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SUMMARY:[Virtual] Archival Silences: Uncovering Queer Stories
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual panel discussion on uncovering LGBTQ+ stories in archives and historical collections. \n\n\n\n\nArchives preserve traces of the past\, but those traces are shaped by who was able to document their lives\, what institutions chose to preserve\, and the language used to describe them. For LGBTQ+ people—particularly those who lived before contemporary identities and terminology existed—the historical record can be fragmentary\, ambiguous\, or silent. \nJoin Mount Auburn Cemetery and Queer History Boston for a conversation about the challenges and possibilities of uncovering queer stories in the archives. Our panelists will consider how historians\, archivists\, artists\, and community researchers interpret the evidence that survives—and how they navigate the gaps\, uncertainties\, and assumptions that come with it. \nModerator: \nCorinne Elicona has worked at Mount Auburn for nine years in many different roles including natural burial volunteer\, administration assistant\, and crematory operator. She is currently Mount Auburn’s Associate Director of Education & Visitor Services\, working on creating educational content on Mount Auburn; its history\, landscape\, and legacy. She is passionate about fostering a positive discourse around death and promoting education around end-of-life choices and equity so that everyone can experience a good death. \n\nPanelists: \nSara Jordenö is an award-winning visual artist\, filmmaker\, curator\, and researcher based in Boston. Their interdisciplinary practice explores memory\, testimony\, collaboration\, and the ethics of representation through film\, public art\, and archival research. Jordenö is currently a 2026–27 Artist-in-Residence at Mount Auburn Cemetery\, where their project explores queer memory and the fear of erasure after death. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoan Ilacqua is the Executive Director of Queer History Boston. Through her work collecting oral histories\, preserving archival records\, and sharing personal stories\, Joan’s work ensures that communities that have been on the margins of history are centered. She serves on the Community Archives Collaborative Steering Committee and the City of Boston’s Commemoration Commission. Joan is a graduate of UMass Boston’s Public History master’s program\, and earned her Bachelor of Arts at the University of Puget Sound. In her free time\, Joan likes to read queer romance novels\, play Magic the Gathering with her wife\, and design subversive cross-stitch patterns. You can learn more about Joan’s work at ilacquajoan.com. \nHilary Clifford has been working as an archivist for over 10 years and came to Mount Auburn Cemetery as the Digital Archivist for the Historical Collections and Archives in February of 2026. Most recently she was head archivist for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation in Los Angeles and served on the Advisory Committee for The LGBT Community Center Archives in New York. Originally from Grafton\, MA\, she is excited to be back in her home state and working at such an important cultural institution. \nREGISTER HERE>>\n  \nExperience a deeper connection to Mount Auburn Cemetery with free or discounted access to all our public programs and special events by joining the Friends of Mount Auburn. Our robust roster of programs each year is made possible by the generous support of our donors and in part by theMassachusetts Cultural Council. \nFor inquiries about accessibility\, to request an accommodation\, or if you have any questions about your membership\, please contact friends@mountauburn.org. \nMount Auburn is proud to participate in MCC’s Card to Culture Program. Click here to learn more. \nRefund Policy: \nRefunds and exchanges for events at Mount Auburn Cemetery are available up to 5 business days prior to the event.* Cancellations made after this deadline are not eligible for a refund and the order amount will be donated to support future programs and initiatives. \nIf Mount Auburn Cemetery decides to cancel an event\, all ticket holders will be notified and automatically refunded. \n*This policy excludes special events. Refund policies for special events will be listed directly on their event page. Exchanges are only applicable to events with multiple occurrences.
URL:https://mountauburn.org/event/virtual-archival-silences-uncovering-queer-stories/
CATEGORIES:Death and Grief Education,History
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SUMMARY:Cemetery Symbolism Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Every gravestone tells a story—if you know how to read it.\n\n\n\n\n\nStep into the rich visual language of the Victorian-era cemetery and uncover the meanings hidden in Mount Auburn’s landscape that shaped 19th-century memorial art and mourning culture. \nTogether\, we’ll examine how changing attitudes toward death\, remembrance\, religion\, and nature influenced the design of monuments and landscapes in America’s garden cemeteries. Along the way\, participants will learn to “read” gravestones and memorials while gaining insight into the social and cultural values of the era. \nPerfect for newcomers and longtime cemetery enthusiasts alike\, this hour-long twilight walk offers an accessible introduction to the meanings and artistry behind cemetery symbolism. \nComfortable walking shoes recommended. \nCheck-in outside Story Chapel \n\n\n\n\n\n  \nREGISTER HERE>>\n  \nExperience a deeper connection to Mount Auburn Cemetery with free or discounted access to all our public programs and special events by joining the Friends of Mount Auburn. Our robust roster of programs each year is made possible by the generous support of our donors and in part by theMassachusetts Cultural Council. \nFor inquiries about accessibility\, to request an accommodation\, or if you have any questions about your membership\, please contact friends@mountauburn.org. \nMount Auburn is proud to participate in MCC’s Card to Culture Program. Click here to learn more. \nRefund Policy: \nRefunds and exchanges for events at Mount Auburn Cemetery are available up to 5 business days prior to the event.* Cancellations made after this deadline are not eligible for a refund and the order amount will be donated to support future programs and initiatives. \nIf Mount Auburn Cemetery decides to cancel an event\, all ticket holders will be notified and automatically refunded. \n*This policy excludes special events. Refund policies for special events will be listed directly on their event page. Exchanges are only applicable to events with multiple occurrences.
URL:https://mountauburn.org/event/cemetery-symbolism-walking-tour-2/2026-10-09/
CATEGORIES:Art,Death and Grief Education,History
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SUMMARY:Nature and Mount Auburn
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a mindful walk through the landscape\, exploring the history and founding of Mount Auburn Cemetery. \n\n\n\n\nFrom its beginning\, Mount Auburn Cemetery has drawn on nature as a resource for comfort\, a focus of study\, and a guide for developing its sacred landscape. Its founding\, in 1831\, influenced the expansion of garden cemeteries\, the future development of landscape architecture\, and the national park movement. \nThis tour will include visits to the Asa Gray Garden\, Consecration Dell\, and the monuments of Jacob Bigelow\, Margaret Fuller\, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Expect to enhance your understanding of the cemetery’s rich history\, and learn how the study of botany\, transcendentalism\, and environmental neuroscience has helped us to understand the ways that nature sustains and inspires us. \nTour Guide: Barry J. Kahn \nBarry J. Kahn is one of twenty volunteer docents who staff the Welcome Center at Mount Auburn Cemetery. When he retired as a social worker in July 2025\, Barry began to create a tour centered on illuminating how places\, like Mount Auburn Cemetery\, promote peace of mind. \nComfortable walking shoes recommended. \nCheck-in at Welcome Center \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nREGISTER HERE>>\n  \nExperience a deeper connection to Mount Auburn Cemetery with free or discounted access to all our public programs and special events by joining the Friends of Mount Auburn. Our robust roster of programs each year is made possible by the generous support of our donors and in part by theMassachusetts Cultural Council. \nFor inquiries about accessibility\, to request an accommodation\, or if you have any questions about your membership\, please contact friends@mountauburn.org. \nMount Auburn is proud to participate in MCC’s Card to Culture Program. Click here to learn more. \nRefund Policy: \nRefunds and exchanges for events at Mount Auburn Cemetery are available up to 5 business days prior to the event.* Cancellations made after this deadline are not eligible for a refund and the order amount will be donated to support future programs and initiatives. \nIf Mount Auburn Cemetery decides to cancel an event\, all ticket holders will be notified and automatically refunded. \n*This policy excludes special events. Refund policies for special events will be listed directly on their event page. Exchanges are only applicable to events with multiple occurrences.
URL:https://mountauburn.org/event/cemetery-symbolism-walking-tour-3/
CATEGORIES:Death and Grief Education,History,Nature,Wellness
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SUMMARY:Death Café
DESCRIPTION:Following the model developed by Jon Underwood (based on the ideas of Bernard Crettaz)\, a Death Cafe is an opportunity for people to eat cake\, drink tea\, and discuss death. The goal is to “increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives.” \nAt Mount Auburn’s Death Cafe\, attendees will have the opportunity to speak in small group settings and have organic and meaningful discussions on mortality. The discussions will begin with open-ended prompts and each group will be facilitated by a Mount Auburn Cemetery staff member. \nSpace is limited and preregistration is required! Tea and Cupcakes will be served. \nREGISTER HERE>>\nPLEASE NOTE: This is not an end-of-life planning event\, bereavement group\, or grief counseling session. We hope that you will come with an open mind\, prepared to discuss the topic of death with strangers in a safe\, respectful environment. \n… \nExperience a deeper connection to Mount Auburn Cemetery with free or discounted access to all our public programs and special events by joining the Friends of Mount Auburn. Our robust roster of programs each year is made possible by the generous support of our donors and in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. \nFor inquiries about accessibility\, to request an accommodation\, or if you have any questions about your membership\, please contact friends@mountauburn.org.
URL:https://mountauburn.org/event/death-cafe-2/2027-03-19/
LOCATION:Mount Auburn Cemetery\, 580 Mount Auburn St.\, Cambridge\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Death and Grief Education,Wellness
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