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The Mary Baker Eddy Historic House at
8 Broad Street in Lynn, Massachusetts, has been designated a National Historic Landmark by the United States Department of the Interior!

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Explore the life of Mary Baker Eddy

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

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A History Snapshot: Mary Baker Eddy’s Carriages and Sleighs

Designed for students in grades K-5, this new virtual program serves up wintry fun as it introduces some of the different forms of transportation used by Mrs. Eddy during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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A Musical Discovery in Amesbury

For nearly a century, the musical instrument in the Garden Room at the Mary Baker Eddy Historic House in Amesbury, Massachusetts, has been referred to as a “melodeon.” But when an organ restoration expert recently examined and cleaned it, he also fine-tuned Longyear Museum’s understanding of it. Read to learn more!

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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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There's still time for a year-end gift!

December 14, 2020

Friends, as 2020 draws to a close, the Trustees and staff at Longyear Museum send warm greetings to you and your family. While this has been a year of many challenges, we trust that you have also gained fresh inspiration and insights that have brought renewed hope and progress. Here at Longyear, this year…

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Longyear’s collections team discovers an artifact under wraps

October 29, 2020

To understand how much care goes into every object in Longyear Museum’s collection – and the joy of finding surprises there – look no further than this summer’s unwrapping of a large ironing board dating back to Mary Baker Eddy’s time at 400 Beacon Street in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Collections manager Leslie Vollnogle documented each…

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We have big news to share with you!

Explore the life of Mary Baker Eddy

A History Snapshot: Mary Baker Eddy’s Carriages and Sleighs

A Musical Discovery in Amesbury

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

January 25, 2021

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

January 19, 2021

A reed organ by any other name . . .

December 16, 2020

There's still time for a year-end gift!

December 14, 2020

Longyear’s collections team discovers an artifact under wraps

October 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

The Weekly Bible Lessons

A Year Full of Progress (1898)

Mark Baker’s Ledger (1829-1855)

Albert Baker’s Essays on Philosophy (1836)

Chicago and Its Early Workers

Visit to the Concord State Fair (1901)

Bradford Sherman: Painter and Practitioner

Birding at 400 Beacon St.

Mrs. Eddy in Chicago

Tour the Mary Baker Eddy Historic Houses

Visit the Museum in Chestnut Hill

Follow @LongyearMuseum on Instagram

Support Longyear with a membership