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Tagging trees in Mount Hope’s Arboretum

Tagging trees in Mount Hope’s Arboretum

February 24, 2022

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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The Friends of Mount Hope Love (and need) SCOUTS!

The Friends of Mount Hope Love (and need) SCOUTS!

February 23, 2022

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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Mount Hope Cemetery Bluebird Project

2021 Report

February 22, 2022

“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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Bluebird Project Mount Hope Cemetery Rochester NY

2020 Report

February 22, 2022

“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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Frederick Douglass (circa_1879)

Special Event – Frederick Douglass Week

February 14, 2022

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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Mount Hope Cemetery First Tour of 2022

First Tour of 2022 is totally cool!
Great job, Sarah!

January 31, 2022

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.

Holocaust Monument Fund Raiser Off and Running!

January 28, 2022

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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Emil (1877-1971) and Gabriele (1886-1957) Herz

A Family Finds Refuge in Rochester

January 25, 2022

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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Dr. Hugo Falkenheim - Noted Physician and Professor of Pediatrics

Dr. Hugo Falkenheim – Noted Physician and Professor of Pediatrics

January 25, 2022

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 Rochester Riot 1872

Mourning in the Morning – The Rochester Riot of 1872

January 8, 2022

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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