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Announcing New Family-Friendly Activity Guides
Mount Auburn is a great place to explore with kids of all ages. There is so much to see: our beautiful plants and trees, our resident wildlife, and different styles of monuments.
To help local families better explore the Cemetery and to deepen their bond with this special place, the Friends of Mount Auburn is pleased to announce the creation of four seasonal activity guides geared for children ages 2 to 6.
Copies of the seasonal activity guides will be free at our Egyptian Revival Gatehouse and as well as available for download on our website. Come explore Mount Auburn with our Spring guide now and be on the lookout for the other seasonal activities soon.
Special Thanks to the Watertown Community Foundation for supporting the creation of these seasonal activities and artist and naturalist Clare Walker Leslie for allowing the use of her illustrations in the guides.
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Wildlife at Mount Auburn:
A Timetable of Migration at Mount Auburn in May
The month of May is when the peak abundance of migrant birds are to be found at the Cemetery.
The third week of May is most likely the week in which we could potentially see up to 100 species in the Cemetery!
Remember that as the month progresses, the foliage gets thicker - the earlier in the season that you can find a migrant, the easier it will be to see it.
By the first week in May, many migrants such... read more
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Mount Auburn Cemetery is recognized as one of the premier birding destinations in Massachusetts. The Cemetery's diverse horticultural collections and natural features attract many specimens of birds, both migratory and year-round residents.
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1864 Civil War Battle of the Wilderness
On May 5-6, 1864 the Battle in the Wilderness, a dense second growth forest in Virginia, was fought. This battle was the first head-to-head confrontation of the Generals, Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant.
Join Mount Auburn Volunteers Bill McEvoy & Rosemarie Smurzynski on Saturday, May 10th at 1PM for a program in Story Chapel about the battle followed by a walk to the graves of some who fought there.
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Horticultural Highlight:
Flowering
 Flowering crabapples, Malus sp.
are outstanding, small, ornamental trees. Their multiple-season interest begins in early-May with colorful flower buds. Their floral displays, ranging from whites, to pinks, to bright reds, have made them favorites, for generations of people, and... learn more
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Wednesday, May 21st at 5:30PM
 Words and music help us to remember those who have gone before us during this Memorial Day Please join us on Bigelow Chapel Lawn. In the event of inclement weather, the Service will be held in Bigelow Chapel.
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Eternally Green: Good Bugs, Bad Bugs
Mount Auburn's greenhouses are a great place to visit in early spring to see the explosion of flowers.
Another world to explore is the hidden world of insects that thrive among our plants. Don't be afraid, if you give bugs a chance you can come away with a greater appreciation of their importance not only in our greenhouses but in your garden spaces as well. Learn more...
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The Cemetery began to purchase land along Grove Street north of Willow Pond beginning in 1921 and completed acquisition of the land known as the Meadow in 1950.
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Spring Concert with Jean Danton & Thomas Stumpf
Soprano Jean Danton and pianist Thomas Stumpf return to perform songs from their recently recorded CD. This collaboration features works by musicians and poets now buried at Mount Auburn, as well as the premiere song cycle, "You, Beloved," by Thomas Stumpf. Register today!
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On March 23rd over 35 strangers engaged in animated discussions of loss, philosophical examinations of death, and the meaning of death at Mount Auburn's first death cafe.
Join us at 10AM on June 1st
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Person of the Month: Artist
We recently sat down with Roberto Mighty, Mount Auburn's first Artist in Residence, to learn more about him and his project at the Cemetery. A new media artist, Mighty will be documenting the conservation of the Amos Binney monument and creating a short film about... learn more
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Beyond Our Gates: Events of Interest to the Community
Managing Invasives: From Garlic Mustard Pulls to Tupperweed Parties
Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
Wednesday, May 7th at 7 PM
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Mount Auburn Docent Helen Abrams will have a photography exhibit
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Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery
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