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Spring 2022 Newsletter

Spring 2022 Newsletter

Spring 2022 Happy Birthday, Frederick Law Olmsted! 2022 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted, social reformer and founder of...

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Local historian releases new masterpiece

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...

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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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Rick Pariani joins MPA Board of Directors

Memorial Park Association welcomes Frederick “Rick” Pariani, Jr. as a new member of its Board of Directors. Pariani, who will serve a three-year term, fills a vacant board position and will serve as chair of the Landscape and Grounds Committee. “Twenty years after...

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