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Search our Media Library for publications written about or by Mount Auburn Cemetery and the Friends of Mount Auburn.


 

African American Legacies

2020 marks the 401st year of the institution of slavery in English America.  People below, both black and white resisted this institution and dedicated their efforts towards the goal of equality, justice and agency for all Americans.

2019 African American Legacies

1. Maria White Lowell (1821-1853)
Lot # 323 Fountain Avenue

2. Jacobs Family
Lot # 4389 Clethra Path
Harriet Jacobs (1813-1897)
John S. Jacobs (1815-1873)
Louisa Jacobs (1833-1917)

3. Mary Walker (1818-1873)
Lot #4312 Kalmia Path

4. Ruffin Family
Lot # 4960 Indian Ridge Path
Josephine Ruffin (1842-1924)
George Lewis Ruffin (1834-1886)
Florida Ruffi n Ridley (1861-1943)

5. Harriot Hunt (1805-1875)
Lot # 2630 Poplar Avenue
Statue Hygeia by Sculptor,
Edmonia Lewis (1844-1907)

6. Ednah Dow Cheney (1824- 1904)
Cenotaph in Littlehale Family
Lot # 953 Fir Avenue

7. Charles Turner Torrey (1813-1846
Lot # 1282 Spruce Avenue

8. Benjamin Roberts (1814-1887)
St. John’s Lot # 1736 Fir Avenue

Information presented here was presented in a walking tour researched and led by Volunteer Docent Rosemarie Smurzynski in 2019.

 

Winter Interest Trees & Shrubs at Mount Auburn

Mount Auburn Cemetery attracts over 200,000 visitors per year, and they visit for many different reasons. Families and friends come to pay tribute to loved ones every day, as we continue to do about 500 new burials per year. Others come to enjoy the beautiful landscape, the magnificent trees, the birds and other wildlife, or the amazing collection of funerary art and architecture. Many attend our educational programs and tours, and still others come to study history and learn about the notable residents of Mount Auburn. Some do all of the above. (more…)

Angels of Mount Auburn

Images of celestial beings are found throughout the Cemetery, proudly posing on pedestals or tucked into the decorations of many monuments.  The brochures below include some of the many angels and cherubs found at Mount Auburn.

Join Rosemarie Smurzynski for Angels We Have Heard on High, a walking tour on Sunday, January 5th at 1PM!

A Guide to Angels in Mount Auburn Cemetery
and their Role in Consoling the Human Heart

The word angel derives from the Greek “angelos” which means messenger.

In Islam the word for angel is “mala” which also means messenger. (more…)

Fall at Mount Auburn Cemetery

Mount Auburn Cemetery attracts over 200,000 visitors per year, and they visit for many different reasons. Families and friends come to pay tribute to loved ones every day, as we continue to do about 500 new burials per year. Others come to enjoy the beautiful landscape, the magnificent trees, the birds and other wildlife, or the amazing collection of funerary art and architecture. Many attend our educational programs and tours, and still others come to study history and learn about the notable residents of Mount Auburn. Some do all of the above.

It is the diverse collection of over 5,000 spectacular trees that no doubt attracts many people to the Cemetery. Nevertheless, it is the combination of the topography, the plants, the wildlife and the monuments and other built structures that make Mount Auburn the unique landscape and National Historic Landmark that it is.