About Jessica Bussmann
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Volunteer Opportunity: Fall 2018 Phenology Study Training
Attention Citizen Scientists Fall Phenology Study Training Phenology refers to the study of recurring plant and animal life cycle stages and the relationship of these life cycle stages to weather and climate. Join us in gathering phenology data to better … Continue reading
Notice: 2018 A Glimpse Beyond Cancelled
The 2018 performance of A Glimpse Beyond (scheduled for October 6 + 7) has been cancelled. Check our calendar for other opportunities for unique performing arts at the Cemetery.
Cemetery reaches 100,000 interments
In March 2017, Mount Auburn Cemetery reached the 100,000 interment milestone. In 1993 the Cemetery published a ground-breaking Master Plan to shape how the Cemetery was managed and developed. In it was a startling revelation “If the Cemetery continues to … Continue reading
First Corps of Cadets Memorial Dedicated
On November 16, 1867, the First Corps of Cadets memorial was dedicated. At the ceremony Governor Alexander Bullock remarked, “There is something not altogether sorrowful in our assembling upon these sacred grounds…to pay the offering of our hearts to the … Continue reading