News & Events July 2008
Dear Friend,
The Friends of Mount Auburn is pleased to present
the July 2008 edition of our electronic
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Summer Blooming Trees and Shrubs
Enjoy an early evening walking tour to observe the
ornamental trees and shrubs of summer with Dave
Barnett, Acting President of Mount Auburn.
The benefit, function and culture of many plants which
provide summer beauty and interest will be discussed
as well as the use of them in your garden. The walk
will be held on Wednesday, July 16th at 5:30 PM (rain
or shine). $10 for members of the Friends
of Mount Auburn and $15 for non-members.
Please
register
online for this walk and other
programs at Mount Auburn.
Horticultural Highlight
Syringa reticulate, also known as Japanese
Tree Lilac is a small to medium-sized oval-
shaped tree native to
northern Japan. In late June to early-July, when most
flowering trees are no longer in bloom, the Japanese
Tree Lilac produces immense, 4-6 inch panicles of
showy, extremely fragrant, creamy-white flowers.
Noted for adaptability and vigor, Syringa reticulate
is
tolerant of pollution, drought and compacted soil. The
tree is also an interesting winter specimen, with dark
brown, glossy, ornamental bark and white lenticels
resembling a cherry tree.
Number 108 on Mount Auburn's "Most Unusual Trees"
map, there are a pair of Japanese Tree Lilacs growing
near the south-east corner of Lime Avenue.
Learn more about Mount Auburn's
horticultural
collections.
Early Summer Programs
Join us for one of the following early summer
programs:
Mount Auburn Book Club. In the spirit of
summertime
and America's love of baseball, we will read and
discuss Pulitzer Prize-winning author Bernard
Malumud's first novel, The Natural. Bernard
Malamud
(1914-1986) is buried on Azalea Path at Mount
Auburn. Meet at Story Chapel on Thursday, July 10th
at 10:00 AM. FREE.
Summer Discovery Hikes. Children and their
families
are invited to join us for these walks on Friday, July
11th and Friday, July 25th at 1:00 PM to discover the
wonders of Mount Auburn. Children of all ages are
invited to participate, but must be accompanied by an
adult. $5 per family for members of the Friends, $10
per family for non-members.
Monument Inscription Workshop. Join us on
Thursday, July 17th at 2:00 PM to learn techniques for
assessing the condition of older monuments and
recording valuable inscriptions that are fading away
with time! Meet near the Mount Auburn Street entrance
gate. FREE.
Visit
www.mountauburn.org to learn about
other
summer programs.
Understanding Cremation
Mount Auburn is still a unique choice for burial and
commemoration. We offer a variety of innovative
interment and memorialization options: traditional
earth burial for caskets or cremated remains, indoor
and outdoor niches for cremated remains, and
outdoor garden crypts for caskets and urns.
Cremation is an increasingly popular alternative to
casket burial. Mount Auburn, which has the first
crematory in New England to be operated by a
cemetery, conducted its first cremation in 1900. We
now perform over 900 cremations annually.
Join us for a free presentation about cremation at
Bigelow Chapel on Saturday, July 19th at 1:00 PM.
Mount Auburn Crematory Manager Walter L. Morrison,
Jr., will answer any questions you may have about
cremation procedures and costs. After the
presentation at Bigelow Chapel, there will be an
opportunity to tour the crematory.
Please register online
for this
free presentation about
cremation.
Mount Auburn Cemetery: Birch Gardens
New burial space for over 500 cremated remains and
over 200 caskets will be available soon at Birch
Gardens!
Throughout this half-acre site, there are 30 graves
where small memorial markers will be allowed, and
almost 500 burial spaces adjacent to the granite
panels where personalized inscriptions will be
allowed for up to eight names.
Learn about Mount Auburn's many burial and memorialization options.
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.
Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery
phone:
617-547-7105
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