Welcome to the Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery
Mount Hope Cemetery has been a Rochester, New York community treasure since its founding in 1838, and it belongs to each of us. Welcome to our website!
About the Friends of Mount Hope
The Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery is a non-profit organization of volunteers founded in 1980 to restore, preserve, and encourage public use and enjoyment of this unique historical treasure. We have a wealth of resources available to help you learn about our community as reflected in the lives of those who chose Mount Hope Cemetery as their final resting place.
Featured Tours & Events
Geology of Mount Hope Cemetery
Tour Guide: U of R Professor Rory Cottrell A geologist leads this fascinating tour revealing how the glaciers formed the […]
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Geology of Mount Hope Cemetery
Tour Guide: U of R Professor Rory Cottrell A geologist leads this fascinating tour revealing how the glaciers formed the […]
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The Ice Cream Tour
Tour Guide: Tony Filer A “novelty” tour about one of Rochester’s earliest businesses – the making and selling of ice […]
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Mischief, Murder and Mayhem
Tour Guide: Dennis Carr Meet some permanent residents who bent, broke, or enforced the law; or whose lives met unfortunate […]
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2nd Saturday Volunteer Program
Second Saturday volunteers work on outdoor landscaping projects suggested by the cemetery manager. FOMH leaders Tom Jones, Chris Petote, and […]
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Carved in Stone
Tour Guide: Deb Coffey Explore the meaning of the symbols, epitaphs, and funerary art that expressed the views of life, […]
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Tours,
Tours, Tours!
Restoration Projects Underway
“Mount Hope is a park, where man-made features combine with nature to make one of the most transcendentally beautiful areas in western New York.” Richard Reisem, a Founder of the Friends of Mount Cemetery
Cradle
Graves
The Friends of Mount Hope invite you to plant a garden...
Become a Volunteer
Join or Renew Membership
Enjoy the benefits of membership and help preserve the cemetery’s history and beauty.
Discover Your Ancestors
As a free, volunteer service to the public, FOMH responds to inquiries regarding burials at Mount Hope.
Featured Story
Our three-year-old cradle grave program – featuring 123 gardeners maintaining 225 cradle graves – had its first social function on Sunday, September 12th. What a wonderful day! It resembled a […]
Learn MoreTrees of Mount Hope
Interested in Mount Hope
Cemetery's Trees?
Hop on the plantsmap website (plantsmap.com - a website that hosts botanical collections) and search "fomh". Then navigate to different plants and collections identified in the cemetery.
Explore Our Gallery
We have an extensive gallery of photos and videos! Start here to explore our gallery.
