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

New book from Longyear Museum Press

"A Woman of Sound Education": Mary Baker Eddy's School Years, by Heather Vogel Frederick, draws on a wide range of sources, including Longyear’s unique collection of Baker family material, in presenting the most up-to-date historical research on the subject of Mrs. Eddy’s education.

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First Church of Christ, Scientist, Concord, New Hampshire

In July 1904, the branch church in Mary Baker Eddy's adopted hometown of Concord was dedicated. Built and furnished entirely from gifts and bestowals, this church continues to stand as a testament to unity, cooperation, and brotherhood. Learn more in our latest research article.

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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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A special Church Manual comes to Longyear

August 10, 2020

On May 11, 1924 – Mother’s Day – Abigail Dyer Thompson signed a small leather copy of the Manual of The Mother Church, written by her teacher, Mary Baker Eddy. By that time, Miss Thompson had been practicing and teaching Christian Science in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for more than a quarter-century. And she would continue to…

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A successful first-ever virtual event for Longyear

July 28, 2020

The last weekend in July marked a new venture for Longyear – our first-ever virtual celebration of the Mary Baker Eddy Historic Houses! The event was a resounding success, with hundreds of attendees joining in from across North America and the UK on Zoom to participate in a variety of live and pre-recorded “on-demand” offerings.…

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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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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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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

New book from Longyear Museum Press

First Church of Christ, Scientist, Concord, New Hampshire

An Update on the Amesbury Restoration

A special Church Manual comes to Longyear

August 10, 2020

A successful first-ever virtual event for Longyear

July 28, 2020

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

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

Landmark Reorganization of the Church (1892)

Printing Science and Health

First Members of The Mother Church

Sarah Pike Conger’s Seven Years in China (1898-1905)

Anna and Alfred Baker

Early Thanksgiving Article

Discovery at North Groton (1850s)

Edward Kimball: Normal Class Teacher (1899)

Foundational Work in Lynn (1870-1881)

Tour the Mary Baker Eddy Historic Houses

Visit the Museum in Chestnut Hill

Follow @LongyearMuseum on Instagram

Support Longyear with a membership