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We (Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery) would like to let you know about one of Mother Nature’s quiet – and awesome – annual spring events. It doesn’t involve ceremony, and […]
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While the interracial marriage between Helen Pitts of Honeoye, NY, and Frederick Douglass, pre-eminent leader of Nineteenth-Century Black America, scandalized many in the country and in Douglass’ family, Helen’s life […]
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On December 17, 2022, at 12 noon, 7 wreaths were laid in the Civil War Plot at Mount Hope Cemetery, and 2 wreaths were placed at the Boyd and Parker […]
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This week we at the Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery celebrate the rising of our long-awaited Holocaust Monument in memory of the Holocaust survivors interred in Mount Hope. The funds […]
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Today the Friends of Mount Hope welcomed Rochester Mayor Malik Evans to Mount Hope Cemetery. Patricia Corcoran, FOMH President, along with Board Trustees, showed off some of the restoration & […]
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The highlight of our 2022 season was the major event dedicating the Amy Post historical marker on July 10th. A touching ceremony included a parade of FOMH officers and tour […]
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