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
Upcoming Events
a Mount Auburn Book Club
Join us for the monthly meeting of the Mount Auburn book club! Each month, we will discuss a book that relates to one of the facets of the Cemetery. All books are readily available from bookstores or at your local library. Book Club meets the 2nd Thursday of each month in Story Chapel at 10:00 AM FREE.
• Thursday, September 10 – Sudden Sea: The Great Hurricane of 1938 by R. A. Scotti( 2004)
• Thursday, October 8 – For the Prevention of Cruelty: The History and Legacy of Animal Rights Activism in the U. S. by Diane L. Beers( 2006)
• Thursday, November 12 – This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War by Drew Gilpin Faust( 2008).
• Thursday, December 10 – The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl( 2006)
a Upcoming Walking Tours:
Saturdays, September 5, October 3, November 7 and December 5, 2:00 PM
“ Discover Mount Auburn” – a walking tour. Join us on the first Saturday of each month for this walking tour focuses on history, horticulture, and the lives of those buried here. Meet at the Entrance Gate at 2 PM. $ 5 members, $ 10 non-members.
Sunday, October 4, 2:00 PM
“ Longfellow’ s Footprints at Mt Auburn: Family, Friends and Flora” – a walking tour with Ted Zalewski, Longfellow scholar, historical interpreter and teacher. Join us on a lovely fall afternoon for this walking tour to learn more about Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and his circle of family and friends. The tour will highlight the history of Longfellow and his times. Meet at the Entrance. $ 5 members; $ 10 non-members.
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Photo by Jennifer Johnston
Thursday, October 22, 2:00 PM
“ Harriet Jacobs and her Network of Friends” – a walking tour. During this walking tour we will celebrate Harriet Jacobs( 1813 – 1897), freedom-seeker, abolitionist, and author of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself. After visiting Jacob’ s grave at Mount Auburn, we will visit her network of family and friends who also chose to make Mount Auburn their final resting place. Meet at the Cemetery’ s Entrance and wear comfortable footwear. FREE.
a SAVE THE DATE: Candle Lighting Service Wednesday, December 17, 3:30 PM
Join us for this annual event to remember those who have gone before us. This year’ s service will feature remarks by Rabbi Harold S. Kushner, author of the bestselling book When Bad Things Happen to Good People( 1981). The service includes a moving candle lighting processional, during which you will have the opportunity to light candles in honor of those you wish to remember. Following the service, we will host a reception in Bigelow Chapel. FREE, but candles are $ 5 each.
Make sure to visit www. mountauburn. org for a complete listing of our upcoming walks, talks, and special events.