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News & Events December 2007
Dear Friend,
The Friends of Mount Auburn is pleased to present
the December 2007 edition of our electronic
newsletter. We invite you to join our email list to
receive this mailing on a monthly basis. If you
haven't done so already, click the link above to verify
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that you continue to receive emails from us, add
friends@mountauburn.org to your address book today.
Candle Lighting Service at Mount Auburn
We cordially invite you to participate in our seasonal
candle lighting service. We hold this program every
year to set aside time to remember the lives of those
who have gone before us and to experience the
uniqueness of Mount Auburn as a memorial of beauty
and tranquility.
Candles will be available at cost for those who wish to
light a candle in honor of someone they would like to
remember. Weather permitting, we will place the
lighted candles in nearby Asa Gray Garden after the
service. This service is free to the public and
will begin at 3:30 PM on Tuesday, December 18th, in
Story Chapel at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Learn about programs and events
at
Mount Auburn.
Horticultural Highlight
A small, deciduous, ornamental tree of the
Rosacea
family, the Sorbus alnifolia, commonly referred
to as
the Korean Mountain Ash, has smooth gray
bark.
Truly "a tree for all seasons," the Korean Mountain Ash
produces creamy-white flowers in the spring;
glossy-green leaves throughout summer; golden to
burgundy foliage in the fall; and reddish-orange fruit
which last all winter long.
Not a true Ash, the Sorbus alnifolia (from Alnus
meaning Alder and folia meaning leaves) is Number
101 on Mount Auburn's "Most Unusual Trees" Map
and grows just outside the Administration Building, a
few yards to the east of the Mount Auburn Street gate,
and, deeper inside the Cemetery, on the south side of
Fir Avenue.
The bright berries of the tree near the Administration
Building - pictured to the left above - are popular with
thrushes, cedar waxwings, many other varieties of
birds throughout winter at Mount Auburn.
Learn more about Mount Auburn's
horticultural
collections.
"...A voice, a chime, a chant sublime..."
A Caroling Event at Mount Auburn. Please
join us for this event to celebrate the coming of winter
through poetry and song. While strolling through
Mount Auburn's grounds, we will sing carols and read
poetry appropriate for the season.
We will include visits to the graves of Phillips Brooks,
the Rector of Boston's Trinity Church and the author
of "O Little Town of Bethlehem," and poet Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow, author of the
poem "Christmas Bells."
We will end the walk with warm refreshments. Bring
your enthusiasm and your caroling
voices. This event is free to the public and will
begin at
1:30 PM on Saturday, December 15th.
Please register
online for this program and other events
at Mount Auburn.
Silent City on A Hill
We are excited to announce that the revised,
redesigned and expanded edition of Silent City On
A
Hill by Blanche Linden is now available!
Originally
published in 1989, Silent City is the definitive
book on
the history of Mount Auburn Cemetery and the
beginnings of the American rural cemetery movement.
This new edition, published by the Library of American
Landscape History and University of Massachusetts
Press, has been updated by the author with a new
epilogue carrying Mount Auburn's story forward into
the 21st century. This edition also features a
new foreword by Bill Clendaniel, President, Mount
Auburn, and new color images by photographer
Richard Cheek.
Silent City is now available for purchase at the
Cemetery. The cost is $35 for Friends members and
$40 for non-members (this price includes MA sales
tax). Copies are available at the Cemetery Monday -
Friday, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, and Saturdays 8:30 AM -
12:30 PM. Silent City makes a perfect holiday
gift for anyone on your list who has a love for Mount
Auburn Cemetery.
A few events to celebrate the expanded edition of
Silent
City are now being planned by the Friends of
Mount Auburn and will be held in early February
2007. More information about these events will be
announced in the forthcoming Winter 2007 Programs
Schedule.
For more details about purchasing a copy of Silent
City on a Hill, please contact
the
Friends of Mount Auburn.
You can now join or renew your membership in
the Friends of Mount Auburn quickly, securely and
easily online!
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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