Sweet Auburn: The Magazine of the Friends of Mount Auburn Inspiring All Who Visit

President’s Auburn Sweet 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 Webmaster, Media & Imaging Coordinator David P. Barnett, Contributing Editor President & CEO, Mount Auburn Cemetery Jane M. Carroll / Vice President of Development Dennis Collins / Horticultural Curator Candace Currie / Director of Planning & Sustainability Gus Fraser / Vice President of Preservation & Facilities Jenny Gilbert / Senior Gifts Officer Regina Harrison / Executive Assistant James Holman / Director of Cemetery Sales Tom Johnson / Family Services Coordinator Meg L. Winslow / Curator of Historical Collections Consultant Robin Hazard Ray Designer Elizabeth Bonadies Printer In this Issue More than 200,000 visitors pass through Mount Auburn’s iconic Egyptian Revival Gateway every year. P+R Publications Cover Photo: Curator of Historical Collections, Meg Winslow leads a summer twilight art tour of the Cemetery. Trustees of the Friends of Mount Auburn Improving Mount Auburn’s Entry Experience for our Visitors / 2 Inspiring the Next Generation / 4 Stories Behind the Stones: Memorable Encounters / 9 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 Graduate Student Interns Learn about Archives in Mount Auburn’s Historical Collections / 12 Honorary Trustee of the Friends Experiencing Roberto Mighty’s earth.sky / 14 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. Toasting A Treasure: A Celebration of the Binney Monument / 15 People & Happenings / 16 Volunteer Highlight: Rosemarie Smurzynski / 18 Remembering Herbert Watson Pratt / 19 Did You Know? / 20 Increasing Access and Enabling Scholarship: More than 31,000 Historic Records Digitized in 2015 / 21 Upcoming Events / Back Cover See more online at www.mountauburn.org 2 | Sweet Auburn

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