Shaker Village celebrates $23,000 grant award
December 12, 2020CANTERBURY The Board of Directors of the Land and Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP) has announced $4.1 million in matching grants awarded to thirty-two projects across the state, including Canterbury Shaker Village in Canterbury.
Canterbury Shaker Village, a National Landmark and non-profit museum founded to preserve the heritage of the Canterbury Shakers, has received a $23,000 grant award to support an upcoming Building Assessment of the Village s 30 historic buildings. These funds were matched this past August at the Village s Simply Shaker Picnic-on-the-Green. Thank you to all our supporters! We are enormously appreciative of LCHIP s investment in Canterbury Shaker Village, said Leslie Nolan, Executive Director. The LCHIP award will enable Canterbury Shaker Village to move forward restoring its 30 historic buildings for future generations.