President Sweet’ s Auburn Corner
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: Atkins Children, Lot 2339 by Greg Heins, 2014
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.
Over the last 30 years the Friends of Mount Auburn has offered nearly 2,000 walking tours, lectures, and special events to share the stories of Mount Auburn’ s history, horticulture, art and architecture, and wildlife, and to celebrate the lives of the many remarkable people buried and commemorated at the Cemetery.
In this Issue
President’ s Corner / 1 The People of Roberto Mighty’ s earth. sky / 2 Research at Mount Auburn Cemetery / 4 From the Research Desk: Cenotaphs at Mount Auburn / 6
Stories Behind the Stones: Remembering Harriet Templeton Lee / 8
Photos by Artist-in-Residence Roberto Mighty / 10 Introducing Our New Artist-in-Residence: Mary Bichner / 12 The Children of Mount Auburn / 13 People & Happenings / 14 Volunteer Highlight: Judy Jackson / 16 Thoughts on Being a Volunteer at Mount Auburn / 17 Working with Consultants / 18 Remembering David Gallagher / 19 Did You Know? / 20 Mount Auburn’ s Remembrance Society / 21 Upcoming Events / Back Cover
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