Video Presentations

Presented by Chris Grooms Each of Mount Hope Cemetery’s 85 mausoleums has its own story. Discover stories of philanthropists, artists, inventors, mayors, entrepreneurs, and everyday Rochesterians who commissioned mausoleums to […]

Presented by Christopher C. Conway Explore a selection of artistic works found throughout Mount Hope Cemetery and learn about the artists responsible for them, as well as local patrons and […]

Presented by Patricia Corcoran The presentation details how family members dealt with the tragedy of losing a beloved mother and daughter in the 1918 Spanish Influenza Pandemic. Speaker Patricia Corcoran […]

Presented by Dennis Carr While intended to appear as a work of nature, Mount Hope Cemetery is our region’s greatest example of romantic landscape design. Its form, function, and aesthetic […]

Presented by Sally Millick East Avenue in Rochester was once one of the most glamorous and beautiful avenues in the nation – a result of the city’s boomtown wealth of […]

Presented by Deb Coffey Historian, researcher, and cemetery enthusiast Deb Coffey explores the fascinating world of cemetery symbolism and iconography, highlighting the Victorian and 19th century symbolism found in Mount […]