News & Events, October 2012 |
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A Visit with Edgar Allan Poe
Saturday, October 27th at 6PM
Edgar Allan Poe rises for this special appearance at Mount Auburn Cemetery!
Poe (portrayed by local literary historian Rob Velella) will be visiting four cemeteries in three states this fall. In this appearance, he will discuss his connections to various literary figures interred at Mount Auburn, as well as his own contentious relationship with Boston, the city of his birth.
He will, of course, read several of his works as well. Register today!
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Additional Friends of Mount Auburn Programs
Our October Calendar is now online! |
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The Victorian Contact Zone
19th Century Architecture Outside the West
Thursday, October 11th at 6 PM in Bigelow Chapel
This program will explore some of the contact zones between the developed and developing worlds in the Victorian period by examining buildings in Africa, India, Japan, and China.
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Red-breasted Nuthatch by Jeremiah Trimble
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Wildlife at Mount Auburn: The Red-breasted Nuthatch.
There are two species of nuthatches that can be found at Mount Auburn, the White-breasted Nuthatch and the Red-breasted Nuthatch.
This past August hundreds of Red-breasted Nuthatches descended into our area in a massive movement and continue to be seen...
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Horticultural Highlight: Nyssa sylvatica, Tupelo, or Black Gum
The autumn foliage of Nyssa sylvatica, Tupelo, or Black Gum, reliably turns a gorgeous scarlet, and crimson, that rivals any other New England native, or introduced tree, for "best fall color."
With a natural occurrence from southwestern Maine, and New York, to central Michigan, south to Missouri, eastern Texas, and southern Florida, this tree adapts to numerous habitats, and climates.
Its scientific name includes Nyssa, a beautiful water nymph, from classical Greek mythology, and sylvatica, which is Latin, for "of the forest." There are approximately... read more
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Horticulture Programs in October
Join Mount Auburn staff during our annual Fall Bulb Planting event. Bulbs planted each fall add blooms to the early spring season. 10AM on Wednesday, October 17th.
Come experience the beauty of autumn at Mount Auburn during Awash in Color - a fall walking tour led by Jim Gorman at 1PM on Sunday, October 21st.
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 A Mid-Century Chronicle of Mount Auburn: The Photographs of Arthur Cushman Haskell
In the late 1930s, Mount Auburn Cemetery President Oakes I. Ames commissioned New England architectural photographer Arthur Cushman Haskell to photograph the Cemetery's buildings, monuments, and grounds.
For 25 years, from 1937 to 1962, Haskell took hundreds of shots of the Cemetery's well-known sites as well as extensive views of Mount Auburn in all seasons. Starting in 1937 the photographer's images were used to illustrate Mount Auburn's Annual Reports as well as many other Cemetery publications... read more
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History Highlight: Jefferson Lawn, Governor Bradford & Winthrop Lots
Landscape architect Arthur A. Shurcliff (Lot #6247, Orion Path) designed the Governor Bradford (1949) and Governor Winthrop (1944) lots during the 1940s.
Shurcliff, best known for his work as chief landscape architect at the recreation of Colonial Williamsburg, was one of the major practitioners of the Colonial Revival... read more
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Cemetery Services: Understanding Cremation
Mount Auburn is still a unique choice for burial and commemoration. We offer a variety of innovative interment and memorialization options.
Please join us at 1PM on Saturday, October 20th for Understanding Cremation at Bigelow Chapel with Walter L. Morrison, Jr. who will answer questions about cremation procedures and costs.
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Person of the Month: Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848)
Best known as one of the wealthiest men in Boston and its third mayor, Harrison Gray Otis was born on October 8, 1765.
Born in Boston, "Harry" Otis was the eldest child of Samuel Allyne and Elizabeth Gray Otis. His Harrison, Gray, and Otis ancestors for whom he was named had been settlers in New England for at least three generations. He was the... read more
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Beyond Our Gates: Events of Interest to the Community
The exhibition Palaces for the People: Guastavino and America's Great Public Spaces ongoing at the Boston Public Library (Mount Auburn has Guastavino tiling in the old crematory in the basement of Bigelow Chapel)
Major Funding: Sculptors and Their Patrons in 19th Century Boston Lecture co-sponsored by Longfellow House and Victorian Society in America
6PM, Thursday, October 4th at Ayer Mansion, Boston
Instant: The story of Polaroid with author Christopher Bonanos
6PM, Wednesday, October 17th , Cambridge Historical Society
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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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