|
Quick Links
|
_
May 10
th
at 10AM
_
May 11th
at 7AM
_
Memoriesof Mothers
May 13th
at 2PM
_
May 20th
at 1PM
_
May 23rd
at 5:30PM
_
May 25th
at 7AM
_
June 2nd
at 1PM
_
Jun 3
rd
at 8:30AM
_
June 3rd
at 4PM
_
Jun 7th
at 6:45AM
_
June 8th
at 7AM
_
June 9th
at 1PM
_
|
|
We invite you to join us for our Service of Commemoration. Words and music will help us to remember those who have gone before us during this Memorial Day service.
|
|
______________________________________________________________
|
We are now accepting orders for Memorial Day tributes. Floral tributes ordered through the Cemetery will be prepared by our Greenhouse staff and then placed at the family lot, grave, or niche indicated with your order.
Orders must be received by May 18th
to ensure placement by Memorial Day.
|
|
______________________________________________________________
|
Among those buried at Mount Auburn are people who have shaped our local, regional, and national identity.
Also buried here, in even greater numbers, are those important in our own lives: mothers, fathers, husbands, wives, daughters, sons, mentors and friends.
With a new feature on our website, Mount Auburn has enhanced its mission to commemorate the dead.
We hope that you will use this new online tool to celebrate the lives of your own loved ones.
Read more...
|
|
______________________________________________________________
|
First Fridays: Digitization Days
Do you have photographs, letters, and small objects that help to tell the story of your loved ones?
The first Friday of each month Mount Auburn will host sessions to help digitize these materials for adding to your loved one's online memorial page.
|
|
______________________________________________________________
|
Horticulture Highlight:
Carolina Silverbell, Halesia tetraptera
Bejeweled with dangling white, 1/2-3/4 inch, bell-shaped flowers, Carolina Silverbell, Halesia tetraptera
usually flower in the later part of May.
A tree covered with white flowers often...
more
|
|
______________________________________________________________
|
Fridays, 5/11 & 5/25 at 7AM
Join us for this free morning excursion to discover what's in bloom and any other items of horticultural interest. From early bulbs to magnificent flowering trees, we will try to catch them all!
|
|
______________________________________________________________
|
 |
|
|
Warblers by Wenfei Tong |
Birds & Birding: A Timetable of May Migration at Mount Auburn
May is when the peak abundance of migrant birds is found here at the Cemetery. Early morning is the optimal time of day with many birds singing in the areas around Halcyon and Auburn lakes, as well as Willow Pond.
Meanwhile the Consecration Dell area becomes active.
..
more
|
|
______________________________________________________________
|
Members of the community, tree activists, florists, town officials and The Friends of Mount Auburn all gathered at the Commander's Mansion on Thursday, April 26th to celebrate Arbor Day.
|
|
______________________________________________________________
|
Trees. They produce oxygen, clean our air of pollutants, provide us shade on a hot day, and mesmerize us with their changing colors and winding branches. It's hard to express how grateful we are to have over 5,500 trees in Mount Auburn Cemetery.
To celebrate National Public Gardens Day, and the many trees that shape our community, we are announcing an Instagram Giveaway in partnership with Sofra Bakery & Cafe!
To enter to win a $25 gift card to Sofra Bakery and Café as well as a Sofra canvas tote bag, Express your love of trees on Instagram and post a selfie with a tree at Mount Auburn Cemetery with the hashtag #MeAndATree. Don't forget to follow and tag @MountAuburnCemetery's Instagram account in your post! https://www.instagram.com/mountauburncemetery/
The winner of the contest will be announced on National Public Gardens Day on May 11th!
|
|
______________________________________________________________
|
History Highlight:
Freeland Mausoleum Constructed
Designed by noted Boston architects William Robert Ware and Henry Van Brunt, the Freeland mausoleum on Lawn Avenue was the first freestanding tomb constructed at the Cemetery.
Ware and Van Brunt designed several other local landmarks, including Memorial Hall at Harvard.
Learn more...
|
|
______________________________________________________________
|
|
|
|
The monument of Williamina Fleming reads: Astronomer
|
Person of the Month: Williamina Fleming (1857-1911)
When a male assistant proved inept, Edward C. Pickering, an astronomer at Harvard College stated that his Scottish maid could do better, offering Williamina Fleming a position.
Fleming indexed the photographic plates used to record astronomical research and went on to discover ten novas, over 200 variable stars, and most notably...
more
Learn more about Williamina in
The Women who Mapped the Stars
, a
time-bending play which presents the interlocking personal stories of five remarkable women working at the Harvard College Observatory in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
|
|
______________________________________________________________
|
|
If you use Outlook or Internet Explorer you might see some formatting irregularities in your e-letter, such as gaps of space between article headers and text or links that seem inactive.
To correct this compatibility glitch, select "View in Browser" from the "Other Actions" menu on your message toolbar.
|
|
______________________________________________________________
|
Beyond Our Gates: Events of Interest to the Community
Breathing Room: Mapping Boston's Green Spaces
Now - September 23, 2018
Boston boasts some of the nation's most recognizable and cherished green spaces, from Boston Common, to the Emerald Necklace, to hundreds of neighborhood parks, playgrounds, tot lots, and urban wilds.
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center At the Boston Public Library
700 Boylston St, Copley Square, Boston, MA 02116
https://www.leventhalmap.org/exhibitions/
~
|
|
______________________________________________________________
|
|
Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
