Mt. Washington Cemetery Association

The Mt. Washington Cemetery, founded in 1855, was abandoned, left to the care of the City of Cincinnati in the late 1970s. The city never did anything in the cemetery during the seven years it was their responsibility and the cemetery became a blighted area in the community. In 1985, a small group of Mt. Washington residents formed the non-profit Mt. Washington Cemetery Association to raise funds for the care of the cemetery. For forty years, donations, volunteer work, grave sales, tour proceeds, and other fundraisers have taken the cemetery from ill-tended to beautiful. Due to all the trees we’ve planted over the past forty years, we are now a nationally recognized arboretum.

A small group of volunteers formed a non-profit, the Mt. Washington Cemetery Association, to provide for the care of the formerly abandones and historically significant Mt. Washington Cemetery. UC students have assisted us with green-up events in the past and we would be so grateful if we could enlist volunteers for d day of service the cemetery is having in conjunction with the Ohio Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture's Day of Service. The OCISA is a group of people who are passionate about trees and making the planet a better place, The OCISA will provide excellent tree care at no cost to the cemetery during the Day of Service, Saturday, October 4, from 9am to 4pm. Volunteers will assist with dead tree removal, pruning, vine clearing, string trimming, raking, mowing, and more. Volunteers can come for a couple of hours or for the day. It will be a day of meaningful work and community impact. The cemetery will provide lunch for all.