Laura Wayland-Smith Hatch

The Joiners of Utopia Laura Wayland-Smith Hatch

This book focuses on the 247 "Joiners"-the adults and independent teenagers who became official members of the Oneida Community over its 31 years. Included are the founders, those who joined in the beginning years, those who joined after the Community was well established, and those who joined just months before the Community disbanded and became a joint-stock company. It is not meant to be a history of the Oneida Community; rather, it is meant to showcase the people of the Community-the individuals who lived there, worked there, were educated there, raised their families there, and died there-those that created a legacy that still intrigues people today.