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Summer 2022 Newsletter

Navy Band Southeast returns to Memorial Park for Memorial Day concert Two years after the COVID pandemic shut down public gatherings, the ever-popular...

Memorial Park Association Elects New Officers

Jacksonville, FL, February 2, 2021 – At its January 13, 2021 meeting, Memorial Park Association’s board of directors elected new officers, who include Michele L. Luthin, board president; Laurie N. Jarvis, executive vice president; Kate A. Hallock, secretary and chair...

Memorial Park Association Welcomes Three to Board of Directors

Vickie Mangin, Ann R. Mackey, Leah Kavanagh-Lim join nonprofit What do a biomedical engineer, a chief financial officer, and a small business owner have in common? All three women were recently welcomed to serve three-year terms on Memorial Park Association’s board of...

Local historian releases new masterpiece

Author Wayne Wood to host book signing at Memorial Park, Saturday, Dec. 5 Wayne W. Wood will sign copies of his latest masterpiece, “LIFE: The Untold Story of Charles Adrian Pillars,” at Memorial Park, Saturday, Dec. 5, 10:30 to noon. The book sales will benefit...

Intersection improvements underway near Memorial Park entrance

Visitors to Memorial Park will notice work at the Riverside Avenue/Margaret Street entrance. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) began work the week of October 12, 2020 on an intersection and traffic signal improvement project at Riverside Avenue (State...

Own a Piece of History and Help Support Memorial Park Maintenance

Pieces of Memorial Park's 600-foot-long balustrade were salvaged after Hurricane Irma and are now available. 100% of the proceeds will benefit Memorial Park Association and will be used for park maintenance. There are small pieces (a "bookend" or "paperweight"),...

Memorial Park Association establishes endowment

The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida to manage the planned giving fund Following a successful Spirit of Victory capital campaign in 2018 to fund revitalization of Memorial Park and restoration to its original 1924 glory, Memorial Park Association has...

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