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

Concord, N.H.: Two Decades of Work

June 23, 2009

This house was the starting point of the nearly two decades of work Mrs. Eddy carried out while living in Concord, New Hampshire. Here she revised Science and Health and wrote Retrospection and Introspection. Visitors can also view scale models of her next home, Pleasant View, also in Concord.

Mary Baker Eddy's Gift Giving

December 7, 2009

This Image Gallery presents a selection from Longyear's collection of gifts and greetings from Mrs. Eddy. The Leader of Christian Science gave Christmas presents; she also gave gifts on special occasions, and to thank or encourage people. The nine items in this picture-story show that Mrs. Eddy liked to give books — her own and works by other authors — as well as gold jewelry, framed photographs, and a variety of other beautiful and useful things.

Chestnut Hill, Mass.: Return to Boston

June 24, 2009

In 1908 Mary Baker Eddy, then 86, made national headlines by her surprise move back to greater Boston. In this study, rebuilt to mirror her former study at Pleasant View, Mrs. Eddy directed the officers of her church to publish a daily newspaper, The Christian Science Monitor.