Mount Hope Cemetery Tour - Mischief, Murder and Mayhem II!
Presented by the Friends of Mount Hope
Meet some permanent residents who bent, broke, or enforced the law, or whose lives met an unfortunate or grisly end. NEW STORIES!!
Guide: Dennis Carr
How We ROC Link Gallery Artist Reception
How We ROC: A Look Through Our Lenses
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Mount Hope Cemetery Tour - Fall Foliage at Mount Hope
Presented by the Friends of Mount Hope
Enjoy the beauty and color of Mount Hope Cemetery’s trees as they prepare for the winter season
Guide: Tom Jones
Mount Hope Cemetery Tour - Undertakers, Wakes, & Tears: Mourning Rituals in 19th Century America
Presented by the Friends of Mount Hope
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
Mount Hope Cemetery Tour - From the Beyond: Tales of Melancholy, Grief, and Tragedy
Presented by the Friends of Mount Hope
Unimaginable circumstances! Unexplained phenomena! Unfortunate events! Unbelievable superstitions! These are just some of what affected Mount Hope Cemetery “residents” during their time among the living.
Escorted tour groups will depart from the north gatehouse (across from Robinson Drive) every 15 minutes starting at noon. The last tour group will depart at 1:45 p.m. Advance ticket sales are limited to 25 people per time slot.
Mount Hope Cemetery Tour - Ales from the Crypt, History of Beer in Rochester
Presented by the Friends of Mount Hope
Rochester was home to more than two dozen breweries prior to Prohibition. Join us for this tour celebrating “liquid bread” and the men who brewed it. After the tour, join us to lift a glass of local beer to history.
Guides: Sarah Johnson & Chris Grooms
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Mount Hope Cemetery Tour - Geology of Mount Hope
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
Mount Hope Cemetery Tour - The Evolving Cemetery
Presented by the Friends of Mount Hope
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.
Guide: MCC Professor Michael Boester
Mount Hope Cemetery Tour - The Meaning Behind: Deciphering the Hidden Messages of Cemetery Symbolism
Presented by the Friends of Mount Hope
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 rebirth.
Guide: Deb Coffey
Rochester Land Bank Corporation
The Rochester Land Bank Corporation's purpose is to acquire, hold, and dispose of vacant, abandoned, or underutilized properties, using the powers enumerated in Section 1600 of the NY Not-for-profit Corporation Law (known as the “Land Bank Act”) to facilitate, manage, and implement City community development projects or redevelopment plans.