Barker, R. Mildred

Variant names

Dates:

Birth 1897

Death 1990

Biographical notes:

Shaker, of Alfred and later Sabbathday Lake, Me.; b. Ruth Mildred Barker, 1897; d. 1990.

From the description of Where to find some things that are not easy to find, ca. 1970?. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70938020

Shaker eldress, of Sabbathday Lake, Me.; b. Ruth Mildred Barker, 1897; d. 1990.

From the description of Account book, 1973-1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70961099

Ruth Mildred Barker was born in Providence, Rhode Island on February 3,1897. She joined the Shaker community in 1903, first in Alfred, Maine and then in Sabbathday Lake, Maine. She was chosen as trustee of the community in 1960 and in 1983 was recognized with a Heritage Fellowship Award from the National Endowment for the Arts for her expertise in singing old Shaker songs. In addition to recording four albums of Shaker music, she also published a small book of poetry and a history of the Shaker community in Alfred. She died in 1990.

From the description of Sister R. Mildred Barker collection, 1990. (University of New England). WorldCat record id: 755725368

Shaker, of Alfred and Sabbathday Lake, Me.; b. 1897; d. 1990.

From the description of Scrapbooks, ca. 1900-ca. 1965 (bulk 1940s-1965). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70943134