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10/21/2026

Happy American Archives Month 🎞️📚 We are showcasing the many photos we have in our archives of Mary Baker Eddy’s home, “Pleasant View.” Enjoy this treat, celebrating the work and play during an important period in the history of Christian Science.

📷©: The Mary Baker Eddy Library. Some content may be used by permission of The Mary Baker Eddy Collection. All rights reserved.

We have nothing to fear when Love is at the helm of thought, but everything to enjoy on earth and in heaven.– Mary Baker...
10/19/2026

We have nothing to fear when Love is at the helm of thought, but everything to enjoy on earth and in heaven.

– Mary Baker Eddy

📷©: taketera / 500px / Getty Images

Happy  ! The English dictionaries in Mary Baker Eddy’s home represented the best of the time. She had hundreds of books ...
10/16/2026

Happy !

The English dictionaries in Mary Baker Eddy’s home represented the best of the time.

She had hundreds of books in her home in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and today these books are included in two Library collections—the Mary Baker Eddy Book Collection and the Chestnut Hill Book Collection.

Check out the list of dictionaries in this article: www.marybakereddylibrary.org/research/dictionaries-mary-baker-eddy?cmpid=FB.

📷©: The Mary Baker Eddy Library

Listen to this Christian Science Sentinel Watch audio program with guest Mike Hamilton, Manager of the Mary Baker Eddy L...
10/13/2026

Listen to this Christian Science Sentinel Watch audio program with guest Mike Hamilton, Manager of the Mary Baker Eddy Library.

He shares his research into a period of Mary Baker Eddy’s life when she was discovering the Science of spiritual healing for herself.

The discussion includes accounts of Eddy’s connection with poet John Greenleaf Whittier.

Listen at sentinel.christianscience.com/shared/view/1nytn4ijape?s=copylink.

📷©: Mary Baker Eddy, c. 1871. Photographer: W. T. Bowers. P00016.

Join us on the Christian Science Plaza for the 25th anniversary of Opening Our Doors, Boston’s largest day of free cultu...
10/09/2026

Join us on the Christian Science Plaza for the 25th anniversary of Opening Our Doors, Boston’s largest day of free cultural experiences in the Fenway Cultural District presented by The Fenway Alliance. The Church has participated in and helped to host this event on our plaza since 2001 🎉

Date: Monday, October 12, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.
Place: Christian Science Plaza

Kids can grab a passport at the welcome table in the BYSO to guide them around the Plaza — and don’t forget to get a stamp at every activity area! Explore a complete schedule of the day’s events https://www.fenwayculture.org/ood-2026-schedule throughout the Fenway area. We hope to see you and your families there!

📷©: The First Church of Christ, Scientist

  October 8, 2001, marked a significant change in how the Christian Science Sentinel created its weekly magazine. When n...
10/08/2026

October 8, 2001, marked a significant change in how the Christian Science Sentinel created its weekly magazine. When news of the 9/11 attacks came, the Sentinel staff had already completed their issue for release to the printer in just a few days. But what subscribers needed was a healing and caring response to address a nation’s grief.

What resulted was a completely revised Sentinel that came together in just a few days and met publication deadlines. This also prompted a revamped production schedule that made the Sentinel significantly more responsive to current events.

📷©: Cover of the Christian Science Sentinel, October 8, 2001.

NEW: 📻 🌍 🎙️ Did you know that The Mother Church was involved in radio broadcasting beginning in the 1920s? Programs acro...
10/05/2026

NEW: 📻 🌍 🎙️ Did you know that The Mother Church was involved in radio broadcasting beginning in the 1920s? Programs across eight decades included The Christian Science Monitor newscast, Mother Church Sunday services, Herald and Sentinel Radio.

This new medium spread the healing message of Christian Science around the world. Learn more in our latest “From the Collections” article: https://www.marybakereddylibrary.org/research/from-the-collections-the-story-of-christian-science-radio-broadcasting/.

Let us know if you’ve ever listened to any of the church’s radio programs!

📷©: Artistic rendering of shortwave station WSHB in Cypress Creek, South Carolina, c. 1987. 00387. Peter Ferber.

Here is a sneak peek at our annual Archives Month video (keep an eye out for our post at the end of the month!). This   ...
10/02/2026

Here is a sneak peek at our annual Archives Month video (keep an eye out for our post at the end of the month!). This is what we’re calling “The Victorian photo bomb!” This is Pauline Mann posing for a pensive photo with a surprise guest in the foreground.

Pauline was part of Mary Baker Eddy’s staff at Pleasant View. Her work contributed to these vital years in the growth of the Christian Science movement.

How would you caption this photo? Let us know in the comments!

📷©: Pauline Mann, circa 1898-1904. Unknown photographer. P01227.

October is  ! Are you curious about some aspect of Mary Baker Eddy’s life or the church’s history? Our Research team rec...
10/02/2026

October is ! Are you curious about some aspect of Mary Baker Eddy’s life or the church’s history? Our Research team receives hundreds of queries every year and we welcome your questions, too 🙋🏽‍♂️

We love that the Library’s archive is a living, helpful resource for the public. It’s home to a significant collection of objects related to Mary Baker Eddy and the Christian Science movement.

Drop us a line at the “Questions” tab on our website: https://www.marybakereddylibrary.org/questions/.

📷©: Staff photos.

NEW: The Mary Baker Eddy Library is often asked to verify accounts of Christian Science healing involving Eddy and her t...
09/28/2026

NEW: The Mary Baker Eddy Library is often asked to verify accounts of Christian Science healing involving Eddy and her teachings. She had a consistent record of healing others, and she also experienced a number of prayer-based healings.

In our latest “Ask a Researcher” article, read examples of times when the church founder was helped by the prayer-based system she taught: https://www.marybakereddylibrary.org/research/what-were-some-of-mary-baker-eddys-own-healings/

📷©: Mary Baker Eddy, Retrospection and Introspection (Boston: The Christian Science Board of Directors), 24.

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