News from LONGYEAR MUSEUM A REPORT TO MEMBERS AND FRIENDS

Meet the Exhibit Design Team

Recently we talked with three key As Project Manager, Sara Smith makes members of the firm — Amaze Design, sure that the team — Longyear staff Inc. of Boston — about their work on and Trustees, the Amaze designers Longyear’s exhibits focusing on Mary and builders, the subcontractors who Baker Eddy and the early workers. bring a variety of skills to the project For Andy Anway, President; Sara — works collaboratively and efficient - Smith, Project Manager; and Scott ly. Sara explains that at the outset of a Rabiet, Designer, the Longyear assign - museum project, it’s important to be ment has been their introduction to focused on the message. Christian Science and its Discoverer We work with the client to find the and Founder. The team began the message that needs to be conveyed project in March 2000 and their and the most effective way to do progress has been inspiring. We’d like that. At Longyear the main mes - you to meet them. sage is one of love and appreciation Amaze Design works with museums, for Mary Baker Eddy, her discov - zoos and aquariums throughout the ery of Christian Science and the Andy Anway, President of Amaze Design (left), world. Their projects have ranged labor she put into writing the and Directo r/Curator Steve Howard discuss from interpretive centers in the mid - many editions of Science and exhibit construction. dle of rain forests, and world-class Health with Key to the Scriptures. aquariums in the U.S., Europe and Scott Rabiet’s background is in con - Asia, to museums of history, culture struction and architecture. As an and politics. The firm has just com - exhibit designer, he is charged with pleted the exhibit design for the new integrating the built form that the National Museum of Australia, focus - exhibit takes with the communica - ing on the social, natural and cultural tion goals. Scott explains the Amaze history of that country. approach — to let the exhibit’s con - President Andy Anway talks of the tent take the lead. quality of joy that has distinguished What the exhibit conveys to the the Longyear project. visitor should be the real content This project has been unusual in of the exhibit and it should not be the camaraderie and the support. overshadowed by the design. I We can stretch ourselves, take would think I had failed if the risks and really do our best work. design screamed, “Look at me,” The joy for us is being able to and the message was lost in high work in this environment. design. Designer Scott Rabiet works on an exhibit model. Continued on page 7

L ONGYEAR M USEUM S PRING 2001 1 LONGYEAR MUSEUM ESTABLISHED 1923 A Letter from the Trustees 1125 Boylston Street Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 Outside MA (800) 277-8943 Within MA (617) 278-9000 Dear Members and Friends,

MISSION With this issue of the newsletter, we salute spring and the growth and Longyear Museum collects, preserves, expansiveness that mark the season. and shares historical records of the life of Mary Baker Eddy and her early students. Our cover story will introduce you to the designers who have been BOARD OF TRUSTEES working on our exhibits about Mary Baker Eddy and the early workers Graves D. Hewitt, Chairman for the past year. In the coming months, we will keep you informed of V. Ellen Williams, President our progress. June A. Austin Marian H. Holbrook Our sincere thanks for the generous support of each and every one of our Robert B. Larsen members and friends. As you will see in the articles that follow, we are Anne H. McCauley Mark C. Turrentine hard at work on completing several of our permanent exhibits. Roger B. Wilson As the work at hand expands, so does our staff. We are delighted that EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Scott MacDonald is on board to help us build a solid base of support for John Baehrend our activities, programs and exhibits. As Director of Development, Scott DIRECTOR • CURATOR is traveling across the country. He would love to meet with you, to give Stephen R. Howard you a personal progress report on Longyear and to tell you how you can DIRECTOR OF MUSEUM ACTIVITIES Sandra J. Houston take an active role in the Museum. DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Also in the issue you will see that Longyear’s commitment to serving the Scott N. MacDonald public has never been stronger. Plans for special events for visitors of all

Editor: Jean W. Angier ages are in the works. And we’re putting special emphasis on reaching a younger audience. Design: Karen Shea Design Our hope is that you can come to Longyear to see the progress made pos - Photos: Wendell A. Davis, Jr., unless otherwise noted sible by so many of our members and friends. We look forward to giving Visit our Web site: you a warm welcome. www.longyear.org With gratitude, e-mail us: [email protected] Longyear Board of Trustees In addition to the Museum, Longyear owns and operates six historic houses in which Mary Baker Eddy lived: 277 Main Street, Amesbury, MA 133 Central Street, Stoughton, MA 23 Paradise Road, Swampscott, MA 62 North State Street, Concord, NH Hall’s Brook Road, North Groton, NH Stinson Lake Road, Rumney, NH

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2 S PRING 2001 L ONGYEAR M USEUM Sharing the Legacy

“Longyear’s collection includes some fascinating objects, artifacts and doc - uments that are just waiting to be shared with people of all ages,” according to Dr. Susan E. Schopp, Education Coordinator. To introduce the Museum to a wide audience, Susan is planning a range of special programs and events designed to appeal to young people, adults, families, campers at Christian Science camps across the country, visiting school groups and residents of retirement facilities. “Our goal is to offer three or four special programs a year,” says Susan. “This past March, Dr. Paul O. Williams — poet, author and a former

Principia College professor — gave Susan E. Schopp, Education Coordinator, talks with teens from across the United two well-received talks: New England States at an Adventure Unlimited Regional Meeting. Photo: Longyear Museum video - Thought in the 19th Century and the tape library Emergence of Christian Science and Susan describes plans for several One might be an introduction to the Mary Baker Eddy — Poet . We’re ongoing series of programs: “We’d like portraits of early Christian Scientists working on another special program to offer a selection of gallery talks — in the Longyear Gallery, another could for June and will also offer a musical each one will offer our visitors a be a talk focusing on the Museum’s Christmas event.” glimpse into the Museum’s unique collection of furniture and artifacts and historically important collection. from Mrs. Eddy’s family, the Bakers.” Curatorial Assistant Sarah Sampson and young Museum visitors make Victorian orna - This year will also see further devel - ments at a Longyear Christmas Open House. opments in programs specially designed for Christian Science camps. And, of course, a variety of special and ongoing programs will be developed to complement the Museum’s new exhibits, scheduled to open this fall. “Longyear’s program offerings are designed to provide factual informa - tion about Mrs. Eddy, her work and that of the early workers in an inter - esting way,” says Susan. “We hope these programs and special events will enable us to reach out to a variety of audiences and share this rich legacy.”

L ONGYEAR M USEUM S PRING 2001 3 Welcome Scott

Scott MacDonald sees his job as an Scott may be familiar to some of the opportunity to “inspire members and Museum’s members and friends. In the new friends to be part of the Museum’s early 90’s he was involved in financial promising mission.” development for Principia, where he worked for Bob Larsen, then Director “We’re at a critical point in the of Financial Development and now a progress of the Museum,” says Scott. member of the Longyear Board of “The building is completed and paid Trustees. “There is a nice bridge for and now the real work — the devel - between my background and my new opment of the exhibits and programs assignment,” says Scott. that serve the public — is blossoming. “In a very real sense, I’m taking the Our estimates indicate that we need $2 Museum to the people,” explains Scott MacDonald million to complete the exhibits.” Director of Development Scott. “I want to encourage folks to “Longyear Museum exists because of call and talk about Longyear and to Mrs. Longyear’s appreciation of Mrs. schedule a time for me to come and Eddy, the early workers and their visit. Whether in personal meetings achievements. She saw the need for or small group gatherings for up to 25 preserving the integrity of their work,” or 30 people, I’m eager to spread the according to Scott. “Now it’s our vision word about Longyear’s inspiring past and love that will preserve the legacy.” and its equally inspiring future”

Named Gifts — love one another Living Stones New Hampshire slate panels in the Wingaway Foyer overlooking the For a contribution of $150, you can Museum’s garden courtyard. add a brick to Longyear’s path of Living Stones — a lasting gift that Millennium Wall identifies someone whose life has The Millennium Wall is a prominent been touched by Mrs. Eddy’s discov - feature of the Wingaway Foyer and ery, such as a favorite Sunday School recognizes gifts of $10,000 or more. teacher, practitioner, family member Over 100 names spanning the history or friend. We are now receiving of Christian Science are already part orders for our next engraving and of this wall of gratitude. stone-laying session. Call (800) 277- 8943, ext. 220 for more information. Call Scott MacDonald (617) 970-9030 for more information on the Garden Garden Registry Registry and the Millennium Wall. Contributions of $2,000 or greater Living Stones Coordinator MaryAnn MacPhail checks some newly engraved bricks. are commemorated on polished green

4 S PRING 2001 L ONGYEAR M USEUM Special Giving Opportunities — a look at planned giving

Charitable life income trusts and gift Charitable Gift permanent endowment or for the annuities have been called “the gifts Annuity Museum’s annual operations. The that keep on giving,” because the following wording should be used to A gift annuity is a simple agreement donor, the beneficiaries and the char - support the Museum’s annual opera - between the donor and Longyear in ity benefit for years to come. tions: which the Museum — in exchange Charitable bequests offer an effective for a gift of cash or securities — I hereby give, devise and bequeath way for donors to endow their sup - agrees to pay the donor a fixed to Longyear Foundation (aka port and express their love for the income for the balance of her/his life - Longyear Museum), a non-profit Museum in a lasting way. Here’s a time. The benefits of a gift annuity institution incorporated under look at a few of the ways you can be include a guaranteed income that the laws of the Commonwealth of an active partner with Longyear. may be higher than other investment Massachusetts, the sum of $___ opportunties, some tax-free income (or ___%of my estate or the Charitable Remainder following described property). Unitrust and an income tax deduction. Call Scott MacDonald (617) 970-9030 The unitrust offers the donor an Charitable Bequest for more information on planned opportunity to convert long-term A charitable bequest or legacy can giving, including how to support the appreciated securities or real property help the Museum establish a perma - Museum’s permanent endowment. into a lifetime income while realizing nent endowment. You can designate a current income tax deduction and a gift in a will or living trust for the substantial capital gains tax savings.

Walk This Way – coming to the Pleasant View Walk

Visitors to the Pleasant View Walk Hampshire home dates from the 1890s. are welcomed to the Museum’s out - It came to Longyear in the 1970s as a door exhibits by the granite and gift from the Christian Science Board of wrought iron gate from Mrs. Eddy’s Directors when the Pleasant View Pleasant View home opening onto a property was sold. In October the path paved with Living Stones. The Museum announced two grants from a names of Christian Scientists from private foundation: A gift of $20,000 the early days through the present are to begin the restoration of the fountain, engraved in the path’s bricks. Last fall and a $20,000 matching grant to com - Mrs. Eddy’s student, Janet T. Colman, CSD, 1,000 bricks were added, bringing the plete the project. Thanks to a generous at the summerhouse at Pleasant View. total to nearly 4,000. response from over a hundred of our Photo: Longyear Museum collection members and friends, the challenge has structure dating from about 1892 The Pleasant View Walk been met, and restoration of the foun - will soon be gaining might have served as a welcome shel - tain is underway. two major additions. ter from a sudden rain shower to A Pleasant View Summerhouse — those strolling the Pleasant View The Pleasant View Fountain — The One of two summerhouses or gazebos grounds. The summerhouse is now cast iron and zinc fountain from the that came to Longyear’s collection undergoing restoration and is expect - grounds of Mrs. Eddy’s Concord, New from the Concord site, this hexagonal ed to be in place this summer.

L ONGYEAR M USEUM S PRING 2001 5 From Longyear Museum Press

available to casual readers and in- encourage younger readers, who may depth researchers at Longyear be Museum. The series seems invariably future historians, to undertake fresh to kindle further interest and research on the life of Mary Baker research into Mary Baker Eddy and Eddy and her founding of Christian her lifework…. As our inaugural Science. We are pleased to take this publication after the move to the opportunity to bring you a significant Museum’s new building, we [have selection of historical materials from reprinted] photographically the actu - the Longyear Museum collection. For over nine decades, Sibyl Wilbur’s al Sibyl Wilbur Human Life articles Excerpt from A Note to the Reader from biography The Life of Mary Baker from the Museum’s collec - Longyear Museum’s Board of Trustees Eddy has occupied a unique place as tion…published in thirteen install - © 2000 by Longyear Foundation. All rights reserved. Longyear Museum Press. the first book-length biography of the ments by the Boston-based magazine discoverer and founder of Christian Human Life , from December 1906 The Human Life Articles Science. Few people today have exam - through December 1907…. We are on Mary Baker Eddy by ined the ground-breaking series of confident that the republication of Sibyl Wilbur: 1906-1907 articles that she wrote prior to the these articles, nearly a century after Price $59.95 . biography and which formed its their original release, will open new Size: 11"x 15". Clothbound. 74 pages. basis. These articles have long been views onto that period and may even Item #102.

Sale into spring at the Museum Store

Packaged in a black velvet gift box at the special price of $16.95; mem - bers $15.25 (originally $24.95). The Museum Store offers a number of other gift items and publications. Make Scents — Hand-embroi - Item #111. Specially gift-boxed set on dered with flowers from 19th-centu - sale for $24.95; members $22.45 Call (800) 277-8943 for a ry style New England fields and gar - (originally $39.95). copy of the most recent gift brochure or to place dens, these 100% white cotton Write Way — The silverplate sachets are stuffed with lavender design of the reproduction Victorian an order. buds to bring a delightful fragrance to silver ballpoint pen is based on a peri - a linen closet or bureau drawer. One od flatware pattern and has a replace - each of violet, rose, daisy and laven - able ballpoint cartridge. der blossom design. Size: 6" square. Size: 6 ". Item #107. Photos: Peter Dreyer

6 S PRING 2001 L ONGYEAR M USEUM Continued from page 1 Simplicity and elegance have guided may not have any context for what the team. Andy explains: they’re viewing, have access into this material. We’ve discovered in working through lots of design solutions We want visitors to at least that the simplest answer tends to accept the possibility that there be the best; it’s the most elegant. may be another way to view the We’ve taken come cues from the world — another way to think elegant, new building. It’s a great about the world than simply this place to start. But the more obvi - material one that we live in. And ous cues come from Mrs. Eddy that Mrs. Eddy had a complex herself, both her writings and the life. There weren’t periods of work biographies written about her. and sitting back on the couch. In the end, it’s the visitors’ experi - Despite her many efforts to do so, ence that will measure the exhibits’ she couldn’t stop working contin - success. And not every Longyear vis - uously throughout her life to itor is familiar with Mrs. Eddy, her bring her discovery to the world. work and her achievements. Andy Longyear’s exhibits on Mary Baker describes the challenge. Eddy, her family and the early work - Project Manager Sara Smith of Amaze Design reviews exhibit plans. We have had a real concern about ers are scheduled to open this fall. creating too intellectual an experi - ence. We have to help visitors, who

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Stop by for a tour, a special gallery talk, a visit to the Coming to Boston? Daycroft Library and a stroll along the Pleasant View Walk.

Add Longyear Our regular hours are Monday through Friday from 10 AM to 4 PM . In June, we’re extending our hours: to Your Itinerary The Museum will be open Saturday, June 2, 10 AM to 4 PM and Sunday, June 3, 12 NOON to 4 PM .

We’re growing — positions available

As Longyear offers increased ser- filling this position will work with be in close touch with the Museum’s vices to its members and the public, docents and volunteers, assist in the friends, neighbors and members world- the Museum’s staffing needs are Museum Store and provide informa - wide . This job includes computer expanding. There may be a position tion to visitors. database maintenance and special event assistance. that is just right for you or someone Researcher/Writer is the ideal you know. Please send résumés to posi tion for someone who loves the The Museum’s Custodian is respon- Judy Myers, Human Resource history of Mary Baker Eddy and sible for keeping the interior of the Coordinator, Longyear Museum, her times and has academic or sim- building clean and orderly; sweeping 1125 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill, ilar research experience. Applicants the entrance areas, walkways and MA 02467. should include writing samples with patios and assisting with small main - The Visitor Services Coordinator their résumés. tenance projects. Institutional clean - ing experience is preferred. is the anchor position for the The position of Development Assis- Museum’s reception desk. The person tant provides a unique opportunity to

MUSEUM HOURS: Monday through Friday MUSEUM STORE: Monday through Friday AMESBURY HOUSE : Temporarily closed for 10 AM to 4 PM 10 AM to 4 PM restoration (closed holidays) (closed holidays) OTHER HOUSES : Open to the public DAYCROFT LIBRARY: Thursday and Friday SWAMPSCOTT HOUSE : Open to the public May 1 to October 31 12 NOON to 4 PM March 1 to January 31 or by appointment For further information, please call (800) 277-8943

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