A publication of the Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery

Andrew Gambardella, Editor Associate Director of Grants & Communications

Mount Auburn Executive Leadership

Matthew Stephens President & CEO

Ronnit Bendavid-Val Vice President of Horticulture & Landscape

Beth A. Brown Vice President of Institutional Advancement

Gus Fraser Vice President of Preservation & Facilities

Bree D. Harvey Vice President of Cemetery & Visitor Services

Helen Telfer Vice President of Finance, People & Culture

Consultant Robin Hazard Ray

Designer Elizabeth Bonadies

1 Welcome 2 To Know Our Trees 10 Photo Essay: Spring Migrants

Spring and summer at Mount Auburn are perfect for immersing yourself in the landscape under the welcoming shade of the trees.

Printer P + R Publications

Cover Photo Corinne Elicona people & happenings

Trustees of Mount Auburn Cemetery

Dean T. Hara Chair, Mount Auburn Cemetery

Caroline Mortimer Chair, Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery

Lindsay Leard Coolidge, Ph. D. Secretary, Mount Auburn Cemetery & Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery

John E. Corcoran Treasurer, Mount Auburn Cemetery

Todd Basnight Treasurer, Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery

Sarah Bennett Baker

Rebecca Gardner Campbell Philip L. Laird, FAIA Christina C. Mann Susan Eldredge Mead Anthony P. Morris Niels Peetz-Larsen Richard B. Peiser, Ph. D. Franklin A. Reece Bina Thompson David C. Weinstein Candace Young

Life Trustees Thomas C. Cooper James F. Hunnewell, Jr. Patricia B. Jacoby

Louise Weed Ann M. Roosevelt

580 Mount Auburn Street Cambridge, MA 02138 617-547-7105 www. mountauburn. org

OUR MISSION Mount Auburn Cemetery inspires all who visit, comforts the bereaved, and commemorates the dead in a landscape of exceptional beauty.

OUR VISION We envision a world that celebrates life’ s seasons, preserves natural beauty, and remembers human stories.

See more online at www. mountauburn. org