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Electronics Recycling Day
Saturday, January 20th 2018
Mount Auburn is sponsoring another electronics recycling day!
Bring items to Mount Auburn's service yard at 24 Cottage Street, Watertown, between 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. There will be a charge for TVs, CRTs and flat screen monitors. Please b
ring cash if you plan to drop off those items.
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Introducing our
new Artist-in-Residence
We are excited to introduce Mount Auburn's new Artist-in-Residence, award-winning playwright and author
Patrick Gabridge.
His past work includes plays
Blood on the Snow, Fire on Earth, and
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Ruggiero Trust Funds Expansion of Consecration Dell Restoration
We are pleased to announce that the A. J. & M. D. Ruggiero Memorial Trust has awarded a grant to the Friends to support a new phase of habitat restoration... learn more
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Winter Birding at Mount Auburn
Winter is an ideal time to get familiar with the year-round birds of Mount Auburn and chance to see and hear them without the distractions of migrants or foliage.
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Horticulture Highlight:
Korean Pine, Pinus koraiensis
Let's begin this new year with something positive from Korea and Russia.
Pinus are the most diverse genus of conifers, and with two dozen species growing within Mount Auburn, herein we profile the
Pinus koraiensis, one of the...
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Photo by Al Parker
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Eternally Green: Cemetery Security Team Win Green Award
The Mount Auburn Cemetery Green Team Prize acknowledges staff working together on projects which incorporate sustainability into their work.
This year the winning team was our Security Crew: Willie Torres, Alberto Parker, Andrew Rotch, and Jim Hynes.
The Security Team regularly respond to safety issues, as well as performing daily observational rounds to protect monuments, floral tributes, garden spaces, and wildlife. Additionally, they work as
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ildlife photographers, e
ducational guides, b
iodiversity research assistants and general s
tewardship ambassadors.
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Person of the Month: Lemuel Shaw
Once considered one of the most influential state judges, Lemuel Shaw
began his life-long career studying law in 1801 under David Everett, an established New England newspaper editor.
Shaw
was later admitted to the bar and began practicing law in Boston where he
eventually assumed Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court (serving from 1830 - 1860. There are a good number of cases on Shaw's court that continue to stand out. One of these...
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Beyond Our Gates: Events of Interest to the Community
Registration required
Pre-talk reception at 5:30PM
with Martha McNamara, Wellesley University,
and Karan Sheldon, Northeast Historic Film
$10 per person fee (no charge for MHS Fellows and Members)
Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215
masshist.org
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