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Service of Commemoration
Wednesday, May 25th at 5:30PM
We invite you to join us for our annual Service of Commemoration. Words and music will help us to remember those who have gone before us during this Memorial Day service on Bigelow Chapel Lawn.
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Warblers by Wenfei Tong
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Birds & Birding: A Timetable of May Migration at Mount Auburn
May is when the peak abundance of migrant birds is found here at the Cemetery. Early morning is the optimal time of day with many birds singing in the areas around Halcyon and Auburn lakes, as well as Willow Pond. Meanwhile the Consecration Dell area becomes active.
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Respecting Birds, People, and History at Mount Auburn
Friday, May 6th at Noon
Join us to learn about some of the changes made over the past two decades to improve wildlife habitat value while also preserving the historic character and respecting
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Artist-In-Residence Roberto Mighty leads student workshop
On a recent spring afternoon, about 15 local students gathered to meet with our artist-in-residence Roberto Mighty. The
students were all participants in Cambridge Community Television's Youth Media Program.
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Announcing New Composer Residency: Mary Bichner
Mount Auburn Cemetery is pleased to announce a new two-year residency by composer and musician Mary Bichner.
During her residency, Mary will compose new works inspired by Mount Auburn incorporating her sound-to-color synesthesia...
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Horticultural Highlight:
Azaleas, Rhododendron sp.
One of the most widely grown of our flowering shrubs, Azaleas
are commonly known to be deciduous, however, there are evergreen species as well. Today all azaleas are within the sizable genus Rhododendron, which worldwide comprises...
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Person of the Month:
Williamina Fleming (1857-1911)
When a male assistant proved inept, Edward C. Pickering, an astronomer at Harvard College stated that his Scottish maid could do better, offering Williamina Fleming a position.
Fleming indexed the photographic plates used to record astronomical research and went on to discover ten novas, over 200 variable stars, and most notably...
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Eternally Green: Green Burials at the ICCFA Convention
Ten years ago, the Green Burial Council (GBC) was founded. The GBC certifies cemeteries, funeral homes and products ensuring that when you read about or purchase a product that is GBC-certified, you can be assured that...
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Early Risers Horticulture Club
Fridays, 5/6 & 5/20 at 7AM
Join us for this free morning excursion to discover what's in bloom and any other items of horticultural interest. From early bulbs to magnificent flowering trees, we will try to catch them all.
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History Highlight: The Story Chapel Sundial
WITH WARNING HAND I MARK TIME'S RAPID FLIGHT,
FROM LIFE'S GLAD MORNING TO ITS SOLEMN NIGHT...
Whittier inscription under the sundial on Story Chapel...
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Memories of Mothers
Sunday, May 8th at 2PM
Join us for this Mother's Day stroll with
Volunteer Docents Nancy Callan and Susan Zawalich to explore the symbols of motherhood found on monuments while visiting the graves of some notable mothers now buried here.
We will include a visit to the grave of Julia Ward Howe, founder of...
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Beyond Our Gates: Events of Interest to the Community
Planting in a Post-Wild World with Author Claudia West
Wednesday, May 4th at 7PM
Cambridge Public Library
449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
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Taking place on Sunday, May 8th from 1:30 to 5PM
at Gardens and Yards in Watertown
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Watercolors by Julie Zickefoose
April 30-September 18, 2016
Museum of American Bird Art at Mass Audubon
963 Washington St, Canton, MA 02021
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The National Park Service turns 100 this year!
Celebrate by visiting
National Historic Site which opens at the end of May
Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters is a seasonal site
the open season runs roughly from Memorial Day through Labor Day
during which a regular schedule of tours, events, and programs are offered.
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