Hancock Shaker Village | 463 followers on LinkedIn. A living history museum and working farm, in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, bringing the Shaker story to life. | Hancock Shaker Village brings the Shaker story to life and preserves it for future generations. This is a place not only to preserve the Shakers’ story, but to find meaning in the Shakers’ beliefs and culture for our time. Hancock Shaker Village is a center for reflection on living a principled life in the 21st century.