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The ice cream tour at Mount Hope Cemetery

The Ice Cream Tour!

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August 3 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

We all scream for ice cream! Meet the confectioners and ice cream makers who satisfied Rochesterians’ sweet tooth. After the tour, join us for a sweet treat. Guide: Sarah Johnson […]

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NEW CHAPEL AT SOUTH GATE Photo Courtesy Ron Richardson

Architects & Architecture

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August 31 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

A walk through 200 years of our architectural history with a local preservation architect. Guide: Christopher Brandt Member cost: FREE (email [email protected] if you need the coupon code) Non-member cost: $15. There […]

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Carved in Stone tour - Deb - Mount Hope Cemetery Rochester, NY

The Meaning Behind: Deciphering the Hidden Messages of Cemetery Symbolism

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September 7 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Explore the meaning of symbols, epitaphs, and funerary art that tell a story about the person buried there, and what they tell us about Victorians’ view of life, death, and […]

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Geography Tour Mount Hope Cemetery

The Evolving Cemetery

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September 14 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

This tour focuses on the geographic evolution of Mount Hope as a cultural landscape, from its founding as al rural cemetery to meeting today’s trends in cremation and natural burial. […]

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Henry Ward's monument Mount Hope Cemetery

Geology of Mount Hope Cemetery

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September 21 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

A University of Rochester professor of Geology leads this fascinating tour that reveals how the glaciers formed the dramatic landscape of Mount Hope. Guide: Professor Rory Cottrell, UR Member cost: […]

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Undertaker Tour - Deb - Mount Hope Cemetery Rochester, NY

Undertakers, Wakes, & Tears: Mourning Rituals in 19th Century America

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October 12 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Learn about the Victorians’ complex relationship with death and the curious rituals and customs they used to express their grief. Includes a visual display Guide: Deb Coffey Member cost: FREE […]

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