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Cambridge Archives Project:
Fourth Annual Open Archives Tour
For the fourth year in a row, Cambridge, MA archives will open their doors and invite the public in to see the rare items that are rarely seen. July 9, 10, 11, and 12th.
This year's theme is Famous and Infamous, and each archive will delve into their collections to display related materials, including photos, correspondence, ephemera, and more.
Register for the 2012 Open Archives Tour. There is a small reservation fee for each tour.
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Friends of Mount Auburn July Calendar
This month we bring you a variety of fun and exciting programs, from the Dog Days of Summer to the Language of Place, from The Pluto Files to a Photographer's Paradise, visit our website calendar for more information!
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Red-tailed Hawk by John "Garp" Harrison
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Wildlife at Mount Auburn: Summer Birding at the Cemetery
Summer is a great time to come birding at Mount Auburn at a relaxed pace. Find a shady bench near Auburn Lake or Willow Pond and bring your sketchbook. Another great spot for birdwatching...read more
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Eternally Green: Going Green Naturally
When you think about the term "going green," recycling and conservation of resources usually comes to mind. But what about "going green" in an unobtrusive way that enhances the natural beauty of an area while creating a habitat for wildlife?
In 2007, Mount Auburn did just this by dedicating more than an acre of land surrounding Washington Tower to establish a wildflower meadow - part of a comprehensive and ongoing project of improving the natural vegetation and wildlife habitat at the Cemetery.
Today the meadow creates a habitat which encourages and sustains threatened species of birds, insects and mammals - it consists of over 40 different types of native grasses, wildflowers and...read more
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Purple-leaf Beech, Central Avenue, opposite Story Chapel at Mount Auburn Cemetery
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Horticultural Highlight: European Beech, Fagus sylvatica
Of all our cemetery trees, there are few that are more majestic, and beautiful, than our European Beech, Fagus sylvatica. This beech has aptly been termed the Adonis, and Hercules of European forests. Native to Central Europe, southern Norway to Greece, France to the Caucasus Mountains, this is a tree reaching...read more
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Horticulture Programs in July
Chinese Cachet, 10AM on July 22th - During this walk, Visitor Services Assistant Jim Gorman will present some of the floral celebrities of China growing at Mount Auburn.
Summer Blooming Trees & Shrubs, 5:30PM on July 25th - An early evening walk with Mount Auburn President, Dave Barnett to observe the ornamental trees and shrubs that show off their flowers in late July.
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Gate of Mount Auburn Cemetery. Pendleton's Lithography, Boston. 1834
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The Egyptian Revival Gateway:
Mount Auburn's First Iconic Image
Among the early illustrations of Mount Auburn's Egyptian Revival Gateway is an 1834 lithograph. Behind the image lies the story of how the majestic portal to the Cemetery both evolved and endured as the iconic, granite structure we know today.
On first viewing, there appears...read more
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Understanding Cremation
Please join us at 1PM on July 21st for Understanding Cremation - an informative program with Walter L. Morrison Jr. which will answer any questions you may have about cremation procedures and costs. Free.
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Person of the Month: Morrill Wyman (1812 - 1903)
A well-known Cambridge physician and public figure, Morrill Wyman (Lot #133, Willow Avenue) was born in Chelmsford, MA, on July 25, 1812.
He worked as a house physician at Mass Genera l Hospital under Dr. Jacob Bigelow in the 1830s. A devoted scholar, he always read the latest medical texts and eventually donated his vast collection of books to the Boston Medical Library.
In the late 1840's he and his brother Jeffries Wyman, were pulled into the great media sensation of the Parkman-Webster murder case. John Webster, a Harvard professor sentenced for the murder of Dr. George Parkman, attended a dinner party at which Wyman was a guest on the night of...read more
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Beyond Our Gates: Events of Interest to the Community
Volunteer Invasive Water Chestnut Removal Project - Join the Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA) to stop the spread of invasive weeds in the Lakes District of the Charles River. By volunteering, you can have a positive impact on the river!
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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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