![]() Auburn by the families of so many celebrities, before it became so historically noted, was that it was for many years the only garden cemetery in the environs of Boston It is still the most beautiful. Auburn Cemetery has famous graves of nearly everyone of note who has died in or near Boston for the past hundred years The reason for the choice of Mt. The Massachusetts State Guide devotes an entire page to the Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge and it urges a visit. In this series, I will be posting photo essays and articles based upon tours recommended in the guides. I love them for their wonderful enthusiasm and their curiosity about every aspect of regional life-from food, to linguistics, to folklore, to statistics, to geography, to environment, to history-and especially for their liberal attitudes and respect for diversity. I am an American historian, art photographer, and enthusiastic traveler. Several historians have written about the American Guide Series over the past 80 years, but no one, to my knowledge, has used them as current-day travel guides. ![]() The writers’ enthusiasm is infectious and their guide is as much fun to read today as it must have been for travelers in the 1930s. Written in a lively and approachable style, they detail and celebrate the rich diversity that our country displayed at that time. The state guides give a fascinating snapshot of American life in the 1930s. cities and several regions were also given their own separate guidebooks. Written as a collection of travel guides, the series included suggested tour routes as well as essays on the history and culture of each U.S. The American Guide Series, produced by the Federal Writers’ Project, is one of the most well-known WPA projects. ![]() Today, there are still numerous Christian Science churches and Eddy’s book Science and Health with Key to Scriptures remains on best seller lists throughout the world.An Introduction: On The Road With the WPA’s American Guide Series In 1910, Eddy died of pneumonia and was buried in Massachusetts. She published The Christian Science Monitor and the Herald of Christian Science. When Eddy was unable to get others to print her work, she started a publishing society. In her later years, Eddy focused much of her attention on expanding her teachings by constantly revising manuals and other publications. However, the attacks did not discourage her followers. Her character and sanity were often questioned publicly. Because of Eddy’s growing popularity as a religious leader and woman, she was the center of many rumors and attacks. The congregation also moved into a physical building that same year. In 1894, a reading room solely dedicated to Eddy’s writings opened in Boston, Massachusetts. As a result, Christian Science congregations emerged in several cities. Her students eventually spread the knowledge to others as they traveled throughout the United States. Eddy’s teaching was extremely attractive to many who suffered from illness. She opened the Massachusetts Metaphysical College in 1879 to educate others. She began to teach others her new method and Christian Science quickly gained a following.Įddy wrote the principal text for the Christian Science movement, Science and Health with Key to Scriptures in 1872. Her belief that the healings performed by Jesus could be used in the present day inspired her to create a movement which focused on the mental aspects of sickness. During her downtime, she studied healings in the Bible. The fall forced her to remain bed for several months. In 1866, Eddy slipped on an icy sidewalk. Historians believe Quimby influenced Eddy’s writings. After suffering from an almost deadly illness she became a patient of Phineas Quimby, a healer from Maine. Additionally, Eddy vigorously studied the Bible. She experimented with alternative forms of medicine, whole heartedly rejecting prescription drugs from doctors. ![]() Later she remarried but the union ended divorce.įor many years, Eddy worked to discover a cure for her chronic illness. She married in 1844, however her husband died only six months into the marriage leaving her a new mother and a widow. Eddy finished school at the Holmes Academy and went on to teach. Almost immediately, her teachers realized that she was an extremely bright pupil. At the age of fifteen, her family moved to another town in New Hampshire and she began school. Unfortunately, she was very ill and spent most of her childhood bedridden. Her parents were members of the of the Protestant Congregationalist denomination. Today, her influence can still be seen throughout the American religious landscape.Įddy was born in 1821, in Bow, New Hampshire. As an author and teacher, she helped promote healings through mental and spiritual teachings. Mary Baker Eddy founded a popular religious movement during the 19 th century, Christian Science.
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