Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Notes:
Kitchener Mount Hope Cemetery is the oldest active cemetery in the city. In 1855 it was located where the nearby Grand River Hospital now stands but in 1867 two acres of land were purchased from John Hoffman to establish a municipal cemetery known as Greenbush Cemetery, expanded by another 10.25 acres in 1871. In 1872 it was named Mount Hope Cemetery. In 1868 a Roman Catholic cemetery was established on the eastern boundary and it was enlarged in 1876, 1886 and 1907. When these two cemeteries were established, the burials at the downtown churches were moved. Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church was built nearby in 1916, taking over the operation of the Roman Catholic cemetery, so the cemetery was often referred to as Sacred Heart Cemetery. In 1958 the City of Kitchener took over operation of the Roman Catholic cemetery which gives us the Kitchener Mount Hope Cemetery we know today.

The location of graves and memorials dedicated to the memory of various people identified on the tree who come onto it through marriage or many marriages.

In the event you have such an interest, your host suggests you can look for these and other memorials in this cemetery on one of the many on-line services offering catalogues of graves.

All corrections, additions, questions, and observations are welcome.