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A Rare Man & Poet

Christian Science practitioner and teacher William P. McKenzie was a prolific poet whose contributions include seven poems set to music for the Christian Science Hymnal. Read our new Research Article to learn more about his life and work.

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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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New $100,000 Matching Campaign for the Mary Baker Eddy Historic Houses

April 12, 2021

Thanks to the vision and generosity of several Longyear members, gifts to this year’s Mary Baker Eddy Historic House Appeal will be matched dollar for dollar up to $100,000! Meeting this matching goal will be a significant step in covering the 2021 operating expenses at the houses. Through guided tours, virtual “Parlor Chats,” in-person and…

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It's Living Stone season at Longyear!

March 29, 2021

Spring is here! At Longyear Museum, this means that we’ll soon be planting a fresh crop of Living Stones on the Pleasant View Walk. If you have been thinking of ordering one, now is the time.   The Pleasant View Walk is the focal point of the Museum’s outdoor exhibits. Today, more than 5,000 engraved…

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

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Julia Bartlett: Faithful Follower since 1880
Julia Bartlett: Faithful Follower since 1880

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Science and Health: Title Changes and Copyrights
Science and Health: Title Changes and Copyrights

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

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Lynn During the 1870s
Lynn During the 1870s

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A Branch Church in The Hague (1925)
A Branch Church in The Hague (1925)

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

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Furnishing Mrs. Eddy’s New Home (1908)
Furnishing Mrs. Eddy’s New Home (1908)

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Eldora Gragg: Called to Serve
Eldora Gragg: Called to Serve

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Early Steps in Amesbury (1868 and 1870)
Early Steps in Amesbury (1868 and 1870)

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