Sweet Auburn: The Magazine of the Friends of Mount Auburn Mount Auburn and The Civil War

Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn Street Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138-5517 www.mountauburn.org • 617-547-7105 NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID LEOMINSTER, MA PERMIT NO. 17 PRESORTED BOUND PRINTED U.S. POSTAGE PAID LEOMINSTER, MA PERMIT NO. 17 USE T USE T 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. k Winter Birding Walk Saturdays at 8 AM: January 17, February 21, March 21 Winter is an ideal time to get familiar with the year-round resident birds of Mount Auburn. If you are a beginner birder this walk with Visitors Services Assistant & Security Guard Al Parker will help you to learn the common birds of this area without the distractions of the migrating birds or the foliage on the trees. Dress warmly and bring your binoculars. $7 members / $12 non-members k Longfellow Birthday Celebration Saturday, February 28, 10 AM Join us for this annual program in Story Chapel, co-sponsored by the Longfellow House – National Headquarters National Historic Site. Following a talk about Longfellow’s lasting legacy, we’ll enjoy birthday cake and then walk to the Longfellow Lot on Indian Ridge Path for a wreath-laying ceremony. Additional details about the program will be announced on our website as the event nears. Free k Winter Tree & Shrub Identification Thursday, March 19, 3 PM Join Mount Auburn President Dave Barnett as the snow- covered ground gives way to the earliest spring flowers and buds. We will observe the early signs of spring’s arrival and learn how to identify some of the most interesting trees and shrubs at Mount Auburn by their buds, twig, and bark characteristics. $7 members / $12 non-members 22 | Sweet Auburn k Lunch-Time Lecture Series: Civil War Stories This spring will mark the end of a four-year sesquicentennial commemoration of the Civil War. Join us for this free series of lunch-time talks as we share some of our favorite Civil War stories. All talks will take place in Story Chapel. For full details visit mountauburn.org • Thursday, January 22, Noon: Preserving Civil War Stories in Stone by Gus Fraser, Director of Preservation & Facilities, Mount Auburn • Thursday, February 26, Noon: The Story of the Sphinx by Meg L. Winslow, Curator of Historical Collections, Mount Auburn • Thursday, March 26, Noon: Revolutionary Memory, Civil War Sacrifice: Pauline Revere Thayer and Preserving the Revere Legacy by Nina Zannieri, executive Director, Paul Revere House

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