The Friends of Mount Auburn
offered 106 programs
attended by 4,427 individuals.
Mount Auburn’s
Visitor App
launched in May 2017
Using the new app, available as a free
download for any smart phone or mobile
device, visitors can now search our records
to locate any of the 100,000+ burials in
our landscape or learn more about Mount
Auburn’s key landmarks and horticultural
highlights by following one of the app’s
curated tours.
“A Cemetery Cinema” collaboration with Coolidge
Corner Theater, September 2017.
Author talk with Caitlin Doughty, NY Times-Bestselling
Author of From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find
the Good Death, October 2017.
The Historical Collections Department
responded to 125 genealogical research
requests and more than 4 00 research
requests, and hosted 30 on-site
researchers.
Topics researched included the development
of social spaces in America, Jewish burial
practices, land conservation, and the graves
of notable architects.
“Eyes On Owls” live owl demonstration with wildlife
experts Mark and Marcia Wilson, February 2018.
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