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An Update on the Amesbury Restoration

Longyear Museum’s ongoing restoration of the Mary Baker Eddy Historic House in Amesbury has involved a deep study of its history, unveiling a clearer, brighter version of the home, closer to what Mrs. Eddy experienced while living here on two occasions shortly after her discovery of Christian Science.

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Stream a Longyear Documentary

Our free screenings have proved so popular that for the month of June we’ll be streaming all four of our historical documentary films. Don’t miss this opportunity to watch them online!

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Celebrating the Fourth (and Fifth) in Boston and at Pleasant View

In July 1897, Mary Baker Eddy invited Christian Scientists to her home in New Hampshire following the Communion service at The Mother Church. In her own words, the eventful day was a "boom for our dear cause."

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Historic House Appeal

Each of the eight Mary Baker Eddy historic houses in Longyear's collection marks a stage of Mrs. Eddy's experience, and her story is rekindled as visitors cross each threshold to stand in the very rooms where she lived and worked. Your gift to the Historic House Fund supports our efforts to preserve and share these important landmarks.

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Longyear plans first-ever virtual celebration

July 1, 2020

This year, as a thank you for supporting the work of preserving and sharing the homes that once sheltered Mary Baker Eddy, Longyear Museum is planning an exclusive online celebration for everyone who contributes to the 2020 Mary Baker Eddy Historic House Appeal. The festivities will take place on Friday and Saturday, July 24 and…

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An update on the restoration work in Amesbury

June 29, 2020

Mary Baker Eddy (then Mrs. Glover) spent much of the summer of 1868 studying the Bible in a small bedroom in Amesbury, Massachusetts. She was praying and searching to understand the revelation of God’s healing power that she had experienced in 1866, after a fall on icy pavement left her critically injured. An early version…

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Entering a second century of faithful stewardship

April 29, 2020

Click here to donate. A century ago this year, Mary Beecher Longyear purchased and began restoring three homes that had once sheltered the Discoverer of Christian Science — in Rumney and North Groton, New Hampshire, and in Swampscott, Massachusetts. Two years later, she purchased a fourth home, in Amesbury, Massachusetts, and over the decades four…

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Temporary Closure

March 13, 2020

In light of current events, Longyear Museum and the Mary Baker Eddy Historic Houses are temporarily closed to the public. Please check this website for updated information.

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Adam Dickey’s Science and Health

January 2, 2020

Longyear Museum recently received a wonderful gift – a copy of Science and Health inscribed by Mary Baker Eddy to Adam Dickey in 1909. Thanks to the generous donor, this gift has spurred a new display in the museum’s lobby. The mini exhibit highlights a man who proved himself nearly indispensable to Mrs. Eddy and…

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Tour the Mary Baker Eddy Historic Houses

Get to know more about her life and work by visiting the eight historic houses in Longyear’s collection

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Visit the Museum in Chestnut Hill

Our museum, located just outside of Boston, is open to the public and offers free exhibits and a library

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Explore the life of Mary Baker Eddy

An Update on the Amesbury Restoration

Stream a Longyear Documentary

Celebrating the Fourth (and Fifth) in Boston and at Pleasant View

Historic House Appeal

Longyear plans first-ever virtual celebration

July 1, 2020

An update on the restoration work in Amesbury

June 29, 2020

Entering a second century of faithful stewardship

April 29, 2020

Temporary Closure

March 13, 2020

Adam Dickey’s Science and Health

January 2, 2020

Take a virtual tour, stream a documentary, or watch a Longyear short

Browse our archive of research articles about Mary Baker Eddy and the early Christian Science movement

The Christian Science Monitor (1908)

The White Mountain Church

Life at 400 Beacon Street

Impressions of Boston: 1880-1910

Printing Science and Health

Building The Mother Church (1894)

Mrs. Eddy Loved Sleigh Riding

Foundational Work in Lynn (1870-1881)

The Christian Science Hymnal

Tour the Mary Baker Eddy Historic Houses

Visit the Museum in Chestnut Hill

Follow @LongyearMuseum on Instagram

Support Longyear with a membership