Committed to Longyear’s mission
Longyear’s Board of Trustees is dedicated to advancing the organization’s mission. Please contact us if you have questions, comments, or concerns.
Trustees
Richard Grier, Chairman
Chesterfield, Missouri
James R. Hertlein, Vice Chairman
St. Louis, Missouri
James S. Rosebush, Treasurer
Washington, D.C.
Francesca Jordan Karpel
Boerne, Texas
Deborah Thompson McNeil
Novato, California
Administration
Sandra J. Houston, President
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
shouston@longyear.org
The household workers at Mary Baker Eddy’s final home at 400 Beacon Street in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, remembered climbing to the roof and peering at the heavens through a telescope mounted there. It had been a gift from Mrs. Eddy, a four-inch Alvan Clark model, one of the best telescopes of the day. “We all…