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New Mobile App Launched!
On May 11, Mount Auburn launched a new mobile app. Available features include: Mount Auburn's Notable figures, a tour of President & CEO Dave Barnett's favorite spots at Mount Auburn; and our two existing walking tours - "Changing Tastes" & "Sweet Auburn."
The Mount Auburn Mobile Tour works with any web-enabled mobile device.
To start exploring simply go to: http://mountauburn.toursphere.com
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Friends of Mount Auburn June Calendar
This month we bring you a variety of fascinating programs: A Pride Week Walk, a Twilight Stroll, tours focusing on European Trees, the Civil War and stories of the "Not so Rich and Famous" buried at the Cemetery, as well as Book Club, a Spring Concert, a Sketching Workshop and a Poetry Workshop. Visit our website calendar for more information!
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 Horticultural Highlight: Rosa
The rose, is one of the northern hemisphere's best known, and most popular ornamental plants. The number of flowers they produce, the length of its blooming season, its elegance and charm, and its varied colors, sizes, shapes and fragrances, have helped imprint it favorably within numerous cultures. Actually, this was an ancient flower, on earth long before humankind...read more
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Horticulture Programs in June
Early Risers' Horticulture Club 7AM on June 8th. Join us for this hour-long early morning excursion to discover what's in bloom. From early bulbs to magnificent flowering trees, we will try to catch them all.
Cultural Symbolism of European Trees 10AM on June 17th. Trees and forests played an important role in the spiritual life of pre-Christian Europe. The Norse, Slavs, Romans, Greeks, and other cultures placed great symbolism on trees which will be explored on this walk.
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 | Sharp-shinned Hawk near Auburn Lake
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Wildlife at Mount Auburn:
Sharp-shinned Hawk
If you have sharp eye-sight you might just be able to spot a Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) at Mount Auburn! They are about the size of a...read more
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Eternally Green: The Effects of Acid Rain on Monuments
Next time you're visiting Mount Auburn, take a walk through the oldest parts of the Cemetery and you'll notice a trend. Almost every monument in these areas is made of white marble. Marble was the stone of choice during the Victorian era and was widely used for both its beauty and ease with which sculptors could carve it. Yet, there were drawbacks to using a stone like this...read more
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 Greetings from Mount Auburn: The Cemetery's Historical Postcard Collection
The visual history of Mount Auburn has been captured in many forms including maps, plans, paintings, drawings, engravings, photographs, and even the quintessentially democratic art form: the postcard.
Over time, such seemingly commonplace images acquire a... read more
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Person of the Month:
George Thorndike Angell (1823-1909)
George Thorndike Angell, founder of the MSPCA, is buried in Lot 4738 on Poplar Avenue at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
In 1868 he and Emily Appleton (Lot 469, Woodbine Path), established the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA). The organization's first President, he helped pass the first anti-cruelty laws in the state. In 1890 he arranged for the publication of Anna Sewell's Black Beauty and...more
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 Give the gift of FRIENDship this Father's Day!
Father's day is Sunday, June 17th! Surprise the fathers, stepfathers, husbands, uncles and grandfathers in your family with the gift of membership in the Friends of Mount Auburn today!
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Beyond Our Gates: Events of Interest to the Community
Innovation in Cambridge - a new Cambridge Historical Society website!
Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site will open for the 2012 public tour season on Friday, June 1. They will be open Wednesday - Sundays.
The Rare Plants of Massachusetts 7PM, Wednesday June 6th at Cambridge Public Library. Part of the Evenings with Experts Series brought to you by Grow Native Massachusetts.
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Think green. Do not print this email and you will help to conserve valuable resources. Thank you!
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Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery
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email: friends@mountauburn.org
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