Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn Street Cambridge , Massachusetts 02138-5517
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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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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 .