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Longyear Museum Now Open Thursday-Monday
January 19, 2012
Beginning the week of January 15, Longyear Museum is open to the public Thursday through Monday. Museum galleries are closed Tuesday and Wednesday, as well as holidays...
Longyear Director•Curator Stephen R. Howard Gives Talk at Tenacre
December 26, 2011
Stephen R. Howard, Longyear’s Director•Curator gave an illustrated talk entitled “Retrospection and Introspection: A Legacy of Enduring Value” to the Tenacre community on Wednesday, November 16.
Longyear Hosts Christmas Open House and Principia Club and DiscoveryBound Sing
December 19, 2011
A Christmas Open House was held at Longyear on Sunday, December 11, as attendees enjoyed a festive day for the whole family.
Outdoor Artifacts from Mary Baker Eddy’s “Pleasant View” Conserved
December 12, 2011
Recently, two of the decorative outdoor objects from Mary Baker Eddy’s Pleasant View residence — the gracious granite entry arch with gates, and the classically ornamental water fountain — underwent conservation treatment. This process was photo-documented, and we are pleased to share bits and pieces of it with you via this image gallery.
Give Longyear Museum gift memberships this Christmas
December 5, 2011
This holiday season, you are invited to give the gift of a Longyear Museum membership to family and friends. An Individual membership is $25 and a Family membership is $50.
Mary Baker Eddy’s New England: Fall Tour 2011
November 28, 2011
In late September 2011, 28 participants gathered from 11 different states for a four-day bus trip through New England.
Longyear’s Director of Development Gives Harvest Weekend Keynote Address
November 21, 2011
Anne McCauley, Longyear’s Director of Development, was the keynote speaker at Harvest Weekend at Camp Kohahna in Leelanau, Michigan, last month. On Saturday, October 8, Harvest Weekend participants heard her address, “Getting to Know the Discoverer, Founder, and Leader of Christian Science: Insights on the Spiritual Journey of Mary Baker Eddy.”
Christianity and Science: Two Sides of the Same Coin – A Talk by Dr. Tom Fuller
November 7, 2011
In April 2011, Tom Fuller, who holds a D.Sc. in Computer Science from Washington University in St. Louis, gave an illustrated talk at Longyear Museum in which he examined the natural sciences in the light of Christian Science by considering the remarkable twentieth-century discoveries in astronomy, chemistry, and quantum physics.
Message from the Longyear Museum Board of Trustees
October 31, 2011
At Longyear, we feel a strong sense of stewardship in using your contributions wisely. And considering the current worldwide financial picture, we are especially grateful to all those who have responded to our needs this year.
Longyear Participates in Tenth Annual “Trails and Sails”
October 17, 2011
Last month Longyear welcomed more than 80 visitors to two Mary Baker Eddy Historic Houses during the tenth annual “Trails and Sails.” This Essex National Heritage Commission event featured tours at the Museum’s historic houses in Amesbury and Swampscott, Massachusetts, and free activities at more than 100 other historic, cultural, and natural sites in Essex County.
