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Cambridge Discovery Days: Revolutionary Cambridge
Saturday, July 13th & Sunday, July 14th*
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The African American Heritage Trail
Saturday, July 13th at 1PM
Among those now buried at Mount Auburn are authors, activists, and reformers that help to illustrate the African American experience in Boston and beyond during the 19th & 20th centuries. Join us for a tour of the graves of the revolutionary men and women represented on Mount Auburn's African American Heritage Trail.
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Sunday, July 14th at 1PM
In October 1861, a group of teenage daughters of elite Cambridge and Boston families formed a group, known as the Banks Brigade, that met weekly through the Civil War to make clothing and bandages for Union soldiers. After the War, they continued to function as a social and charitable club. Join Mount Auburn docent Steve Pinkerton to celebrate the lives of these women.
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Recital: Ray Lam & Yelena Beriyeva
Sunday, July 21st at 4PM
Ray Lam and Yelena Beriyeva return to perform a recital featuring American music. The program will include favorites such Aaron Copland and Eric Ewazen.
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 Horticultural Highlight: Tilia cordata, Littleleaf Linden
One of the more memorable characteristics of early summer, throughout our landscape, is the sweet fragrance filling the air, from the flowers of our Tilia cordata, Littleleaf Linden. Also known, particularly in Europe, as Small-leaved Lime tree, this is one of about 30 deciduous species of Tilia, occurring throughout the Northern Hemisphere.
The yellow, small, pendulous flowers are attached to a floral bract, which looks more like a narrow, linear-shaped leaf. The bracts and inconspicuous-looking flowers are hidden beneath the leaves. But the flowers' perfume frequently draws visitors closer, to identify the source of the intoxicating smell. These flowers also have highly desirous nectar and/or pollen, so numerous species of bees are attracted to... learn more
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Horticultural Programming in July
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A Glimpse Beyond returns...
July 27th with two starting times:
6:30 & 6:45 PM
A Glimpse Beyond" returns this summer for another inspired performance of music, dance, and poetry. Don't miss this special opportunity to celebrate Mount Auburn's stunning landscape in mid-summer.
A complete list of the individuals and community groups participating in this year's program is available on our website. Reserve your tickets now to ensure your spot for this unique event.
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Eternally Green: Torrey Lot Herbal Garden
In a triangular island at the intersection of Spruce and Fir Avenues you will find a monument to Charles T. Torrey, a martyr for the cause of abolition of slavery. This prominent lot has always had plantings of various kinds such as the ground-cover Cotoneaster and at times a bed of Daffodils. At first these plants were paid for from a fund established by his friends and colleagues, but later the lot was put under trustee care.
In the mid- 2000s the landscaping around the memorial was re-imagined by our horticulture staff and replanted mainly with herbal plants and a few seasonal pansies or annuals for a splash of color. The current plants have been selected for their fragrance, flower color and shape, benefit to native insects, and although we do not use them for such, they all have either medicinal properties or... learn more
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Wildlife at Mount Auburn Cemetery
"A raccoon waddles out from under the rhododendrons
...a Milk snake moves out from its den
in a rock crevice
and catches some rays...
Five Painted turtles are sunning
on a log in the pond...
one of the resident Red-tailed hawks
snatches a squirrel off its perch in a spruce tree, followed by a train of protesting grackles..."
- And so it goes according to Christopher Leahy
on a July day in
The Dell has a rich history. It is the virtual soul of Mount Auburn--the geographical, historical, and metaphorical heart of this extraordinary landscape.
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Person of the Month:
Charlotte Cushman (1816-1876)
A descendant of Robert Cushman, an organizer of the Pilgrim emigration to America, Charlotte Cushman was born in 1816.
As a means of supporting herself following the early death of her father, Cushman studied opera and made her stage debut at the Tremont Theater in Boston on April 8, 1835.
After her singing voice 'broke,' she turned her focus to dramatic theater. At age 19, she appeared as Lady Macbeth, and was known throughout her career for her Shakespearean roles. In 1845 she made the journey across the Atlantic as the second American actress to grace the London stage, and experienced great success for her role as... learn more
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History Highlight: Battle of Gettysburg
Often referred to as the "High Water Mark of the Rebellion," the Battle of Gettysburg was the Civil War's biggest and bloodiest battle with 51,000 casualties, nearly one-third of the 157,000 troops engaged there.
More than 50 veterans of the Battle of Gettysburg are interred at Mount Auburn Cemetery, including Edward Everett, the other speaker" at the consecration of the Gettysburg National Cemetery in November 1863, and William R. Rathvon, eyewitness to Abraham Lincoln's... learn more
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Mount Auburn Book Club:
House on Nauset Marsh
Thursday, July 11th at 10AM
While many Bostonians escape to the Cape for the summer we will take an armchair journey there through Wyman Richardson's House on Nauset Marsh: A Cape Cod Memoir (1947). Richardson is buried at Mount Auburn. For more information on this book, as well as past and future books of the Mount Auburn Book Club, visit us on GoodReads.
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Save the Date:
Wine Tasting at Washington Tower
Thursday, August 15th at 5:30 PM
Savor a hand-picked selection of wines provided by The Magnolia Wine Company and a panoramic view of Boston and Cambridge provided by Mount Auburn at our third annual Wine Tasting at Washington Tower. Preregistration required.
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Beyond Our Gates: Events of Interest to the Community
Freedom Rising: The Road to Civil War
Every Thursday at 11a.m. (July and August)
The Great Equalizer? Black Boston and the Struggle for Equal Education
Wednesday, July 3 at 11 a.m. & Wednesday July 24th at 11 a.m.
Black Bostonians of the Revolution
Friday, July 5 at 11 a.m.
The Cost of Freedom: Racial Riots in Boston
Wednesday, July 10 at 12 p.m. and Wednesday July 31st at 11 a.m.
A Hill Divided: Money and Morals on Beacon Hill
Friday, July 12 at 11 a.m.
A Lighthouse Among the Lampposts: Charles Sumner's Beacon Hill
Wednesday, July 17 at 11 a.m.
Beacon Hill's Underground Railroad
Friday, July 19 at 11 a.m.
John Brown's Boston
Friday, July 26 at 11 a.m.
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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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friends@mountauburn.org
tel: 617-547-7105
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