A R EPORT TO MEMBERS AND FRIENDS

SPRING 2005

IN THIS ISSUE

Amesbury Treasures and the House on Main Street ...... 2

Minnie A. Scott’s Reminiscence: Record of Acquaintance with Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science ...... 6

Longyear’s Portrait of Maurine R. Campbell on Exhibit in San Antonio ...... 8

In the Amesbury, , home of Sarah Bagley, Mary Baker Eddy found a quiet refuge for Bible study. In this house, she did some of her earliest writing on Christian Science. Today, the house is one of ten historic sites and museums that have joined together to form a group called “Amesbury Treasures.” Mrs. Longyear (second from left) and friends at the Bagley house at 277 Main Street in Amesbury. Photograph, circa 1920, Longyear Museum collection. Amesbury Treasures and the House on Main Street

“L ongyear’s six Mary Baker Eddy Historic Houses are important landmarks in the history of Christian Science, each with its own story,” says Sandy Houston, Director of Museum Activities. “In the Amesbury, Massachusetts, home of Sarah Bagley, Mrs. Eddy found a quiet refuge for Bible study. Here she did some of her ear - liest writing on Christian Science.” Mrs. Eddy, known at the time as Mrs. Glover, lived in the house at 277 Main Street on two occasions: during the summer of 1868 Last year, a husband and wife who are Longyear members from and again in the early spring of 1870. Ohio toured the Museum’s Amesbury house with Sandy. They learned about the Amesbury Treasures and the group’s interest in The house dates to the later 1700s, possibly before the publishing a newsletter. The couple, who own a printing compa - Revolutionary War, and is one of ten historic sites and museums ny, generously offered to donate the printing of the newsletter. in this mill town north of that have joined together to form a group called “Amesbury Treasures.” “Imagine how happy we at Longyear were to be able to support the Amesbury community by helping with this newsletter,” says “The Amesbury story spans over 350 years,” says Bethany Groff, Sandy. “And one of our Longyear staff members volunteered to Chair of Amesbury Treasures. “From the first European settlers design the piece. So an eight-page newsletter went to every who carved their homesteads out of the wilderness to industrial household in Amesbury in the spring of 2004 in time to pro - magnates whose factories lined the Amesbury waterways. It has mote the second Be a Tourist in Your Hometown Day. And the been the home of poets, patriots and puritans. The incredible only cost to the Amesbury Treasures group was the postage.” diversity of the town’s history is preserved in the Amesbury Treasures group.” Dee Carpenter, a Longyear member, has lived in Amesbury for about seven years. As she has come to know her neighbors, she Established in the late 1990s, Amesbury Treasures includes a vari - ety of historic sites and museums: Rocky Hill Meeting House; Lowell’s Boat Shop; Amesbury Carriage Museum; the John Greenleaf Whittier Home; the Macy-Colby House; Bartlett Museum; Salisbury Point Railroad Station; the Hat Museum; the Amesbury Improvement Association and Longyear’s Mary Baker Eddy Historic House. “Longyear joined the group after the most recent restoration of the Amesbury house was completed in November 2002,” says Sandy. “We took part in the first Be a Tourist in Your Hometown Day in May 2003 and welcomed seventy-five visitors to our little house. “The community had taken a great interest in the exterior restora - tion. In particular, there was a dramatic change in the house’s paint color from a deep red to a tan,” says Sandy. “So when the invitation went out to the residents of Amesbury to explore the historic treasures in their town, there was quite a response. People were eager to see the furnishings of the house, which have remained substantially unchanged since the mid-1800s. It was a great success.” Natalie Blake-Weber, Longyear Curatorial Assistant, welcomes eighth-graders to Amesbury’s History Days at the Mary Baker Eddy Historic House.

2 has become aware of the town’s pride in the Mary Baker Eddy Historic House. “Longyear’s recent preservation and restoration of one of Amesbury’s recognized treasures came at the moment John Greenleaf Whittier when the town was deeply involved in a community effort to (1807–1892) restore its historic downtown area,” says Dee. “When the n o i

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which Mary Baker Eddy n o The Mary Baker Eddy Historic House was invited to participate (then Mrs. Glover) lived in C in the town’s History Days in June 2004. Over two days, 180 1868 and again in 1870. Sarah’s sister, Emmeline, was eighth-graders visited the Longyear house; the John Greenleaf married to his cousin. Whittier Home; and the Bartlett Museum, a former school In the summer of 1868, Sarah Bagley took Mrs. Eddy to named in honor of Josiah Bartlett, a signer of America’s visit Whittier at his home. The poet had not been well Declaration of Independence. and, although it was warm day, he received his guests in Natalie Blake-Weber and Ruth Weaver, Curatorial Assistants at a closed room with a fire burning in the fireplace. Longyear, developed a program for the young visitors to the In his book Mary Baker Eddy: The Years of Discovery , Mary Baker Eddy Historic House. Students took on the charac - Robert Peel recounts the story of that visit: “When Mrs. ter of one of the Bagley family members. As they Glover remarked that the atmosphere outside seemed went through the house they answered questions better than inside, he [Whittier] replied irritably, ‘If from the perspective of their character. Jesus Christ was in Amesbury he would have to have “The students were introduced to Mary Baker Eddy brass-lined lungs to live here.’” and her significance in Amesbury’s history,” As Mrs. Eddy talked with Whittier, “… his face changed says Natalie. and, in her own words, ‘the sunshine of his former char - “There were hands-on activities for everyone,” acter beamed through the cloud.’ When she rose to go he adds Ruth. “Squire Bagley kept a diary, so one of went to her with both hands extended and said, ‘I thank the activites involved students creating their own you, Mary, for your call; it has done me much good.’” A diary entries with a quill pen and ink. And the neighbor noted that it seemed that Whittier had com - Bagley women did a lot of needlework, so some pletely recovered from his illness following Mrs. Eddy’s of the children made quilt squares out of paper to visit. 1 Mrs. Eddy refers to this healing in Pulpit and Press , illustrate this.” p. 54. “We wore period dress to keep the historical feel Much of Whittier’s poetry was religious, and over a to the day,” says Natalie. “Teachers and students hundred of his poems have been used as texts for alike told us that it gave them a fresh look at their hymns, nine of which are included in the Christian town’s history.” Science Hymnal. “It was thrilling to see the house used for an educa - ______tional event,” says Sandy Houston. “Of course, we 1. Robert W. Peel, Mary Baker Eddy: The Years of Discovery (Boston: are always aware of preserving our houses for future The Christian Science Publishing Society, originally published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1966), p. 223. Continued on page 4

3 Continued from page 3 generations, but we know that they have to be available and community to participate. We’re literally opening the door to an useful to the present generation too. And in Amesbury there audience genuinely interested in Mrs. Eddy and her contribu - is such enthusiasm for history, we don’t have to persuade the tions to the community.” I

Longyear’s Mary Baker Eddy Historic Houses

Longyear Museum owns and opens to the public six historic houses in which Mary Baker Eddy lived. For more information, including directions, visit www.longyear.org or call 800. 277.8943, ext. 100. Amesbury, Massachusetts 277 Main Street 1 Open May 1 – October 31 Sat. 10 am – 3 pm and by appointment Stoughton, Massachusetts 2 133 Central Street Open May 1 – October 31 by appointment Swampscott, Massachusetts 23 Paradise Road 3 Open May 1 – October 31 Mon., Wed. – Sat. 10 am – 4 pm; Sun. 2 – 5 pm; closed Tues. November 1 – April 30 by appointment Concord, 4 62 North State Street Open May 1 – October 31 by appointment Rumney, New Hampshire Stinson Lake Road 5 Open May 1 – October 31 Tues. – Sat. 10 am to 5 pm; Sun. 2 – 5 pm North Groton, New Hampshire Hall’s Brook Road 6 Tours of the North Groton house begin at the Rumney house

Restoration Update ahead to the work to be done on the Rumney house in 2005, we estimate that the cost will be $170,000. In recent years we have shared with our members and friends the Over the past two years, essential exterior restoration work on the scope of the restoration plans for the houses in the Museum’s col - house at 23 Paradise Road in Swampscott has been done. lection and the extent of the financial support required to under - take this vital work. • More than twenty windows have been removed and restored, and storm windows and screens are being replaced. We are grateful to those who have stepped forward since 1999 • Clapboards and trim have been replaced as needed. with contributions totaling $494,000, enabling us to complete • A paint analysis by a preservation consultant led to new essential exterior restoration work to four of Longyear’s Mary colors for the clapboards (cream) and trim (dark green). Baker Eddy Historic Houses — in Amesbury, Stoughton, and Swampscott, Massachusetts, and North Groton, New Hampshire. • A copper roof over the bay window has been added. The house in Rumney, New Hampshire, is next. As we look • The side fence has been restored and a new front fence has been installed.

4 Tours of Longyear’s Mary Baker Eddy Historic Houses

Each tour includes transportation and a guided tour of the house(s). Lunch is provided where noted.

HALF -DAY TOURS FULL -DAY TOURS Amesbury, Massachusetts — New Hampshire Houses — $15; $10 Longyear members $40; $30 Longyear members Leave from Longyear Museum at Leave from Longyear Museum at 9 am. Visit the historic house in 9 am. Visit the historic houses in Amesbury (north of Boston). Concord, Rumney and North Return to the Museum by 12 noon. Groton. Return to the Museum or by 5 pm. Lunch is included. Stoughton, Massachusetts — Massachusetts Houses — $15; $10 Longyear members $40; $30 Longyear members Leave from Longyear Museum at Leave from Longyear Museum 9 am. Visit the historic house in at 9 am. Visit the historic houses Stoughton (south of Boston). in Stoughton (south of Boston), Return to the Museum by 12 noon. and Swampscott and Amesbury or (north of Boston). Return to the Museum by 5 pm. Lunch is Swampscott, Massachusetts — included. $15; $10 Longyear members Leave from Longyear Museum at 9 am. Visit the historic house in Swampscott (north of Boston). Return to the Museum by 12 noon.

Reservations are required. Please reserve at least ten days in advance. If you are interested in scheduling a tour, or have any other questions about your visit, contact Amy Grier at [email protected], or 800.277.8943, ext. 100.

• Gutters to carry water off the roofs have been restored or replaced window sash, sills and trim where needed. replaced, downspouts restored or replaced with some • A small addition to the second floor from about the 1890s, rerouting, and dry wells have been added. which has proven to be structurally unsound and not • The house’s brick walkway has been replaced. pertinent to the time period in which Mary Baker Eddy • The parking lot and driveway are being reconfigured occupied the house, will be removed from the second story and resurfaced. of the main house. Our focus is now turning to the exterior of the house on Stinson • Masonry at the chimneys and foundations will be repaired. Lake Road in Rumney, New Hampshire. An architect and • A paint analysis will be done to determine the house’s color preservation specialist prepared a condition study in February to at the time that Mrs. Eddy lived there. determine the scope of the upcoming work. To make a donation towards the Rumney project, please use the • The main part of the house needs fairly deep attention, enclosed reply envelope, or call John Mitchell at 61 7.278.9000, including a new roof and clapboards, and restored or ext. 230.

5 LONGYEAR MUSEUM COLLECTION Minnie A. Scott’s Reminiscence: Record of Acquaintance with Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science

Longyear’s mission to advance the understanding of the life and work of Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer, Founder and Leader of Christian Science embraces the history of her students and colleagues widely known as “early workers.” A recent gift to Longyear of the handwritten reminis - cences of one of these dedicated workers, Minnie A. Scott, has added to the Museum’s collection a vivid first-hand view of Mrs. Eddy and her households at Pleasant View and Chestnut Hill. In 1945, Mrs. Scott, who served on the staffs of both households for three years from 1906 to 1909, wrote thirty-one pages recounting her experiences, and shared them with her children and grandchildren. She added to her reminis - cences twenty-nine pages of excerpts from several talks that she wrote and gave over the years. Members of the household staff at 400 Beacon Street, Chestnut Hill, The Longyear curatorial staff compared the reminis - Massachusetts, from left, Elizabeth Kelly, Frances Thatcher, M. Nellie Eveleth, Minnie Scott, Katherine Retterer and Adelaide Still. Photograph, 1908, Longyear cences given to the Museum with existing documenta - Museum collection. tion and determined that the recent gift to Longyear is unique, not a duplicate or replication of other recollections every testimony was telling me how the speaker had made by Mrs. Scott. this verse practical in healing. 1 Mrs. Scott recounts her deep love of the Bible going back to her We were both so interested that we wanted to get a copy of childhood in Scotland and her first impressions of Boston as she the textbook at once, and with the help of an usher who took and her husband, Clarence, settled there in the late 1800s. us to 95 Falmouth St., we bought one for three dollars, which seemed quite a little money in those days for us to The Scotts learned of Christian Science in 1894, when they saw spend on a book, but we certainly never regretted it. the Original Edifice of The Mother Church being built. The fol - lowing excerpts from the reminiscence describe the couple’s intro - We had not heard that anyone was healed by reading Science duction to Christian Science and the years that Mrs. Scott spent and Health [ Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by in Mrs. Eddy’s service at Pleasant View in Concord, New Mary Baker Eddy], and we did not get it for that purpose, Hampshire, and later at 400 Beacon Street in Chestnut Hill, but because of the Key to the Scriptures, which we longed to Massachusetts: understand better. And I read all I could every day. My hus - band read every evening until late, and we were both healed It was in 1894 that we began to hear about Christian — he of sciatica and heart trouble, and I of the effects of a Science…. We came [to the Original Edifice of The Mother bad fall through a trap door and down a flight of steps, Church] for the first time on a Friday evening, and as I which interfered with my freedom in walking. entered the vestry or Sunday School room, the first thing I saw was the familiar and much-loved verse over the …The first time we saw Mrs. Eddy was in May 1895, when platform, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present she gave the lovely, helpful address you will find in help in trouble.” And as the meeting progressed, it seemed Miscellaneous Writings, pages 106 to 110 [ Miscellaneous

1. The Christian Science Journal, Vol. XVI, pp. 167, 459, 590. The Friday Evening evening. In September 1898, she gave the midweek meeting its present name, Meetings of the Church of Christ, Scientist, and of The Mother Church con - “Wednesday Evening Meeting.” See also Clifford Smith, Historical Sketches, tinued until June 1898, when Mrs. Eddy changed the time to Wednesday (Boston: Christian Science Publishing Society, 1934), p. 188.

6 Writings, 1883–1896, by Mary Baker Eddy]. And in the One day Mrs. Eddy called everyone to her study and we all words of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, stood in a half-circle around her chair. She looked at us all page 17, our “famished affections” were fed by the under - lovingly and said, “Now children, we are not worse for per - standing of God as infinite, eternal Love in a way we had secution. We are better for it, because it turns us more unre - never understood it before. servedly to God. Now I want you all to pray with me like In the spring of 1906, Mrs. Scott was called by Mrs. Eddy to serve this — O divine Love give me higher holier purer motives, on the Pleasant View staff. (A committee appointed by The self-abnegation, inspiration and spiritual love.” Christian Science Board of Directors interviewed and selected The love she reflected was spiritual love so far above the per - members of Mrs. Eddy’s household staff.) 2 sonal that my sore heart was healed immediately, and every - It was in May 1906 that a messenger came to us asking if I one’s face lighted with joy. could go at once to Mrs. Eddy to be of assistance to her. We Mrs. Scott moved with Mrs. Eddy to 400 Beacon Street, in did not know for how long, but it was over three years Chestnut Hill, in January 1908. She continued to serve as a devot - before we had our home again. Meantime, my husband ed member of the household staff until July 1909. While there, an Clarence W. Scott had to manage alone…. incident took place that she said demonstrated how Mrs. Eddy The train on which I was directed to go to Concord, N.H., overcame “evil actions with love and kindness.” was late in arriving, so I was late for my appointment with A girl and her mother, who were caretakers at a neighboring Mrs. Eddy that evening, but was told she would see me in house, were in the habit of trying to catch a glimpse of Mrs. Eddy the morning. as she took her daily ride in her horse-drawn carriage. They were At the supper table, a person who had been there a few persistent, and even resorted to using field glasses. One day the girl weeks from New York City kept the conversation going “almost held up the carriage at the gate,” causing the driver, about the valuable experience she had Adolph Stevenson, to be quite angry, in household management, which and “ready to do something to the made me feel very incompetent for “You have only your own place to fill, girl.” When Mrs. Eddy returned such a position. So I went to Mr. Frye so leave things to God.” from her outing, a basket of hand- [Calvin Frye, Mrs. Eddy’s personal sec - picked peaches was waiting for her retary] and told him that it was not fair in her study. She selected the best of to take Mrs. Eddy’s time to see me if I them, and asked Mr. Stevenson to was to take this other person’s place, as someone else had take them together with a note from her to the girl next door. The told me. He said, “You have only your own place to fill, so result was that the girl apologized for her rudeness and never both - leave things with God.” ered Mrs. Eddy again. Mrs. Scott says, “… of course the realiza - In the morning, Mrs. Eddy called me to her library and was tion of God’s allness and man’s unity with Him must accompany very gracious to me as I answered her questions. I told her such a gift to bring out healing, as it did in this case.” I had no special training, but was glad to help her where I Mrs. Scott writes of the value of her work in Mrs. Eddy’s homes could. She said in substance, “My dear, you are in a better and how it prepared her for her work in the practice of Christian frame of mind to help me than if you felt more competent, Science healing: and if you will lean on divine Mind as a little child, you will At Chestnut Hill, she [Mrs. Eddy] once said to me that my be shown just how to do anything I may ask of you.” I am experience with her would prove invaluable to me in my grateful to tell you I found this to be true. healing work, and I am sure it did…. Many times after talk - During a particularly challenging period, when Mrs. Eddy was ing with us alone or together, she would end by saying, undergoing considerable public scrutiny, Mrs. Scott noted that “Now lift your thought to God as you go about your work.” the members of the Pleasant View household were keenly aware of So this admonition comes to memory very often with the the intrusive influence: sound of her voice and is a continual help on the way. I

2. For more information on this committee, see We Knew Mary Baker Eddy, Third Series, (Boston: Christian Science Publishing Society, 1953), p. 37. Calvin C. Hill served on a committee to select helpers for Mrs. Eddy’s home.

7 LONGYEAR MUSEUM COLLECTION Longyear’s Portrait of Maurine R. Campbell on Exhibit in San Antonio

Longyear Museum’s collec - Stephen Seymour Thomas, the artist who painted the Museum’s tion includes over 150 portrait of Maurine R. Campbell, C.S.B., in 1921, was born in portraits of pioneering 1868 in San Augustine, Texas. He and his wife, Helen, were long - Christian Science workers. time friends of the Longyears. Mr. Thomas painted portraits of The Museum’s founder, several members of the Longyear family and gave Mrs. Longyear Mary Beecher Longyear, some of her first painting lessons in about 1897. herself an aspiring artist, Mr. Thomas’s portrait of Maurine R. Campbell was painted at the began commissioning paint- request of Mrs. Longyear. Miss Campbell, known for her work with ings of early Christian the Busy Bees, the group of children who helped raise money to Science workers in 1914. furnish the Original Edifice of The Mother Church, described the She later wrote in her diary, sessions in which she posed for the artist in a letter to Mrs. Longyear “I was led to obtai n… the that was excerpted in the Spring 1978 issue of the Longyear Longyear’s portrait of Maurine R. portraits of her [Mrs. Museum Quarterly News , titled “The Museum’s Portrait Artists”: Campbell, C.S.B., is on loan to Eddy’s] early students who the Witte Museum in San Antonio, “Mr. Thomas was very sweet and patient while I was learn - did their best to uphold her Texas, where it is featured in ing to get self out of the way. The third day, as we were at Stephen Seymour Thomas: A Texas hands in the pioneer days of work, I saw so clearly that the artist was not painting Genius Rediscovered, an exhibit on Christian Science healing.” view through September 5, 2005. Maurine Campbell — but what she stands for in Christian The portraits in the origi - Science. A wonderful change took place in a moment’s time. nal Longyear collection I relaxed, got Maurine clear out of sight… . From that were painted over the next ten to fifteen years. Since the 1930s, moment we worked together to bring out what we thought other portraits have been donated to the Museum and several have you wished handed down to posterity… . After that it was a been commissioned by the Longyear Board of Trustees. joy to pose.” I

EVENTS The Onward and Upward Chain Reaches Thousands of Viewers

Longyear’s new historical documentary film, The Onward and accepted the call, and sacrificed so much should be remembered. Upward Chain , has been enthusiastically received by audiences all And that we today should look back at their successes, be grateful over the United States. The film tells the stories of some of the early for them and perhaps find success ourselves by modeling our lives workers who took the healing message of Christian Science to a bit more on their approach to things.” America’s Midwest in the 1880s, 1890s and early twentieth century. A member from California said, “My husband and I were Hundreds of members and friends of the Museum throughout extremely impressed with the excellence and professional quality the country have seen the film at screenings hosted by Longyear of the video. Having worked in the television industry for ten in their communities. This year, screenings have been held in years, I can appreciate the amount of effort and work that went Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Colorado, , into the production.” Ohio, Florida and Arizona. Members of the Museum’s Outreach staff will be taking the film Longyear has received dozens of letters and e-mails from people to other cities in the U.S. through the end of the year. Visit who have seen The Onward and Upward Chain . A friend from www.longyear.org for locations and times of screenings near you Oregon wrote, “I think it is proper that these dear people who and to buy your own copy of the film in DVD or VHS format. I

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9 STAFF AND TRUSTEE NEWS Heidi Holbrook Marian Hyde Holbrook, C.S., “Heidi” to her family, friends and admirers, passed on in September 2004. A Longyear Trustee since 1953, Heidi’s commitment to and love for Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy and Longyear Museum were renowned. At the time of her passing, Executive Director John Baehrend sent a note to her fellow Board members: Our dear Heidi moved on this morning. The staff met in deeply felt remembrance of the qualities she lived. We remembered again the incredible years in which she nur - tured and sustained Longyear, providing continuity for numerous Trustees and bright vision for countless staff. Heidi lived the quote she admired so much, “Each indi - vidual must fill his own niche in time and eternity” (Retrospection and Introspection , Mary Baker Eddy, p. 70). A woman of strong convictions, she never pushed John Baehrend, right, and Ed Jacques, Principal/Construction her own views on others, but rather depended on the Administrator, Stopfel Architects, at the Museum’s building site in the summer of 1998. rightness of the idea to carry the day. Heidi’s joyous expression, heartfelt tenderness, and thoughtful regard were felt by each individual who knew her. She brought John Baehrend her own loving atmosphere into Longyear and taught Last September, Mark Turrentine, then Chairman of the Board lessons unspoken on how to reach out and bless others. of Trustees, announced the retirement of Executive Director Our visitors feel the difference even as they enter John Baehrend. Longyear. May we all continue to express, in lives lived, With gratitude for John’s many contributions to Longyear, Mark what Heidi taught us. I said, “John joined the Longyear staff in 1996 as project manager for the construction of the new building. He brought to that assignment a wealth of experience in television and film produc - tion. He had an ideal background for a job that included the orchestration of so many disparate elements. John, who also has musical talents, was the conductor of an ever-changing symphony.” In 1998, John was named Executive Director. Under his leader - ship, every area of the Museum — Curatorial, Visitor Services, Outreach, Development, Publications and Administration — grew. And he assembled a talented staff to undertake Longyear’s expanding work. “John’s unique set of skills enabled him to oversee the Museum’s move from a 19th-century private home to a 21st-century museum building,” said Mark. “And we will continue to benefit from his expertise, because we are not saying good-bye. We are grateful that John will lend his talents to the Museum on a Heidi Holbrook, a generous supporter of Longyear and an active member of the Board of Trustees for over fifty years. consulting basis, including the production of a self-guided audio tour of Longyear’s major exhibit, Mary Baker Eddy: A Spiritual Journey .” I

10 FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES H. Reid Wagstaff Elected How you can help Chairman of the Board of Trustees Longyear’s research, programs, publications, collection conserva - Announces Anne H. McCauley as New tion and preservation are made possible by the generous support of thousands of members and friends around the world. Thank you! Executive Director H. Reid Wagstaff of Carmel, California, was elected Chairman of A Savings for All the Board of Trustees at the Board’s March meeting. Reid succeeds There are a couple of ways — utilizing the convenience of the on-line Mark C. Turrentine, who served as Chairman since 2002. services offered on the Museum’s secure website — that you can help save Longyear thousands of dollars in postage and processing costs, At Longyear’s Annual Staff Meeting in March, Reid, who has been while also saving yourself some valuable time and effort. a Longyear Trustee since 2002, announced that Anne H. McCauley has been named Executive Director of the Museum. Join or renew your membership online. Sign up for annual auto - Anne succeeds John Baehrend, who retired from the position in matic membership renewal. See our website for more information. the autumn of 2004. Give a gift online or sign up to pledge with monthly deductions A former Longyear Trustee, to fit your budget. Anne has served as Director Longyear Charitable Gift Annuity of Museum Outreach for Sign up for a Longyear Charitable Gift Annuity. A CGA gives the the past year and a half. In donor a lifetime income while helping the Museum build a fund - that position she oversaw ing base for the future. the Outreach, Develop- ment and Publications Adopt a Project departments and was respon - Support a project that is of particular interest to you. For example, sible for membership and a generous donor has funded the 2005 Longyear Summer Camp event planning. Anne has Program. Thanks to this gift, a member of the Museum’s spent twenty-one years in Curatorial staff has developed a program about the life and work non-profit organizations, of Mary Baker Eddy that has been designed for young audiences. working in marketing, pub - She will travel to camps in North America for students of lic relations, special event fundraising and development. Christian Science Sunday Schools, where she will make this spe - For nine years, she was the Director of Camp Newfound, a cial presentation to hundreds of campers. camp for students of Christian Science Sunday Schools, in For more information about funding opportunities, contact John Harrison, . I Mitchell at 800.277.8943, ext. 230 or [email protected]. The trip you always intended to take.

Mary Baker Eddy’s New England A Fall Foliage and Museum Tour October 1 – 9, 2005

I Travel with Longyear Museum to historic sites relating to I Attend services at The Mother Church. the life of Mary Baker Eddy, including Longyear’s six his - I Visit some of the area’s extraordinary museums. toric houses. I Enjoy New England’s brilliant fall colors. I Hear Longyear’s Director/Curator talk about Retrospection and Introspection at the Concord, New Hampshire, house where Mary Baker Eddy wrote For itinerary and costs: this remarkable book. Peggy Primm, Fugazi Travel 800.544.8728, or www.longyear.org

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LONGYEAR MUSEUM Established 1923 If you’re coming to Boston 1125 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-1811 800.277.8943 or 617.278.9000 this summe r… www.longyear.org

MISSION E-mail us: To advance the understanding [email protected] of the life and work of Editor: Jean W. Angier Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer, Founder and Design: Karen Shea Design Leader of Christian Science. Photos: Wendell A. Davis, Jr. Michael Sylvester BOARD OF TRUSTEES V. Ellen Williams H. Reid Wagstaff, Chairman June A. Austin, President Melissa Abbott Robert B. Larsen Mark C. Turrentine Longyear Museum owns and V. Ellen Williams operates six historic houses in which Mary Baker Eddy …come to Longyear. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR lived: Anne H. McCauley Amesbury, Mass. The Museum is on the corner of Route 9 DIRECTO R• CURATOR Stoughton, Mass. Stephen R. Howard Swampscott, Mass. (Boylston Street) and Dunster Road, 5 miles DIRECTOR OF MUSEUM Concord, N.H. (about 20 minutes) from downtown Boston. ACTIVITIES North Groton, N.H. Drive and park for free. Or take the Sandra J. Houston Rumney, N.H. Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA). The Green Line’s D train stops at the nearby Chestnut Hill stop. From there, it’s a 5-minute Copyright © 2005 by Longyear Museum. All rights reserved. walk to Longyear. For detailed directions, call us or visit our website.