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A retired academic librarian, Ned is a researcher specializing in the history of the Harvard Shaker Village.

Ned has collected a large number of Shaker Village photographs, maps, and illustrations from many sources across the country and has searched the journals kept by the Harvard Shakers to document the history of the buildings, roads, ponds, and the Shaker Mill. He is the author of published articles on the Harvard Shakers and a builder of Shaker furniture.

Talks by Ned Quist

The Harvard Shakers, their barns and the worst agricultural land in Harvard

Robert C. Anderson in his “Directions of a Town” wrote: “The first task of the Shakers at Harvard in their…
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Robert C. Anderson in his “Directions of a Town” wrote: “The first task of the Shakers at Harvard in their…
April 11, 2024

The Cultural Landscape of the Harvard Shakers. What has Vanished and What Remains

Ned Quist, a retired academic librarian, gave an illustrated talk about the changes the Shakers made to the landscape of…
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Ned Quist, a retired academic librarian, gave an illustrated talk about the changes the Shakers made to the landscape of…
October 20, 2022

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