IF YOU ARE COMING FROM THE MASS. PIKE, take the Auburn Exit (#10), picking up 290 EAST. Take 290 EAST all the way to Southbridge Street. Come off the ramp and stay to the left. Go under the 290 overpass and get back on 290 WEST, bearing left. Take the next exit—Hope Avenue. Go off the ramp, bearing to the right. Come to an intersection and bear right. The cemetery is on the right-hand side. When you drive in the main gate, you will see the office on the right hand side.

The Hope Cemetery Office is open from Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. The only weekend it is open is Memorial Day weekend.

If you go during business hours, the office will be happy to give you a map showing the lots and also a brochure published by the Friends of Hope Cemetery, which gives a brief history and highlights spots of interest.

The office phone number is: 508-799-1531.

The Fax number is: 508-799-1253.