An active burial place and vibrant cultural institution. National Historic Landmark. Mass Audubon Important Bird Area. Urban Ecosystem. Est. 1831. https://mountauburncemetery.start.page/https://bsky.app/profile/mountauburncem.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mountauburncem.bsky.social/post/3mfpeisspj22bIt was such a joy to host Mark and Marcia Wilson for their Eyes on Owls program this past weekend. Thank you to all who joined us for this educational and inspiring event meant to bring us closer to these amazing animals.25 Feb 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:xxtzaf3f56qkr7b2zfvmcdub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfpeisspj22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mountauburncem.bsky.social/post/3mbp4q2bkgy2nHave you ever heard of a death doula? Ever wondered what they do or how they support families at the end-of-life? Join us next Monday for a free virtual panel Demystifying Death Doulas and have your questions answered! Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/demystifying-death-doulas-a-virtual-panel-discussion-tickets-1977391316658?aff=oddtdtcreator05 Jan 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:xxtzaf3f56qkr7b2zfvmcdub/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbp4q2bkgy2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mountauburncem.bsky.social/post/3m7pts66p7f2vBeth Folsom writes for @CambrideDay about Mount Auburn resident, Dorothea Dix and her experience at the East Cambridge Jail https://www.cambridgeday.com/2025/12/08/social-reformer-dorothea-dixs-mission-was-inspired-by-her-work-at-the-east-cambridge-jail/11 Dec 2025 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:xxtzaf3f56qkr7b2zfvmcdub/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7pts66p7f2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mountauburncem.bsky.social/post/3m5eft5c6uj24In honor of Veterans Day and the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, Mount Auburn Cemetery is pleased to announce a new self-guided tour highlighting Revolutionary War veterans buried at Mount Auburn. This tour will be available on our Bloomberg Connects digital guide.11 Nov 2025 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:xxtzaf3f56qkr7b2zfvmcdub/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5eft5c6uj24https://bsky.app/profile/mountauburncem.bsky.social/post/3m3zr6jzlx42qWhat do you think? Is it peak foliage season yet? 🍂25 Oct 2025 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:xxtzaf3f56qkr7b2zfvmcdub/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3zr6jzlx42qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mountauburncem.bsky.social/post/3m35xe6mo5v2hWe are excited to announce that Mount Auburn Cemetery’s digital visitor guide is now live on the Bloomberg Connects app, an arts and culture mobile platform that helps visitors explore museums, gardens, and historic sites around the world.14 Oct 2025 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:xxtzaf3f56qkr7b2zfvmcdub/app.bsky.feed.post/3m35xe6mo5v2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mountauburncem.bsky.social/post/3m33exx4iw62nToday we honor the Indigenous peoples who have lived for thousands of years on the land we now call Cambridge and Watertown—especially the Massachusett and Pequossette Tribes, whose descendants continue to care for this region.13 Oct 2025 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:xxtzaf3f56qkr7b2zfvmcdub/app.bsky.feed.post/3m33exx4iw62nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mountauburncem.bsky.social/post/3lzebedvqu22pWelcoming Fall 🍂21 Sep 2025 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:xxtzaf3f56qkr7b2zfvmcdub/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzebedvqu22phttps://bsky.app/profile/mountauburncem.bsky.social/post/3lyso2rkvym2cHappy Birthday to Joyce Chen! (1917–1994) — Born in Beijing, Joyce Chen became one of America’s most celebrated Chinese restauranteurs, authors, and TV hosts.14 Sep 2025 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:xxtzaf3f56qkr7b2zfvmcdub/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyso2rkvym2chttps://bsky.app/profile/mountauburncem.bsky.social/post/3lxkk4gcvwi2sToday is the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. We remember the lives lost and the communities forever changed. Amid the storm’s devastation in 2005, one plant became an unexpected symbol of hope: the Peggy Martin rose. 🌹29 Aug 2025 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:xxtzaf3f56qkr7b2zfvmcdub/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxkk4gcvwi2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mountauburncem.bsky.social/post/3luxaiazj642lA serene Sunday scene. Have you seen our beautiful hydrangeas yet this year? 🦋27 Jul 2025 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:xxtzaf3f56qkr7b2zfvmcdub/app.bsky.feed.post/3luxaiazj642lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mountauburncem.bsky.social/post/3lusd2a4wzi2tVisiting Mount Auburn for the first time? Parking is available on Lawn Ave. surrounding Asa Gray Garden. 🚗25 Jul 2025 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:xxtzaf3f56qkr7b2zfvmcdub/app.bsky.feed.post/3lusd2a4wzi2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mountauburncem.bsky.social/post/3lt2vk7agv62qAppreciation post for all the dragon 🐉 and damselflies 🌼 in our landscape and beyond. In 2024 our citizen scientists visited various sites to document dragon and damselflies that were present at each location as a part of our Adult Dragonfly Survey.03 Jul 2025 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:xxtzaf3f56qkr7b2zfvmcdub/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt2vk7agv62qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mountauburncem.bsky.social/post/3lsqtgkj5262zA serene Sunday scene at the Binney Monument.29 Jun 2025 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:xxtzaf3f56qkr7b2zfvmcdub/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsqtgkj5262zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mountauburncem.bsky.social/post/3lslzdiyebv2rIt's the last Friday of Pride Month, but you can explore Mount Auburn's LGBTQ notable residents any time of year via the guide on our website: buff.ly/8mD607J27 Jun 2025 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:xxtzaf3f56qkr7b2zfvmcdub/app.bsky.feed.post/3lslzdiyebv2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mountauburncem.bsky.social/post/3lshfoq2jou2sHappy Birthday to the actor and Oscar-winner, Anne Revere!25 Jun 2025 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:xxtzaf3f56qkr7b2zfvmcdub/app.bsky.feed.post/3lshfoq2jou2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mountauburncem.bsky.social/post/3lrxlp7nxrz2qCommemorating the grave of physician, Harriot Kezia Hunt, stands her monument: "Hygeia" a sculptural treasure of Mount Auburn's funerary collection, carved by Edmonia Lewis in the early 1870's.19 Jun 2025 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:xxtzaf3f56qkr7b2zfvmcdub/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrxlp7nxrz2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mountauburncem.bsky.social/post/3lrqhgbargw2zIt's Pollinator Week! 🐝 🦋 What plants do you have in your garden that support the native pollinator population?16 Jun 2025 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:xxtzaf3f56qkr7b2zfvmcdub/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrqhgbargw2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mountauburncem.bsky.social/post/3lrifjru6lz2r🍀 🌈 It may be Friday the 13th, but we're still feeling lucky! 🏳️‍🌈 As part of our ongoing Pride month series we're highlighting Mount Auburn's famous LGBTQ residents!13 Jun 2025 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:xxtzaf3f56qkr7b2zfvmcdub/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrifjru6lz2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mountauburncem.bsky.social/post/3lqwop2k4dn2rHappy Pride Month!! 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ Each week of Pride we'll be highlighting an LGBTQ+ historical resident of Mount Auburn Cemetery to remind us that queer people have always existed and will always exist.06 Jun 2025 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:xxtzaf3f56qkr7b2zfvmcdub/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqwop2k4dn2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mountauburncem.bsky.social/post/3lq5k2o7h332pHappy Birthday to author, poet, and activist, Julia Ward Howe! Buried on Spruce Ave. in Mount Auburn Cemetery.27 May 2025 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:xxtzaf3f56qkr7b2zfvmcdub/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq5k2o7h332phttps://bsky.app/profile/mountauburncem.bsky.social/post/3lq2zksyg6s2pThis Memorial Day we remember and honor the legacy of veterans buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery and their service to our country.26 May 2025 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:xxtzaf3f56qkr7b2zfvmcdub/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq2zksyg6s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mountauburncem.bsky.social/post/3lpti6olspf26Happy Birthday to writer, journalist, & women's rights activist Margaret Fuller, whose cenotaph is located on Pyrola Path at Mount Auburn. 🎂23 May 2025 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:xxtzaf3f56qkr7b2zfvmcdub/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpti6olspf26https://bsky.app/profile/mountauburncem.bsky.social/post/3lnkkppzpch2hToday is Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, a public holiday in Armenia and observed by the Armenian Diaspora, including the Armenian cultural hubs of Watertown and Belmont Massachusetts. buff.ly/LVnMCGy24 Apr 2025 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:xxtzaf3f56qkr7b2zfvmcdub/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnkkppzpch2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mountauburncem.bsky.social/post/3lmmvrpkyrt2gLast Saturday and Sunday we celebrated the 10th Anniversary of our Artist-In-Residence program with a showcase of our talented artists throughout the years. We enjoyed dances, plays, music, poetry, storytelling and more–as well as a small gallery of our visual artists' work in Story Chapel.12 Apr 2025 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:xxtzaf3f56qkr7b2zfvmcdub/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmmvrpkyrt2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mountauburncem.bsky.social/post/3lmhetf26zr2m“…Tulip Path, hard to find on the shaft, that insistent rise to heaven goes down and down…” – Robert Creeley (Lot 1509 Tulip Path)10 Apr 2025 11:15 +0000at://did:plc:xxtzaf3f56qkr7b2zfvmcdub/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmhetf26zr2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mountauburncem.bsky.social/post/3llm7qawdsp2uJust a few more weeks! 🌱30 Mar 2025 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:xxtzaf3f56qkr7b2zfvmcdub/app.bsky.feed.post/3llm7qawdsp2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mountauburncem.bsky.social/post/3lljbsh5maf22It's the last week of Women's History Month. To end our series of highlighting trailblazing women buried at Mount Auburn, we celebrate the legacy of Gertrude Wright Morgan (1861-1931), suffragist, civil rights activist, & founding member of the NAACP.29 Mar 2025 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:xxtzaf3f56qkr7b2zfvmcdub/app.bsky.feed.post/3lljbsh5maf22https://bsky.app/profile/mountauburncem.bsky.social/post/3ll26xiqa4c2iSpring is here! And this March we continue to highlight the trailblazing women buried at Mount Auburn for Women's History Month. This week, we celebrate the legacy of architect, Eleanor Raymond, who was born on this day in 1887.23 Mar 2025 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:xxtzaf3f56qkr7b2zfvmcdub/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll26xiqa4c2i