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Inside Longyear: A Place to Learn Mary Baker Eddy's Story
October 19, 2009
The October Image Gallery shows the Museum as a unique place for visitors to learn about the life of Mary Baker Eddy and the early days of the Christian Science movement. Longyear's collection and exhibits preserve and present the historical evidence for future generations to see and understand.
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.
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