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Collection: Mount Auburn Cemetery

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mjcurran
mjcurranFirst reference to note Chinese burials and their customs.1882 Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings Vo 1 044000_1882 Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings Vo 1, 2005.120.001Mount Auburn Cemetery
cyndip
cyndipI proofed it, looks good to me.1843-03-17_ChamberlintoHowe1_1831_018_001-0031843-03-17 Estimate on Barn, John Chamberlin to Superintendent Howe, 1831.018.001-003Mount Auburn Cemetery
e.rose.04
e.rose.04I believe this scan is a repeat of item 0371885 Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings Vo 2 03900_1885 Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings Vo 2, 2005.120.002Mount Auburn Cemetery
e.rose.04
e.rose.04The text in the clipping covered by the image is transcribed in 0441885 Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings Vo 2 04200_1885 Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings Vo 2, 2005.120.002Mount Auburn Cemetery
e.rose.04
e.rose.04I wasn't sure how to indicate the format of the labels for the images so I put them either before of following the image description if it was above or below respectively.1885 Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings Vo 2 02600_1885 Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings Vo 2, 2005.120.002Mount Auburn Cemetery
jamesamartin
jamesamartinDoes it say Indoor?Horticulture Invoice: William Black 1869 June 1 (verso)1869-06-01 Horticulture Invoice: William Black, 2021.005.022 Mount Auburn Cemetery
Scrumpy Geoff
Scrumpy GeoffSorry, I can't help with your mystery word but the paid by date looks more like "Jany 27" rather than "July" and would seem more likely given the invoice date of Dec 68.Horticulture Invoice: Hovey & Co., 1869 January (recto)1868-12 Horticulture Invoice: Hovey & Co., 2021.005.019Mount Auburn Cemetery
SegalJL
SegalJLDatabase as of 2023 spells Garrity with one "r".CB04_index_00041874-1875 Copying Book: Superintendent Lovering's letters, 2005.062.006Mount Auburn Cemetery
SegalJL
SegalJLDatabase as of 2023 spells Garrity with one "r".CB04_01481874-1875 Copying Book: Superintendent Lovering's letters, 2005.062.006Mount Auburn Cemetery
Jannyp
JannypDuplicate of page 131889-05-20 Letter: Mass. Hort Society Request for Surplus Plants, 2014.020.012-007Mount Auburn Cemetery
Scrumpy Geoff
Scrumpy GeoffWould this help for readability?91896-01 Annual Report of the Trustees of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, for 1895, Together with the Reports of the Treasurer and Superintendent. Sixty-Fourth Year.Mount Auburn Cemetery
Meesharie27
Meesharie27Is there a way to note the dollar amounts on right side other than with a separator? Should they be made into columns perhaps?121884-01 Annual Report of the Trustees of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, Together with the Reports of the Treasurer and Superintendent. January, 1884Mount Auburn Cemetery
gbenoit
gbenoitI suspect that Mrs. L. B. Ryder is Lucretia B. Ryder, but so far I have been unable to find further information on the connection between her, lot 225, and/or a Mr. William H. Hull (who himself is buried in Waltham at Mount Feake Cemetery and, as ...CB04_00341874-1875 Copying Book: Superintendent Lovering's letters, 2005.062.006Mount Auburn Cemetery
SegalJL
SegalJLpage 298 was used to cross-reference some hard-to-read wordsCB04_02961874-1875 Copying Book: Superintendent Lovering's letters, 2005.062.006Mount Auburn Cemetery
SegalJL
SegalJLNext page has "Spooner" rather than "Sponer". Spooner is probably correct.CB04_02381874-1875 Copying Book: Superintendent Lovering's letters, 2005.062.006Mount Auburn Cemetery
SegalJL
SegalJLN. P. Whitney is located in lot 277, on Walnut and Mound Ave.CB04_02211874-1875 Copying Book: Superintendent Lovering's letters, 2005.062.006Mount Auburn Cemetery
SegalJL
SegalJLNote: The current map of Sector 24 shows lots 4333 and 4381, but no 4334 in between. Lot 4334 is shown on Laurel Ave.CB04_02211874-1875 Copying Book: Superintendent Lovering's letters, 2005.062.006Mount Auburn Cemetery
SegalJL
SegalJLBased on the names in the DB: Washburn for 4333 and Young for 4334, I assume that these lots were never acquired by parties referenced in this letter.CB04_02211874-1875 Copying Book: Superintendent Lovering's letters, 2005.062.006Mount Auburn Cemetery
SegalJL
SegalJLFilled in a few things, but the smudging makes it difficult. In essence, the letter explains to the current surveying company that the growth of surveying work in the cemetery requires a full-time surveyor for the cemetery.CB04_02131874-1875 Copying Book: Superintendent Lovering's letters, 2005.062.006Mount Auburn Cemetery
SegalJL
SegalJLThis letter seems to be a lot of effort for 44 cents!CB04_02121874-1875 Copying Book: Superintendent Lovering's letters, 2005.062.006Mount Auburn Cemetery
SegalJL
SegalJLMany problem words, but the essence of the letter comes through.CB04_02111874-1875 Copying Book: Superintendent Lovering's letters, 2005.062.006Mount Auburn Cemetery
MBrunsdon
MBrunsdonHow would you like the sections with numbers and totals aligned? Thank you91896-01 Annual Report of the Trustees of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, for 1895, Together with the Reports of the Treasurer and Superintendent. Sixty-Fourth Year.Mount Auburn Cemetery
SegalJL
SegalJLNote: System dumped me multiple times. As a result, I did "saves" after every change.CB04_01781874-1875 Copying Book: Superintendent Lovering's letters, 2005.062.006Mount Auburn Cemetery
SegalJL
SegalJLNot clear what lot is associated with the letter to Mrs. Abbott.CB04_01551874-1875 Copying Book: Superintendent Lovering's letters, 2005.062.006Mount Auburn Cemetery
SegalJL
SegalJLBased on the description in this letter, the Bartlett Lot being described is lot 4231 on Halcyon Ave. near Halcyon Pond. The only Charles Merriam interred in Mount Auburn following this letter passed in 1906 and is interred in family lot 2922, ad...CB04_01461874-1875 Copying Book: Superintendent Lovering's letters, 2005.062.006Mount Auburn Cemetery
SegalJL
SegalJLNote: Page 114 is missing. We have two copies of 113 and then skip to 115.CB04_01141874-1875 Copying Book: Superintendent Lovering's letters, 2005.062.006Mount Auburn Cemetery
SegalJL
SegalJLNote: The only Meeker in this cemetery in 1874 is Darcius Meeker and she is in Lot 3730 on Spelman Rd., not Lot 1074. So, there is a discrepancy here.CB04_01081874-1875 Copying Book: Superintendent Lovering's letters, 2005.062.006Mount Auburn Cemetery
SegalJL
SegalJL"At what price per ton" Shingles are normally measured by the bundle or by the square where 1 square is 100 square feet. In the transcription, what was there looked more like ton than sq(uare) but in the grand scheme of things, it probably doesn't...CB04_00641874-1875 Copying Book: Superintendent Lovering's letters, 2005.062.006Mount Auburn Cemetery
SegalJL
SegalJLApparently, they delivered cement by the Barrel (Bbl).CB04_00641874-1875 Copying Book: Superintendent Lovering's letters, 2005.062.006Mount Auburn Cemetery
SegalJL
SegalJLKudos to mjcurran for a really nice job transcribing this page. I must wonder how it got entered mirror image in the first place!CB04_00121874-1875 Copying Book: Superintendent Lovering's letters, 2005.062.006Mount Auburn Cemetery
Princess1
Princess1This newspaper articles columns did not run consistent between one, two, three, four. Seemed to not have been pasted on the page write. I attempted to make sense of the flow of text1882 Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings Vo 1 026000_1882 Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings Vo 1, 2005.120.001Mount Auburn Cemetery
MaryV
MaryVCould it be meant to be "sound them out"?Letter: To Col. Folsom from T.H. Safford, Guidebooks Lost in Boston Fire, 1873, page 2zDEMO Letter: GuidebooksMount Auburn Cemetery
SegalJL
SegalJLI'm really sick of working with this beta software. Just got my session dumped again. 1834 Receiving Tomb, Public Lot, and Crypt Register_02100_1834_Receiving Tomb Public Lot and Crypt Register, 1831.037.001Mount Auburn Cemetery
SegalJL
SegalJLExcellent. I deleted it.1834 Receiving Tomb, Public Lot, and Crypt Register_01500_1834_Receiving Tomb Public Lot and Crypt Register, 1831.037.001Mount Auburn Cemetery
gbenoit
gbenoitThe extra material from Cheney onward seems to have been accidentally copied and pasted from page 51834 Receiving Tomb, Public Lot, and Crypt Register_01500_1834_Receiving Tomb Public Lot and Crypt Register, 1831.037.001Mount Auburn Cemetery
SegalJL
SegalJLWhere is the material following 42 - Cheney? Someone did a lot of work, and I don't just want to delete it.1834 Receiving Tomb, Public Lot, and Crypt Register_01500_1834_Receiving Tomb Public Lot and Crypt Register, 1831.037.001Mount Auburn Cemetery
gbenoit
gbenoitI double checked the text and fixed up some of the formatting 1834 Receiving Tomb, Public Lot, and Crypt Register_00400_1834_Receiving Tomb Public Lot and Crypt Register, 1831.037.001Mount Auburn Cemetery
SegalJL
SegalJLI burned out on the formatting. Before approving, someone needs to double check the text.1834 Receiving Tomb, Public Lot, and Crypt Register_00400_1834_Receiving Tomb Public Lot and Crypt Register, 1831.037.001Mount Auburn Cemetery
gbenoit
gbenoitTillson's lot number was written incorrectly here, listing it as #2792 rather than #2972. CB06_02481879-01-27 to 1884-07-10 Copying Book: Superintendent's Letters, 2005.062.008Mount Auburn Cemetery
SegalJL
SegalJLNote: There is a gratuitous "S." in the line ", New S. Potting Shed. Notice of Appropriation. There was a similar gratuitous "S" on pg. 381. Not clear what it is.Trustees Records, Vol. 7, 1886 (page 386)1886 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 7, 1831.005.007Mount Auburn Cemetery
SegalJL
SegalJL"... for the period of eight months from January 1. 1905 and January 1. 1906, ..." A bit mathematically challenged in that the period subsequently described is 12 months!Trustees Records, Vol. 7, 1886 (page 365)1886 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 7, 1831.005.007Mount Auburn Cemetery
SegalJL
SegalJLAmendment proposed to pay President and TrusteesTrustees Records, Vol. 7, 1886 (page 341)1886 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 7, 1831.005.007Mount Auburn Cemetery
SegalJL
SegalJLThe months of Sept. and Oct. appear to be missing.Trustees Records, Vol. 7, 1886 (page 339)1886 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 7, 1831.005.007Mount Auburn Cemetery
SegalJL
SegalJLAuthorization for purchase of a typewriter!!Trustees Records, Vol. 7, 1886 (page 331)1886 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 7, 1831.005.007Mount Auburn Cemetery
mjcurran
mjcurranPages 6 & 7 are missing81891-01 Annual Report of the Trustees of the Cemetery of Mount Auburn, for 1890, Together with the Reports of the Treasurer and Superintendent. Fifty-Ninth Year.Mount Auburn Cemetery
gbenoit
gbenoitThe index gives the name for this page as "Hale, Mrs. M A". My closest guess at the moment is that this is addressed to Mary Angelina Hale (Mrs. Mary A. Hale), who is buried at lot 2993, but the lot number written here is too unclear in this imag...CB06_01311879-01-27 to 1884-07-10 Copying Book: Superintendent's Letters, 2005.062.008Mount Auburn Cemetery
gbenoit
gbenoit"A. E. Johnson" is potentially Rev. Alfred E. Johnson on Lot 928CB06_00871879-01-27 to 1884-07-10 Copying Book: Superintendent's Letters, 2005.062.008Mount Auburn Cemetery
MegWinslow
MegWinslowHow should we record a check mark or tick mark?1834_Receiving Tomb, Public Lot, and Crypt Register_p00100_1834 Receiving Tomb, Public Lot, and Crypt Register, 1831.037.001Mount Auburn Cemetery
SegalJL
SegalJLLost another half hour of work :-( Frustration. Quitting for a while.Trustees Records, Vol. 7, 1886 (page 260)1886 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 7, 1831.005.007Mount Auburn Cemetery
SegalJL
SegalJLReluctance to get a telephone in the Boston office!Trustees Records, Vol. 7, 1886 (page 233)1886 Trustees Meeting Minutes, Volume 7, 1831.005.007Mount Auburn Cemetery
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