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News & Events July 2007
Dear Friend,
The Friends of Mount Auburn is pleased to present
the July 2007 edition of our electronic
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Mount Auburn: Celebrating 175 Years
More than 300 people helped Mount Auburn celebrate
the conclusion to our 175th Anniversary year by
attending a joyous milestone in our history - the
Tribute to a Treasure Gala, held at the
Cemetery on
Thursday, June 14, 2007.
Dinner was served in a clear tent at a dazzlingly
transformed Bigelow Chapel Lawn. The floodlit Sphinx
and façade of the chapel flanked the setting, which
featured a pink-and-silver color scheme, with pink
linens and pink and white impatiens centerpieces
echoing the plantings on the grounds.
Remarks were delivered by Mount Auburn President
Bill Clendaniel; Cambridge Mayor Ken Reeves; and
Jim Storey, Chair of the Cemetery Board of Trustees.
The featured speaker - PBS documentary filmmaker
Rick Sebak of WQED, Pittsburgh, whose acclaimed
documentary, A Cemetery Special, profiled
Mount
Auburn - spoke with eloquence, humor and passion
about
Mount Auburn ("the most beautiful place we've ever
filmed") and the role of cemeteries as essential
cultural institutions.
Visit a slideshow of images from the
Tribute to a
Treasure
Gala taken by AP Photographer Michael
Dwyer.
Horticultural Highlight
With glossy long leaves resembling an ash tree and
smooth gray bark resembling a beech tree, the
medium-sized Tetradium daniellii, at the
intersection of Nightingale Path and Eagle Avenue in
the Cemetery, is often covered with large clusters of
fine white flowers at a time in July when few other
trees are in bloom.
Sought after by beekeepers as a
source of
late-summer honey, number 110 on Mount
Auburn's "Most
Unusual Trees Map," the Korean Evodia,
formerly
known as the Evodia daniellii, is nevertheless
commonly referred to as the Bee Bee Tree.
Outstanding when in bloom, the small white flowers of
the summer Evodia are followed by an even more
striking display of bright red seed capsules which
later give way to shiny black "buckshot" seeds
progressing into autumn.
Learn more about Mount Auburn's
horticultural
collections.
Summer Blooming Trees and Shrubs
Join us on Monday, July 23, at 5:30PM for an
early evening walking tour with David Barnett, Vice
President of Operations & Horticulture, Mount
Auburn. During this tour you will have the opportunity
to observe the many ornamental trees and shrubs of
Mount Auburn that show off their flowers in late July.
The culture and use of these plants in your garden will
be discussed.
$5 per person for members of the Friends and $10
per person for nonmembers.
Learn about and register for other programs
and
events at Mount Auburn.
Understanding Cremation
Join us for a free program at Bigelow Chapel on
Saturday, July 21, at 1:00PM with Mount Auburn
Crematory Manager, Walter L. Morrison, Jr. This
program will answer any questions that you may
have about cremation procedures and costs. After the
informative presentation at Bigelow Chapel,
there will be an opportunity to tour the crematory.
Please register
online for this presentation and
other programs at Mount Auburn.
The Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery was
established in 1986 as a non-profit educational trust
to promote the appreciation and preservation of
Mount Auburn. Join the Friends of Mount
Auburn.
Learn about volunteer opportunities at Mount
Auburn.
Mount Auburn Cemetery is still a unique choice for
burial and commemoration. It offers a wide variety
of innovative interment and memorialization options
for all. Learn about Mount Auburn's many burial and memorialization options.
Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery
phone:
617-547-7105
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