Mount Hope Cemetery

Early morning visitors...

Today, on Election Day, we remember the women and men who have fought for the right to vote. If you are visiting Susan B. Anthony’s gravesite today, please keep in mind that: Visitors may access the gravesite between the hours of 8 a.m. 9 p.m. All cemetery gates will be closed at 9 p.m. All those who are still inside the cemetery at that time will be allowed to stay in line, but no new visitors may enter.... After 4 p.m., visitors should park on Robinson Drive and walk across Mt. Hope Avenue to the cemetery entrance. This will be the entrance closest to the gravesite. All visitors will be required to wear masks and hand sanitizer stations will be in place. City staff will be on hand to facilitate lines, answer questions and provide assistance. Social distancing will be enforced.

POP-UP HISTORIAN EVENT LIVE AT MOUNT HOPE CEMETERY The South End Saunter: A Potluck Menu of Stories of Mount Hope Cemetery's South End Residents Presented by the Friends of Mount Hope When: Saturday, October 17 from 10:00am - 2:00pm... Please meet at the South Cemetery Entrance opposite the Distillery Restaurant to get location and times of Pop-up Historians throughout the cemetery. Visit/contact: https://www.facebook.com/events/417343509253959 or www.fomh.org for more information.

We want to thank all individuals, students, community organizations, young professional groups, and the Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery who came out today and throughout the summer to help maintain, clean and beautify Mount Hope Cemetery. Your time and effort is always greatly appreciated!

Our next Second Saturday Landscaping event is October 10, 2020. To register, please visit: https://www.cityofrochester.gov/article.aspx

Photo credit: David C. Gaudioso.

Our next Second Saturday Landscaping event is September 12, 2020. To register, please visit: https://www.cityofrochester.gov/article.aspx

Are you looking for Someone Laid to Rest at Mount Hope? Many of Mount Hope’s interment records have been converted to electronic formats and some information is available online. If you’re searching for an ancestor, cemetery interment records through 2002 may be found at the University of Rochester's cemetery records web site. The Rochester Genealogical Society, Inc.'s web site houses digitized plot maps for Mount Hope Cemetery on their web site at https://rbscp.lib.rochester.edu/mthope/search

Our next Second Saturday Landscaping event is August 8, 2020. To register, please visit: https://www.cityofrochester.gov/article.aspx

Our next Second Saturday Landscaping event is July 11, 2020. To register, please visit: https://www.cityofrochester.gov/article.aspx

Ida Jane Anderson was the first registered nurse in New York State. Born in Canada in 1869, she came to Rochester at the age of 18. Originally a dress maker, she later enrolled in and graduated from the Rochester Homeopathic Hospital of Nursing in 1902. She actively campaigned to pass the Nurse Act of 1903 which established to register trained nurses. During a smallpox epidemic in 1903 she nursed patients at Hope Hospital which was located behind St. Mary's in Hospital in Rochester. Later she also treated victims of a typhoid epidemic in the southern tier of New York State. She spent the rest of her career as a nurse up until her death in 1958. Her burial site is located in Range 3, Lot 416. Text Source: Buried Treasures in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York by Richard O. Reisem #RochesterHistory #mounthopecemetery

Help keep Mount Hope beautiful this summer. This Saturday is the start of our Second Saturdays Landscaping Volunteer Event. Events are held every 2nd Saturday of the month, 9- 11 a.m., June through October. To get more information and register, please visit https://www.cityofrochester.gov/mounthopevolunteer/

Thank you Friends of Mount Hope and volunteers for helping keep Mount Hope Cemetery beautiful. We appreciate all your hard work! If you are interested in volunteering at Mount Hope Cemetery, please visit our website for more information: https://www.cityofrochester.gov/mounthopevolunteer/