Sweet Auburn: The Magazine of the Friends of Mount Auburn A Healing and Meditative 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
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
Mindful Walkers at the Cemetery
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: Consecration Dell
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 inter-
pretive 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.
In this Issue
President’s Corner / 1
Revitalizing Bigelow Chapel & Asa Gray Garden / 2
Floras of Eastern North America & East Asia / 8
Mount Auburn & Lesley University Partnership: Year 2 / 10
Introducing Meadows & Turf Alternatives / 12
Photos by Kristin Macomber / 14
Seeking Treasures, Finding Solace / 16
The Healing Landscape / 18
When Staff Becomes Client / 20
Satigata / 21
Best Wishes to Six New Retirees / 22
People & Happenings / 25
Volunteer Profile: Sherley Smith / 26
Did You Know? / 28
Tribute to a Treasure / 29
Upcoming Events / Back Cover
See more online at www.mountauburn.org
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