Friends of Mount Auburn

Join us for this free series of lunch-time talks. Bring your lunch for these hour-long presentations, coffee and tea provided.  Thursday, January 24, Noon Hazel Path “How much longer will Mount Auburn be able to sell burial space?” Jim Holman, Director of Cemetery Development and Bree Harvey, Vice President of Cemetery & Visitor Services, will share the thinking behind and transformation of our newest interment space in the heart of Mount Auburn, Hazel Path.  Balancing both client needs as well as habitat…

Bring your old electronics over to Mount Auburn's Preservation Services Building to recycle!  Recycling Services provided by Northeast Material Handling, Inc., Haverhill, MA Accepted Items: Phones, Cells Phones Printers Batteries PC’s, Towers Copiers, Fax Machines Printers, Scanners Switches Microwaves Light Fixtures Electrical Equipment Laptops Hard drives – no charge for destruction Modems, Routers, Switch Gear Radios Chargers AC Units Scrap Metals, Pipe Battery Operated Tools Wire Chargable Items:  CRT & Flat Screen Monitors $15 each TVs $30 each Home Stereo Spkrs…

Mount Auburn Cemetery is pleased to announce that we are starting a new program to help us tell the stories of the more than 100,000 remarkable individuals buried and commemorated at the Cemetery. These stories will be shared on our new online Memorial Pages http://mountauburn.org/onlinememorialpages/  In conjunction with the launch of our online Memorial Pages, we are pleased to offer an exciting new program to digitize memorabilia relating to individuals buried and commemorated at Mount Auburn. This free service will be…

Mount Auburn, designated a National Historic Landmark, is one of the country’s most significant designed landscapes.  Here the arts of horticulture, architecture and sculpture combine with the beauty of nature to create a place of comfort and inspiration. This 1.5-mile walking tour will focus on stories of history, monuments, and the lives of those buried here.   Experience a deeper connection to Mount Auburn Cemetery with free access to all our public programs and discounts on special events by joining the Friends…

Satigata, or “progressing into mindfulness,” is a musical exploration into opening the heart to transformation, devotion and  wisdom through Buddhist and yogic songs and chanting. With its roots in the Buddhist community at Harvard Divinity School, Satigata is a unique combination of modern folk-rock, hand drums, flute, Tibetan singing bowls and bells, and both traditional Buddhist mantra and original chanting compositions. Satigata is inspiring spiritual music with energy, tenderness and a progressive sound. Meet in Story Chapel.  Free. http://www.Satigata.com Experience a deeper connection to Mount Auburn Cemetery with free access to all…

Appropriate for ages 10 and up, teens and adults. Bring your own paper, pencils and/or colored pencils.  Clare will have extra to share, plus several of her popular Drawing Nature books for sale.  Meet in Story Chapel but also dress to go outdoors.  Registration Required.  For more info on Clare: http://www.clarewalkerleslie.com. Nov 18 | Drawing Local Birds   Dec 9 | Drawing Mount Auburn’s Mammals, Amphibians and More   Feb 10 | Drawing Winter Trees   March 10 | Drawing Little Landscapes…

For Valentine’s Day we will discuss the historical fiction novel, Forever and Forever: The Courtship of Henry Longfellow and Fanny Appleton by Josi S. Kilpack (2016). As part of romance series based on the actual courtships of renowned writers, artists and musicians, this book recounts the well-known tale of Henry and Fanny’s love story.  The Longfellows are buried at Mount Auburn on Indian Ridge Path. Each month, the Mount Auburn Book Club meets to discuss a selected work related to one of…

Winter is an ideal time to get familiar with the year-round resident birds of Mount Auburn. If you are a beginner birder this walk with Visitors Services Assistant & Security Guard Al Parker will help you to learn the common birds of this area without the distractions of the migrating birds or the foliage on the trees. Dress warmly and bring your binoculars. Pre-registration required. Experience a deeper connection to Mount Auburn Cemetery with free access to all our public programs and discounts…

A Poetic Brotherhood: Henry and Sam Longfellow One of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s silent partners in his life and work was his younger brother, Samuel. A devoted uncle, Sam helped raise the children after the death of Henry’s wife Fanny; he served as his brother’s secretary, curator, and first biographer. Yet Sam’s own accomplishments have been overshadowed by his supporting role at Craigie House. A Harvard-trained minister, Sam was one of the foremost hymn editors and authors of his time, producing highly imaginative…

Join us for this free series of lunch-time talks. Bring your lunch for these hour-long presentations, coffee and tea provided.  Thursday, January 24, Noon Hazel Path “How much longer will Mount Auburn be able to sell burial space?” Jim Holman, Director of Cemetery Development and Bree Harvey, Vice President of Cemetery & Visitor Services, will share the thinking behind and transformation of our newest interment space in the heart of Mount Auburn, Hazel Path.  Balancing both client needs as well as habitat…

Mount Auburn Cemetery is pleased to announce that we are starting a new program to help us tell the stories of the more than 100,000 remarkable individuals buried and commemorated at the Cemetery. These stories will be shared on our new online Memorial Pages http://mountauburn.org/onlinememorialpages/  In conjunction with the launch of our online Memorial Pages, we are pleased to offer an exciting new program to digitize memorabilia relating to individuals buried and commemorated at Mount Auburn. This free service will be…

Mount Auburn, designated a National Historic Landmark, is one of the country’s most significant designed landscapes.  Here the arts of horticulture, architecture and sculpture combine with the beauty of nature to create a place of comfort and inspiration. This 1.5-mile walking tour will focus on stories of history, monuments, and the lives of those buried here.   Experience a deeper connection to Mount Auburn Cemetery with free access to all our public programs and discounts on special events by joining the Friends…

Satigata, or “progressing into mindfulness,” is a musical exploration into opening the heart to transformation, devotion and  wisdom through Buddhist and yogic songs and chanting. With its roots in the Buddhist community at Harvard Divinity School, Satigata is a unique combination of modern folk-rock, hand drums, flute, Tibetan singing bowls and bells, and both traditional Buddhist mantra and original chanting compositions. Satigata is inspiring spiritual music with energy, tenderness and a progressive sound. Meet in Story Chapel.  Free. http://www.Satigata.com Experience a deeper connection to Mount Auburn Cemetery with free access to all…

Appropriate for ages 10 and up, teens and adults. Bring your own paper, pencils and/or colored pencils.  Clare will have extra to share, plus several of her popular Drawing Nature books for sale.  Meet in Story Chapel but also dress to go outdoors.  Registration Required.  For more info on Clare: http://www.clarewalkerleslie.com. Nov 18 | Drawing Local Birds   Dec 9 | Drawing Mount Auburn’s Mammals, Amphibians and More   Feb 10 | Drawing Winter Trees   March 10 | Drawing Little Landscapes…

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Dava Sobel, The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars (2017) is the inspiring, little-known true story of women's landmark contributions to astronomy.  Among the remarkable women who worked at the Harvard College Observatory as calculators, or “human computers, is Williamina Fleming, buried on Maple Ave. Each month, the Mount Auburn Book Club meets to discuss a selected work related to one of Mount Auburn’s many facets. Selections range from…

Winter is an ideal time to get familiar with the year-round resident birds of Mount Auburn. If you are a beginner birder this walk with Visitors Services Assistant & Security Guard Al Parker will help you to learn the common birds of this area without the distractions of the migrating birds or the foliage on the trees. Dress warmly and bring your binoculars. Pre-registration required. Experience a deeper connection to Mount Auburn Cemetery with free access to all our public programs and discounts…

Join Mount Auburn President Dave Barnett as the snow-covered ground gives way to the earliest spring flowers and buds.  We will observe the early signs of spring’s arrival and learn how to identify some of the most interesting trees and shrubs at Mount Auburn by their buds, twig, and bark characteristics. Experience a deeper connection to Mount Auburn Cemetery with free access to all our public programs and discounts on special events by joining the Friends of Mount Auburn. Our robust roster of…

Join us for this free series of lunch-time talks. Bring your lunch for these hour-long presentations, coffee and tea provided.  Thursday, January 24, Noon Hazel Path “How much longer will Mount Auburn be able to sell burial space?” Jim Holman, Director of Cemetery Development and Bree Harvey, Vice President of Cemetery & Visitor Services, will share the thinking behind and transformation of our newest interment space in the heart of Mount Auburn, Hazel Path.  Balancing both client needs as well as habitat…

Geographer Yi Fu Tuan tells us that language is an essential feature of place, that naming and storytelling as well as literary and scientific description help define a place’s character and inspires our experience of it. This walk with Volunteer Docent Rosemarie Smurzynski will explore Mount Auburn Cemetery, how it was shaped and continues to be shaped by those who touch it, planners, writers, workers, those buried here and are touched by it. Experience a deeper connection to Mount Auburn…