement traditions on his work. He is nationally and internationally recognized for creating dances that draw on the varied histories and spiritual practices of Africa and its diaspora. His piece, POWER, reflects both African American and Shaker sacred dance and was inspired, in part, by the Philadelphia Shaker community led by Sister Rebecca Jackson. 

Other presenters include: Jerry Brewington,  Fran Kramer, Dr. Carol Medlicott,  Stephen Paterwic, Ned Quist, Ann Sayers, Becky Soules, and Dr. Douglas Winiarski.