Historical Collections
By The Numbers
Digitized 1,057 color slides
taken by renowned photographer Richard Cheek
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Digitized 30 bound volumes
of 19th-century Cemetery records including deeds,
reconveyances, and transfers
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Digitized 23 boxes
of 19th-century and early 20th-century
Lot reconveyances
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Tagged 4,245 digital files
of historic reconveyances
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Completed 316 pages
of Mount Auburn Cemetery
Institutional Records Finding Aid
During the fiscal year,
8 of 15 available graves at
the Rhodora Path Natural
Burial Area were sold,
indicating growing demand
for natural burial options.
The Cemetery welcomed
teachers participating in a
Lesley University STEM
Teacher Professional
Development Day in June
2017 to learn about our
Urban Ecology & Climate
Change initiatives.
Superintendent of
Grounds Paul Walker
attended the 1-week
Maine Compost
School and obtained a
certification for operating
a composting facility.
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In October 2017, the Friends
of Mount Auburn Cemetery
received an FY2017 Museums
for America grant of $100,000
(MA-30-17-0309-17) from the
Institute of Museum and
Library Sciences (IMLS) in
support of a two-year project to
develop a new plant collections
online map application that will
help guide visitors onsite or visit the
arboretum collections virtually.
92,109 visits to
www.mountauburn.org