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Commemorative Art Exhibit
at Mount Auburn Goes Live!
Both the book and exhibit were made possible by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
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Annual Giving at Mount Auburn
The work we do here at Mount Auburn is incredibly diverse. As an active cemetery, historic landmark, accredited arboretum, and urban wildlife refuge, it takes all of our different departments working together to fulfill our mission to inspire, commemorate, and provide comfort in our beautiful landscape.
As we approach the end of the year, we are deeply grateful for the generous Annual Fund support we receive from our donors, which makes all of the work we do possible.
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Candle Lighting Service
Wednesday, December 21st at 4PM
Join us in Story Chapel for this seasonal program of words and music. During the service, you will have the opportunity to light a candle in honor of someone you wish to remember. After the service, we will host a reception with refreshments in Bigelow Chapel. Learn more...
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Wildlife: Christmas Bird Count
The Christmas Bird Count, sponsored by the National Audubon Society is the biggest birding event of the year, last year 59,039 people participated in 1,000+ different counts amassing a total of 54,531,408 birds. Yes,
you too can particpate!
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Native from coastal Alaska's William Sound, down through British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, to the mountains of northwestern California, Alaska yellow-cedar, Xanthocyparis nootkatensis is a slow-growing, long-lived species. This tree
joins a list of botanically different types of plants loosely given the common name cedar (western red cedar, Atlantic white cedar, red cedar, incense cedar, Japanese cedar, and hiba cedar are part of an incomplete list), not one of which are a "true cedar", within the genus Cedrus.
Often botanists, taxonomists and those scientifically inclined will state their preference...
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Eternally Green: Electronics Recycling on
January 21, 2017
Mount Auburn Cemetery is sponsoring another electronics recycling event!
Bring your items to the Preservation Services Building garage (24 Cottage Street, Watertown, MA) between 10AM and 1PM. All items will be recycled by Northeast Material Handling, Inc., Haverhill, MA. There will be a $25 charge for TVs, $15 charge per CRT monitor or flat screen monitor. Bring cash with you if you plan to drop off those items.
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The Thomas H. Perkins monument sculpted by Horatio Greenough
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Person of the Month:
Thomas Handasyd Perkins
Thomas Handasyd Perkins was born on December 15, 1764 and by his 20th birthday was traveling the world.
After a trip to China he formed J. & T. H. Perkins which soon became the foremost American trading house with China. Business acumen aside, Perkins is best known for philanthropy, leading the way for the creation of the New England Asylum for the Blind, later known as the Perkins School for the Blind.
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Beyond Our Gates: Events of Interest to the Community
105 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA 02138
Friday, December 9th, from 4 - 8 PM
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Author Talk with Tamara Thornton
Wednesday, December 14th at 6 PM
Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215-3695
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Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery
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