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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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Parlor Chats

We are now offering virtual Parlor Chats at three of the Mary Baker Eddy Historic Houses – in Concord and Rumney, New Hampshire, and Swampscott, Massachusetts. We'd love to have you join us online for these informal and informative 45-minute “chats."

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Chatting with the author of “A Woman of Sound Education” – Mary Baker Eddy’s School Years

August 31, 2020

For back-to-school season, I asked my colleague Heather Vogel Frederick about her new Longyear Museum Press publication, “A Woman of Sound Education” – Mary Baker Eddy’s School Years. Replete with photos and original research that help lend context to the subject and place the reader into early 19th-century schoolrooms, this book is available at our…

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

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

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Dr. John Tutt: Teacher from 1916-1965
Dr. John Tutt: Teacher from 1916-1965

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Maple Month with the Baker Family
Maple Month with the Baker Family

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The Christian Science Monitor (1908)
The Christian Science Monitor (1908)

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Landmark Years for Christian Science: 1868 and 1876
Landmark Years for Christian Science: 1868 and 1876

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

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Abigail Dyer Thompson in the Class of 1898
Abigail Dyer Thompson in the Class of 1898

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

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Household at Pleasant View (1892-1908)
Household at Pleasant View (1892-1908)

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