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On March 15th the Holocaust Committee of the Friends of Mount Hope was invited by Tony Filer to attend his presentation at the Monroe Community College Holocaust, Genocide and Human […]
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Anna Murray Douglass and Daughter Annie Douglass to be Honored with Memorials at Mount Hope Cemetery
Below is a link to the 2/22/22 press release announcing plans to add two gravestones to the Frederick Douglass family plot to mark the graves of Anna Murray Douglass and […]
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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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