Mount Hope Cemetery
Walking Tour Details
Join Us!
Friday, June 13, 2025
10:00 AM (EDT)
Mount Hope Cemetery,
Kitchener, Ontario
Meeting location: The walk begins at the Zuber angel monument, Moore Ave entrance, across from 128 Moore Ave.
Nearby Parking: Street parking on Moore Ave & in the parking lot beside the cemetery, accessed from 91 Moore Avenue. See parking map
Bicycles can be locked to the fence or walked along with the group.
Cost: $34.00 per person
All retirees are welcome to attend!
Please Register today!
OUTRAGEOUS TO COURAGEOUS
Buried History in Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener
Through the community of people in this cemetery, we will discover the most outrageous mayor of Berlin/Kitchener, how a workplace accident got J.M. Schneider into the meat business and how some early Black freedom seekers settled in Queen’s Bush before moving to Berlin. We'll also hear the stories of a KCI teacher that started the first football (soccer) association in North America, about a monument carved to look like the person it remembers, and how Miss Ontario 1910, Hilda Rumpel, helped Berlin/Kitchener celebrate the arrival of publicly generated hydro-electricity. And much more …!
The stones and memorials are the gateway to the stories of Kitchener’s history, dating back just over 150 years, as revealed by the names and stories found in the cemetery.
Join us for what promises to be a walk back in time. Our guide will be Wayne Miedema of Stroll Walking Tours.
The UWRA accepts no responsibility for activities during these types of events. By participating, you accept and assume all risks related to this activity.