“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 […]
Read MoreIn 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 […]
Read MoreOur 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 […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreBy 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 […]
Read MoreBy 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 […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreWelcome to Yarelis Tinoco, our new archivist. Yarelis is a student at SUNY Brockport who aspires to work in a museum after graduation. She currently volunteers at the Medical Museum […]
Read More2020 was the first year that the Friends of Mount Hope took over the Second Saturday Program at the request of Jeff Simmons, Cemetery Manager. For years, the Friends had […]
Read MoreThe Ancient Tradition of Putting a Light in a Window at Christmas –Thank you for Reminding Us, Mr. Stedman! John Harry Stedman was a prominent Rochesterian in social and business […]
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