Sweet Auburn: The Magazine of the Friends of Mount Auburn A Dynamic and Evolving Landscape | Page 2

President’s Corner Sweet Auburn A publication of the Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn Street Cambridge, MA 02138 617-547-7105 www.mountauburn.org Editorial Committee Bree D. Harvey, Editor Vice President of Cemetery & Visitor Services Jennifer J. Johnston, Managing Editor Media & Communications Director David P. Barnett, Contributing Editor President & CEO, Mount Auburn Cemetery Jane M. Carroll / Vice President of Institutional Advancement Dennis Collins / Horticultural Curator Candace Currie / Director of Planning & Cemetery Development Gus Fraser / Vice President of Preservation & Facilities Jenny Gilbert / Director of Institutional Advancement Regina Harrison / Executive Assistant James Holman / Director of Cemetery Sales Tom Johnson / Manager of Family Services Meg L. Winslow / Curator of Historical Collections Consultant Robin Hazard Ray Designer Elizabeth Bonadies Printer P+R Publications Cover Photo:View from Mount Auburn Trustees of the Friends of Mount Auburn Mary Lee Aldrich, Chair, Cambridge, MA David P. Barnett, President & CEO, Boxborough, MA Sean McDonnell, Secretary & Treasurer, Cambridge, MA Caroline Mortimer, Vice-Chair, Cambridge, MA Honorary Trustee of the Friends Susan W. Paine, Cambridge The Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery was established in 1986 to assist in the conservation of the Cemetery’s natural beauty and to promote the appreciation of its cultural, historic, and natural resources. Organized in 1990 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable trust, the Friends seeks financial support from its members, other individuals, foundations, corporations, and public agencies. It receives gifts for educational and interpretive programs and materials for the public, specific cultural projects, and operating support for horticultural rejuvenation and the preservation of the historic monuments, structures, and archival artifacts and records.The Friends has over 1,300 active members. Major objectives of any landscape renovation at Mount Auburn Cemetery are to increase the biodiversity of our horticultural collections, reduce landscape maintenance, and protect our significant monuments. Read more on pages 8-9 and again on pages 10-13. In this Issue President’s Corner / 1 Henry A.S. Dearborn: Visionary Designer / 2 The Early Designers / 4 Who Designed Mount Auburn Cemetery? / 6 Beech / Central Avenue Corridor Renovation / 8 The Rejuvenation of Harvard Hill / 10 Learning in the Landscape / 14 Introducing The Lively Place / 16 Volunteer Highlight: Robin Ray / 21 Stories Behind the Stones: Rocks From which Stones are Made / 22 People & Happenings / 24 Did You Know? / 28 Urgent Repair Needed for Monument to Express Service Founder / 29 Upcoming Events / Back Cover See more online at www.mountauburn.org 2 | Sweet Auburn