Mary Baker Eddy Houses in NH Open to the Public VISIT US ONLINE!

The three Mary Baker Eddy Historic Houses in New Hampshire are again open for tours, through October 31, 2023. The first is located in North Groton at 29 Hall’s Brook Road. The second is located in Rumney at 58 Stinson Lake Road. The third is located in Concord at 62 North State Street.

Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of Christian Science, is widely recognized as one of the most influential women in the field of religion. She is the first American woman to found a worldwide religion.

Mrs. Eddy lived at the house on Hall’s Brook Road from 1855 to 1860. In 1860, she and her husband left North Groton for nearby Rumney where they lived on Stinson Lake Road for about two years.

giving money to help pave the roads, providing over 200 pairs of shoes for needy children, and purchasing a pair of swans for a local pond. She moved from this house to a home she named Pleasant View, on the town’s outskirts, spending a total of 18 years in Concord. You can learn more about Pleasant View at the Concord house, where one room is devoted to that property.

Things to see and Things to do

While living in North Groton and Rumney, Mrs. Eddy found solace, strength, and courage through her study of the Bible in the face of loneliness, disappointment, and semi-invalidism. Her abiding trust in God and her search for health made her years in North Groton and Rumney vital steps leading toward her discovery of Christian Science.

Mrs. Eddy lived in the Concord house from 1889 to 1892, by this time the recognized leader of a worldwide church. Here she undertook a major reScience and , and revised three of her other works. She greatly appreciated the Concord community. Examples of Mrs. Eddy’s philanthropic support for Concord include

Guided tours of North Groton and Rumney are paired together, starting in Rumney, and are available Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 10 A.M.–4 P.M., Sunday, 1–4 P.M. Guided tours of the Concord house are available Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday, 10 A.M.–4 P.M., Sunday, 1–4 The houses are also open by appointment. Closed holidays. A suggested donation of $7 per person is recommended. Children under age 12 and Longyear members are free. Longyear Museum, an independent historical museum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, owns and maintains this house, which is one of eight historic houses in the Longyear collection. The Museum is marking its 100th year of serving the public, providing exhibits, publications, and programs about the life and achievements of Mary Baker Eddy.

To schedule a tour of the North Groton and Rumney houses, or for more information, please call 603.786.9943. To schedule a tour of the Mary Baker Eddy Historic House in Concord, or for more information, please call 603.225.3444.

Getting Ready for Independence Day Bake Sale in Union

There’s a busy weekend coming up, so we are all getting ready for the 4th of July. Picnics and times at the lake, lots of company –all that means we need special food items. Let your friends at the Union Congregational Church help you out. Stop by their Pie-Quiche-Bake Sale on Saturday, July 1st, from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM, to pick up some delicious homemade goodies. Along with the items just mentioned, you’ll also find fudge, whoopie pies, hot corn chowder (to eat or take home) and a gift table for