Tag: Historical Collections

We are pleased to announce that the Friends of Mount Auburn has been awarded an NEH CARES Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support our Historical Collections & Archives staff and their new crowdsourcing initiative to transcribe … Continue reading →

If you visit Greenbriar Path this summer, you can now enjoy one of our latest preservation successes: the beautiful floral-shaped monument to Beatrice Fagnani (1855-1857) has been repaired after breaking in half two years ago. Carved in 1857 by Italian … Continue reading →

Mount Auburn is pleased to announce an exciting new transcription project that welcomes your participation in making our history more accessible. The Cemetery’s Historical Collections & Archives staff have preserved our most significant archival documents, but many of these are … Continue reading →

Welcome to Transcribing Mount Auburn! Our goal is to make the unique history of Mount Auburn Cemetery available to everyone, anywhere in the world. Delve into Mount Auburn’s founding records and help us transcribe handwritten letters and reports, many of … Continue reading →