Walking Tours
As the City’s oldest, active cemetery, Mount Hope is a history lesson waiting to happen. Here lies an important resource – a source of information that can help local residents gain a better understanding of this community’s rich and storied past.

Monuments dating back to the late 1700s mark the graves of some of Kitchener’s most prominent business and political leaders. The Walper’s founder, a Kitchener senator, a host of other local political leaders, a famous clock maker, the founder of a cookie fortune and a respected furniture entrepreneur are among those who bring history to life at Mount Hope.

If you’ve got time for a stroll, Kitchener Cemeteries has mapped out three tours through Mount Hope’s grounds that are guaranteed to encourage your interest in Kitchener’s past. Tour guidebooks are available at Woodland and Williamsburg Cemeteries and at the Community Services Department, 7th floor, Kitchener City Hall. You can also download the tour guidebook now. Take one tour at a time or do the entire circuit in less than two hours.

For more information or a tour guidebook, call 519-741-2880.