Tag Archives: Mount Auburn Cemetery

Yo! People! Get Your Affairs in Order!

Posted on 05/21/2025 by paulefallon

Memorial Day is upon us. The day in which we honor the dead. This year, I suggest that you honor death—your own—in a way that will benefit the living. Make a will. Create an estate plan. So when it’s your … Continue reading →

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An Afternoon Stroll, a Facebook Post, a bit of Smoki Bacon

Posted on 04/27/2022 by paulefallon

One serendipitous joy of my life is living three blocks from Mount Auburn Cemetery, my go-to destination for a walk any time of year. Our country’s first garden cemetery, consecrated 1831, is a national landmark of remarkable landscape brimming with … Continue reading →

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Our Shrinking Engineering Legacy

Posted on 07/03/2014 by paulefallon

This essay was published in WBUR Cognoscenti on July 2, 2014. I took a walk with a friend through Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Mass., last weekend to enjoy summer’s long days and pleasant weather. Some of the cemetery’s most … Continue reading →

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