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Explore the life of Mary Baker Eddy

Get to know the Discoverer, Founder, and Leader of Christian Science

Her story

Stream a Longyear Documentary

Enjoy the final historical documentary in our free screening series! "Follow and Rejoice" - Mary Baker Eddy: The Chestnut Hill Years looks at Mrs. Eddy's leadership during the three years she spent in her last home at 400 Beacon Street. Available through May 31.

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The Flower Lady

A new research article for young readers looks at Mary Baker Eddy's love of flowers, which was so well known in Concord, New Hampshire, that neighborhood children called her "the flower lady."

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Take a Virtual Tour of Longyear’s Portrait Gallery!

Explore a virtual 3D tour of our exhibit about Mary Baker Eddy's Pleasant View years

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Longyear Museum’s historical exhibits focus on Mary Baker Eddy and the early Christian Science movement

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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 News

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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New Discoveries at 400 Beacon Street

December 16, 2019

Over the past few months, as preparations for the restoration work at Mary Baker Eddy’s final home in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, have gotten underway, some fun surprises have come to light. Over time, the original wallpaper in many of the rooms had naturally faded due to exposure to light. Other rooms had been redecorated in…

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2019 Fall Tours of Mary Baker Eddy's New England

November 5, 2019

Every autumn, Longyear Museum plans and leads two four-day tours of Mary Baker Eddy’s New England. Fall Tour season is always a highlight at Longyear, and this year was no exception as we welcomed guests from across the country and abroad, all eager to wind their way through New Hampshire and Massachusetts learning about Mrs.…

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

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Concord during Mrs. Eddy’s Time
Concord during Mrs. Eddy’s Time

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Swampscott: Birthplace of Christian Science (1866)
Swampscott: Birthplace of Christian Science (1866)

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Artwork in Mrs. Eddy’s Home
Artwork in Mrs. Eddy’s Home

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Abigail Dyer Thompson’s Healing Practice in Minneapolis
Abigail Dyer Thompson’s Healing Practice in Minneapolis

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First Branch Church was in Wisconsin (1886)
First Branch Church was in Wisconsin (1886)

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Intellectual Trends in 19th Century Boston
Intellectual Trends in 19th Century Boston

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William McKenzie’s 50 Years of Service
William McKenzie’s 50 Years of Service

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A Year Full of Progress (1898)
A Year Full of Progress (1898)

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Christ and Christmas (1893)
Christ and Christmas (1893)

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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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