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Your questions: Sister June Carpenter, one of the few remaining Shakers, dies in Maine. She was 88.
Compiled Nov 3
How many members remain at Sabbathday Lake after Carpenter's death?
Sister June Carpenter, one of the last members of the only remaining Shaker community, died Tuesday at age 88.
What will happen to the village's library and collections she organized?
Carpenter was a trained librarian who organized and cataloged the village's extensive collections of history and writings.
How did Carpenter's health problems affect her final years at the village?
The reporting doesn’t answer this yet.
Will the community continue to accept new members like April Baxter and Mac Imes?
Sister June Carpenter, one of the last members of the only remaining Shaker community, died Tuesday at age 88.