Sixteen TOHG members met at the Mt. Auburn Cemetery for a guided tour conducted by Chloe a member of the cemetery staff. The rain predicted for Wednesday held off till afternoon and we had a beautiful tour with flowers and trees at their seasonal best. Chloe provided interesting details about the history the cemetery and some of its occupants.
The cemetery was founded in 1831 around an Egyptian motif and all plants are native or Asian. We climbed the hill to the tower which provides an excellent view of the Cambridge and Boston skyline. Some of the sites we saw included the Isabel Stewart Gardner gravesite, the holding area used to store bodies awaiting burial during the winter months, Lake Auburn, and a tree with knees (growths of their roots going straight up out of the ground).
Twelve members of the group went to Greg’s Restaurant for lunch.
Neal S
