Get to know the Discoverer, Founder, and Leader of Christian Science
Wherever you are in the world, you can now visit the recently restored Mary Baker Eddy Historic House in Amesbury, Massachusetts. Please join us for a virtual open house. Enjoy a video tour of the house with Longyear's director of historic houses, learn about the restoration, and explore a 3D model of the home. There's also a special video program and a craft for kids!
Please join us for a four-day, three-night bus trip that will visit the Mary Baker Eddy Historic Houses, as well as other important sites in the history of the Christian Science movement. In 2023, Longyear will offer a spring tour (June 7-10) and a fall tour (Sept. 28-Oct. 1). Early registration is encouraged!
January 2023 kicks off our celebration of Longyear’s 100th anniversary. In the coming year, we will be highlighting articles from our research archives about the history of the Museum and the Longyear family. First up is “A Most Valuable Day,” by Heather Vogel Frederick. Enjoy reading about how Mary Beecher Longyear became a student of Christian Science and ended up at the forefront of the historic preservation movement.
Does the Museum’s mission—to advance “the understanding of the life and work of Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer, Founder, and Leader of Christian Science”—speak to you? Longyear is currently seeking to fill several positions: facilities specialist, senior graphic designer, development assistant, and part-time visitor services representatives for weekends. We hope to hear from you!
As 2023 begins, we find ourselves looking back over the last 12 months, which were bustling with activity both at the Museum and at the Mary Baker Eddy Historic Houses. We thought you might enjoy some postcards from 2022—images that capture the programs and projects, the people who visited and the staff who worked, and the many steps forward.
The grounds of Longyear Museum feature an outdoor exhibit displaying several artifacts from Mary Baker Eddy’s Pleasant View home in Concord, New Hampshire. Winding between the Pleasant View gate, summerhouse, and fountain is a beautiful red brick path with more than 5,000 engraved bricks—called Living Stones. These bricks recognize generations of Christian Scientists, from 19th-century early…
“Christian Science and Christian Scientists, will, must, have a history….” These words of Mary Baker Eddy’s from her Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896 helped inspire the beginnings of Longyear Museum during the first decades of the 20th century, and they continue to inspire us today. By 1917, Mary Beecher Longyear felt called to help ensure that an accurate…
Earlier this summer, the Longyear staff and guides at the Mary Baker Eddy Historic House in Amesbury, Massachusetts, welcomed the public for a special open house during Amesbury Days, a celebration of town history. Neighbors, old-house buffs, and Longyear members and friends—about 80 in all—toured the house, which dates to 1780 and was owned by…
Come on in! Longyear is happy to announce that its Mary Baker Eddy Historic Houses are now fully open for tours. “The Longyear guiding staff has been looking forward to having regular tours in person this year,” says Pam Partridge, director of education and historic houses. In Massachusetts, visitors can learn the inspiring story of…
“I love to tell the story. . .” one of Mary Baker Eddy’s favorite hymns begins. Here at Longyear, we love to tell the story as well! And when you support the eight Mary Baker Eddy Historic Houses, you support the telling of the story of the Discoverer, Founder, and Leader of Christian Science—in the…
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