The purpose of the Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery is to optimize the cemetery's potential as a cultural resource through education, preservation and promotion of Mount Hope Cemetery's unique heritage.





GUIDED WALKING TOURS
MAY - OCTOBER, 2010

Free general tours each weekend:
Saturdays at 1pm
Sundays at 2pm

Special Theme Tours
throughout the season:
$4 per person
Free for Members of the Friends


Tour Schedule & Information

UPCOMING SPECIAL THEME TOURS:

Speaking Stones
12 PM on Saturday, September 11
Tour Guide: Emil Homeran

University of Rochester Professor Homeran examines the symbols, inscriptions and funerary art that expressed views of life, death and immortality in the 19th century.

Meet at the north cemetery entrance, 791 Mount Hope Avenue, opposite Robinson Drive. Admission: $4. Free for members of the Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery
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Geology at Mount Hope Cemetery
12:30am on Saturday, September 18
Tour Guide: Bill Chaisson


Explore the really ancient history of Mount Hope Cemetery with geologist Bill Chaisson.

Meet at the north cemetery entrance, 791 Mount Hope Avenue, opposite Robinson Drive. Admission: $4. Free for members of the Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery.



NEW MAILING ADDRESS
Please address mail correspondence to:
Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery
P.O. Box 18713
Rochester, NY 14618-0713