Get to know the Discoverer, Founder, and Leader of Christian Science
Back by popular demand! Get to know Longyear Museum’s founder and her mission to preserve the history of Mary Baker Eddy. Join us online on Tuesday, April 9, for a talk by Heather Vogel Frederick, director of research and publications.
If you’re visiting Boston for the 2024 Annual Meeting of The Mother Church, we would love to welcome you for a special tour of Mary Baker Eddy’s final residence—which is reopening in June after an extensive restoration. For dates and times, click below.
A Home for Spike, a new picture book by Heather Vogel Frederick, offers a squirrel's-eye view of Mary Baker Eddy's household. Illustrated by Amber Hawks Schaberg, for ages 4 and up.
Does the Museum’s mission—to advance “the understanding of the life and work of Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer, Founder, and Leader of Christian Science”—speak to you? Longyear is currently seeking to fill a number of positions: deputy director, director of development, visitor services representative, historic house site manager, and others. We hope to hear from you!
A gleaming century-old telescope in rare, mint condition is the star (pardon the pun!) of our latest lobby exhibit at Longyear Museum. Mary Baker Eddy had this state-of-the-art instrument purchased as a gift to her staff at 400 Beacon Street, after learning that several of them had developed a keen interest in astronomy. (The spring…
Building on a century of service, Longyear Museum is actively growing and expanding its offerings to the general public and to Christian Scientists. Does our mission—to advance “the understanding of the life and work of Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer, Founder, and Leader of Christian Science”—speak to you? If yes, consider fulfilling new employment opportunities…
The SECURE Act 2.0, passed by the U.S. Congress last year and signed into law in December 2022, aimed at helping Americans boost their retirement savings. But the law also includes new provisions related to philanthropy, and donors can now give to charities such as Longyear Museum in new ways—while reaping tax benefits. Since 2006,…
The household workers at Mary Baker Eddy’s final home at 400 Beacon Street in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, remembered climbing to the roof and peering at the heavens through a telescope mounted there. It had been a gift from Mrs. Eddy, a four-inch Alvan Clark model, one of the best telescopes of the day. “We all…
A new exhibit has come to roost in the lobby of Longyear Museum! When Longyear purchased Mary Baker Eddy’s final residence at 400 Beacon Street in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, the grounds boasted a large birdhouse installed on a pole in the backyard. Historic photos showed that the birdhouse was part of the landscape during Mrs.…
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