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December, 2017 MOUNT HOPE CEMETERY TREE AND WOODLAND MANAGEMENT PLAN A comprehensive Tree and Woodland Management Plan for the cemetery is now complete. To review the  plan document, click Mount Hope Cemetery Tree and […]

February 2015 FRIENDS OF MOUNT HOPE CEMETERY 2015 AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY PROJECT The Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery are pleased to have received a grant from the Rochester Area Community […]

August 2011 DESCENDENT EATON KEMPSHALL VISITS MOUNT HOPE GRAVESITE OF THOMAS KEMPSHALL, FOURTH MAYOR OF ROCHESTER Eaton Kempshall, a member and active supporter of the Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery […]

October 2010 Popular Torch Light ToursClose the  2010 Tour Season The Friends of Mount Hope end-of-seasonTorch Light Tours introduced hundreds ofnew visitors to the cemetery. Photographer James Palis capturedsome of the magical light effects […]

Fall, 2009 Mount Hope Cemetery Cultural Landscape Report and Tree Inventory/Management Plan CompletedBy Richard O. Reisem On September 26, 2007, a major 1 ½-year study of Mount Hope Cemetery began. […]

Fall, 2008 The Renovated Gatehouse – A Source of Pride to the Friends of Mount Hop On October 18, 2008, The Department of Recreation and Youth Services Commissioner Charles Reeves […]