Longyear Museum & Exhibits

Longyear Museum, conveniently located just outside Boston and easily accessible by public transportation, offers exhibits, publications, and programs about the life of Mary Baker Eddy, one of America’s most noted women, as well as tours of several houses where she once lived. Mrs. Eddy discovered Christian Science in 1866 and spent over 40 years making her discovery known through healing, writing, and teaching. The Longyear Museum collections - including paper documents, photographs, art, and artifacts, ranging from the smallest tintype photo to the largest house - serve as evidence of Mrs. Eddy’s life and work for current and future generations

Stoughton, Mass.: A Refuge for Writing

June 21, 2009

The future Mary Baker Eddy’s stay in Stoughton from 1868 to 1870 was a year-and-a-half respite from moving from one home to another in Lynn and Amesbury. Here she had time for studying the Bible and for writing her earliest works on Christian Science.

Lynn Exterior Restoration: Research and Exploration

April 19, 2010

When Longyear Museum purchased Mary Baker Eddy’s former home in Lynn, Massachusetts, in October 2006, it embarked on a process of research and architectural “detective work” to rediscover the home as Mrs. Eddy knew it. During the past three years, a team of preservation consultants with expert knowledge across many disciplines have examined the house from top to bottom. Their findings are the basis for our restoration plans. This summer, the Museum will begin the first phase of the project — a complete exterior restoration, including a new visitor entrance in the rear, with a lift for improved accessibility.

Inside Longyear: A Place to Learn Mary Baker Eddy's Story

October 19, 2009

Close-up views inside Longyear Museum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, bring to life the history of Christian Science. Longyear's displays of historic documents, images, records, and artifacts lend immediacy and authenticity to the story of Mary Baker Eddy's life and work. Seeing firsthand the books she read, the Bibles she studied, the pen she held and the tablets she wrote on, enhance an appreciation of the words she set down. Watching her steps as she moved in the context of her time, visitors can learn much about her as Discoverer, Founder, and Leader. Longyear's collections, exhibits, research library, vaults, publications, and programs offer the visitor a clear view of the past that enlightens our perception of the present. If you can't visit the Museum in person, this image gallery is the next to best thing.