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8/9 at 10AM
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Wednesday,
8/13 at 10AM
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Thursday,
8/14 at 10AM
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Mount Auburn's Nighthawks
3 Sessions:
at 5:45 PM
at 5:45 PM
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Wednesday,
9/3 at 5:30 PM
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Wildflower Meadow at Washington Tower
 In 2007, Mount Auburn dedicated more than an acre of land surrounding Washington Tower to establish a wildflower meadow. This project was part of a comprehensive and ongoing program of improving the natural vegetation and wildlife habitat at Mount Auburn.
The wildflower meadow consists of over 40 different types of native grasses and wildflowers and shrubs that are represented by more than 15,000 individual plants.
A dizzying array of blooms will delight your eyes this month! Learn more...
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Asa Gray Garden construction, 1938
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Historic Photographs Digitized
Mount Auburn's Historical Collections is pleased to announce the completion of a project to digitize 1,600 historic images from its photograph collection.
The project, made possible by a generous donation, will ensure the preservation of these images and their accessibility for researchers and staff. See more...
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Nighthawk Watch from Washington Tower!
From mid August up into the first weeks of September thousands of migrating nighthawks pass through Massachusetts on their way south.
The Boston area is on the fringe of their migration and much fewer numbers are recorded south of Boston - however 432 birds were counted from the top of Washington Tower at Mount Auburn on August 22, 2000 (in fact, there was just one day - August 18, 2008 that no birds were counted).
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Person of the Month: Frederic Ward Putnam
 Born in 1839, Frederic Ward Putnam was a prominent anthropologist and archaeologist.
Before the age of 30, he was simultaneously curator of ichthyology at the Boston Society of Natural History, curator of vertebrates at the Essex Institute, and co-founded the American Naturalist journal with former Agassiz students Alpheus Hyatt, Edward Sylvester Morse, and Alpheus Spring Packard, Jr. (Lot 2573 Rose Path).
Putnam edited the journal, which contained articles on evolution and biological issues, for the next seven years while assisting at Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology and teaching vertebrate zoology at the Anderson School on Penikese Island. Learn more...
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Wildlife Highlight: The Spotted Sandpiper
The Spotted Sandpiper is an uncommon but regular visitor to Mount Auburn during the late summer. Willow Pond and Auburn Lake, where the accompanying photo was taken are the best places to find them in the Cemetery.
During this season "the Spotty" loses its spots which are replaced with a tawny color... read more
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History Highlight:
Demolition of Perimeter Fence Halted Due to Public Outcry
 In the summer of 1980 about half of the cast iron fence along Mount Auburn Street was removed.
Objections came immediately from the Cambridge Historical Commission, SPNEA (Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities), and Massachusetts Historical Commission.
Floods of letters from neighbors and preservationists - both local and national followed. SPNEA threatened legal action. On August 12th Mount Auburn president Alan Chesney and the Cemetery's legal counsel met with Nancy Coolidge (SPNEA) and Charles Sullivan (CHC) and agreed to halt... read more.
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Beyond Our Gates: Events of Interest to the Community
Sundays on the East Lawn at 3PM
Longfellow House, 105 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA 02138
August 10 - Poetry of Purpose
Be challenged and inspired through a reading of "Poetry of Purpose" with poets Afaa Michael Weaver, Fred Marchant, and more.
August 17 - Silent Movie Night*
Join us for an outdoor screening on the East Lawn of the 1929 version of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Evangeline. This is the best and most renowned film version of the classic story of lost love by one of America's greatest poets.
* This event starts at 8PM.
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Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery
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