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One of our winter projects…installing tree tags. 2022 is the third year that the FOMH have ordered tree tags, which include QR codes, that will guide visitors to our PlantsMap […]
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We have a wide range of restoration activities at Mount Hope Cemetery. We welcome Scouts who would like to volunteer with their troop as well as scouts who would be […]
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“We didn’t check the boxes as often this year as we did in past years, so the numbers are more approximate. There were 5 successful bluebird broods nesting in our […]
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“There were 5-6 successful bluebird broods nesting in our 13 boxes, each yielding 3-5 fledglings. This is the average over the last 14 years and similar to last year, but […]
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In celebration of Frederick Douglass Week, February 10 to 17, the Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery present as a gift to you the opportunity to read an inspiring article entitled […]
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Our January Winter tour on Saturday was a great success in spite of single digit temperatures. A spirited group of 15 polar history buffs led by tour guide Sarah Johnson […]
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The FOMH Holocaust Committee has reached out to the community to fund a Holocaust Monument to commemorate people buried in Mount Hope Cemetery who were victims of the Holocaust. The […]
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By Marjorie Barkin Searl Emil (1877-1971) and Gabriele (1886-1957) Herz lived a secure and cultured life in Berlin with their four children. Emil, a descendant of a long line of […]
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By Kristine Klein Doctor of Medicine in 1881, he continued his studies in Austria. Dr. Falkenheim returned to Königsberg (today Kaliningrad, Russia) in 1882 and began work at the University […]
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The recording of the talk is now available on the Rochester Public Library YouTube page: https://youtu.be/lR9CqPVAZa4. Rochester was the center of national attention in November 1872 with the arrest of Susan […]
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