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July 2016
Mount Hope Cemetery Twilight Tours
Meet: North Gatehouse, 791 Mount Hope Ave., opposite Robinson Drive Admission: $5 per person* Free for members and children under 16 accompanied by a paying adult. *Note: Cash/Check Only. We do not accept credit cards at this time. These 75-minute tours include some topics covered on Sunday North Section tours as well as new material, on an alternative route of the North Section.
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Mount Hope Cemetery Theme Tour: Form and Function of Mount Hope Cemetery
What is the history of the cemetery itself -- its origins, design, and layout? Find out on this tour that looks at Mount Hope through a unique lens. Tour Guide: Dennis Carr Admission: $7 per person* Free for members and children under 16 accompanied by a paying adult. *Note: Cash/Check Only. We do not accept credit cards at this time.
Find out more »Mount Hope Cemetery Theme Tour: The Revolutionary War
Meet: North Gatehouse, 791 Mount Hope Ave., opposite Robinson Drive Tour Guide: Daughters and Sons of the American Revolution; Dennis Carr Learn about the American Revolution through the lives of veterans within Mount Hope. The tour features music provided by members of the Towpath Fife and Drum Corps.
Find out more »Mount Hope Cemetery Theme Tour: Rochester’s East Avenue
Meet: North Gatehouse, 791 Mount Hope Ave., opposite Robinson Drive Tour Guide: Sally Millick East Avenue was the neighborhood of many notable residents. Learn their stories and hear about their grand mansions -- some standing, some lost.
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Mount Hope Cemetery Theme Tour: The Civil War and “King” Cotton
Meet: North Gatehouse, 791 Mount Hope Ave., opposite Robinson Drive Tour Guide: Barry Platt Explore the peculiarity of American slavery and Reconstruction, and the Civil War as the start of the long march toward freedom and equality in America.
Find out more »Mount Hope Cemetery Theme Tour: Roads Less Traveled By
Meet: North Gatehouse, 791 Mount Hope Ave., opposite Robinson Drive Tour Guide: Patricia Corcoran Meet 19th century Rochesterians -- pivotal leaders, entrepreneurs, and heroes -- in sections not often visited on other Mount Hope tours.
Find out more »Mount Hope Cemetery Theme Tour: Mischief, Murder, and Mayhem
Meet: North Gatehouse, 791 Mount Hope Ave., opposite Robinson Drive Tour Guide: Dennis Carr Meet some of Mount Hope's permanent residents who bent, broke, or enforced the law; or whose lives met unfortunate ends.
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Mount Hope Cemetery Theme Tour: Shadow of Shakespeare
Meet: North Gatehouse, 791 Mount Hope Ave., opposite Robinson Drive Tour Guide: Sally Millick For the quadricentennial of Shakespeare's death, this fun tour relates famous Shakespeare quotes to some of our Mount Hope residents.
Find out more »Mount Hope Cemetery Theme Tour: Fall Foliage at Mount Hope
Meet: North Gatehouse, 791 Mount Hope Ave., opposite Robinson Drive Tour Guide: Zak Steele, Ed Olinger Enjoy the beauty of Mount Hope Cemetery's historic trees and flora on this autumn tour led by landscape architects who can identify and explain the vast variety.
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