Community Digitization Days
Mount Auburn ’ s New Mobile App
Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn Street Cambridge , Massachusetts 02138-5517
www . mountauburn . org • 617-547-7105
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Upcoming Events
Here is a sampling from the exciting schedule of upcoming programs . Visit us online today to register for any of these programs or to get a complete list of other events on our calendar .
a A Glimpse Beyond September 16 – 17
Returning for a 6th year of inspired performances ! Encounter unexpected sights and sounds while walking along a route through Mount Auburn ’ s historic landscape . These “ glimpses ,” being performed by a cast of professional and community-based musicians , dancers , and artists , will have you reexamining your ideas about life and death , joy and sorrow . For a full list of performers , visit our website as the date nears .
a Mount Auburn : Fall Suite Concert Saturday , November 4 , 2 PM
Please join us for the world premiere of Mount Auburn : Fall Suite by Composer-in-Residence Mary Bichner . Over the past year , Mary has written music inspired by the landscape of Mount Auburn and words from resident poets . A 19-piece orchestra will showcase her beautiful and unique fall program in historic Story Chapel . Mary ’ s unusual gift of synesthesia — the perception of colors having specific sounds — allows her to create richly-colored compositions that delight music lovers of every stripe .
Community Digitization Days
Saturday , October 14 , Watertown Free Public Library Friday , October 20 , Cambridge Public Library
Members of the public can bring in a range of paper-based archival cultural heritage materials , such as photographs and letters , that help to tell the story of Mount Auburn Cemetery and the nearly 100,000 people buried and commemorated here . During the digitization days , consultants from the Northeast Document Conservation Center ( NEDCC ) will hold a series of informational sessions about preserving and digitizing family collections , scan materials , rehouse originals in archival enclosures , and give participants a flash drive with their digital copies – all free of charge . With permission , materials will be used as interpretive and educational content for Mount Auburn ’ s new mobile app . We will begin taking reservations for digitization appointments in early September . Please check our website for more details .
Funding provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities .
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Mount Auburn ’ s New Mobile App
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new mobile app ! You can now explore the many facets of Mount Auburn using your own mobile device . You can follow one of our thematic tours , discover the Cemetery ’ s many significant landmarks , and search our database of nearly 100,000 burials . Download the app for free from the Google Play or iTunes app store ( search for “ Mount Auburn Cemetery ”) and begin today !
Funding for the development of Mount Auburn ’ s app has been provided by the A . J . & M . D . Ruggiero Memorial Trust . Biographical content and curated tours have been funded by Mass Humanities , the Rowland Foundation , the National Trust for Historic Preservation , and individual donors .