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An Historic Anniversary

August 2021 marks the 140th anniversary of the date in 1881 when the third edition of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures rolled off the presses—a significant turning point for its author, Mary Baker Eddy.

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$100,000 Matching Campaign Met!

Several months ago, we announced that gifts to the 2021 Mary Baker Eddy Historic House Appeal would be matched dollar for dollar up to $100,000—thanks to the generosity of a group of Longyear members. Today, we’re delighted to let you know that this matching goal has been met! Your gift to this year’s historic house appeal helps enable us to continue this important work. Thank you from all of us!

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Revolutionary Roots

Mary Baker Eddy had a keen appreciation for those who fought for her country’s independence and ideals, and she enthusiastically accepted an invitation to join the Daughters of the American Revolution. Just in time for the Fourth of July, our new research article delves into her patriotic ties.

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Patriots in Their Midst

Learn about the Baker family’s ties to Benjamin Pierce, a Revolutionary War veteran, and governor of New Hampshire, in our recent research article.

 

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Matching grant met!

July 29, 2021

Several months ago, we announced that gifts to the 2021 Mary Baker Eddy Historic House Appeal would be matched dollar for dollar up to $100,000—thanks to the generosity of a group of Longyear members. Today, we’re delighted to let you know that this matching goal has been met! These funds provide a significant step in…

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It's Living Stone season at Longyear!

March 29, 2021

Spring is here! At Longyear Museum, this means that we’ll soon be planting a fresh crop of Living Stones on the Pleasant View Walk. If you have been thinking of ordering one, now is the time.   The Pleasant View Walk is the focal point of the Museum’s outdoor exhibits. Today, more than 5,000 engraved…

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Mary Baker Eddy Historic House in Lynn, Massachusetts, designated a National Historic Landmark

January 25, 2021

Longyear Museum is delighted to announce that 8 Broad Street, the Mary Baker Eddy Historic House in Lynn, Massachusetts, has been designated a National Historic Landmark by the United States Department of the Interior. This is the highest level of recognition for a historic site in the United States. “National Landmarks are historic places that…

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Two Mary Baker Eddy Historic Houses selected as “Where Women Made History” sites

January 19, 2021

Longyear Museum is pleased to announce that two of the Mary Baker Eddy Historic Houses, 8 Broad Street in Lynn, Massachusetts, and 400 Beacon Street in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, have both been selected as National Trust for Historic Preservation’s “Where Women Made History” sites. Last year, in celebration of the centennial of women gaining the…

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A reed organ by any other name . . .

December 16, 2020

The musical instrument in the “Garden Room” of the Mary Baker Eddy Historic House in Amesbury, Massachusetts, has been referred to as a melodeon for at least a century. But when organ restoration expert Joe Sloane recently examined and cleaned it, he fine-tuned Longyear Museum’s understanding of when and how the instrument was built, and…

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

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Minnie Hall: Pioneer in Colorado
Minnie Hall: Pioneer in Colorado

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Communion and the Communion Season
Communion and the Communion Season

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Mrs. Eddy Loved Sleigh Riding
Mrs. Eddy Loved Sleigh Riding

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Massachusetts Metaphysical College
Massachusetts Metaphysical College

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Impressions of Boston: 1880-1910
Impressions of Boston: 1880-1910

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San Francisco Earthquake (1906)
San Francisco Earthquake (1906)

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Birding at 400 Beacon St.
Birding at 400 Beacon St.

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Christian Values in Victorian Décor
Christian Values in Victorian Décor

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Alfred Farlow: Midwest Missionary
Alfred Farlow: Midwest Missionary

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