Navy Band Southeast returns to Memorial Park for Memorial Day concert Two years after the COVID pandemic shut down public gatherings, the ever-popular...
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Memorial Day Concert to be held in Memorial Park, May 27, 2019 at 6:30PM
MEMORIAL CONCERT HONORING OUR FALLEN HEROES In collaboration with the City of Jacksonville, the Memorial Park Association presents, a Memorial Concert & Picnic in the Park featuring the U.S. Navy Band Southeast. On Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 2019 the Memorial...
Elizabeth Barlow Rogers, founder of Central Park Conservancy, speaks at Memorial Park Association’s Annual Meeting
By Charlie Patton Elizabeth Barlow “Betsy” Rogers, widely credited with leading the restoration of New York City’s Central Park, described the process of saving the park Wednesday evening during the annual reception of the Memorial Park Association. Much of her talk...
The 1924 Parchment Scroll unearthed at Memorial Park, (Jacksonville, FL), surprises preservation and paper conservation experts by unveiling yet another, smaller Parchment Scroll with more names in calligraphy
October 4, 2018 Press Contact Michele Luthin 1 (917) 509-0054 mluthin@memparkjax.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The 1924 Parchment Scroll unearthed at Memorial Park, (Jacksonville, FL), surprises preservation and paper conservation experts by unveiling yet another,...
VIDEO: 1,220 Names 1,220 Stories
On December 25, 1924, a scroll containing the names of 1,220 Florida soldiers who died in World War I was buried in a time capsule in front of the Spiritualized Life sculpture in Memorial Park in Jacksonville, Florida. On September 27, 2018, work began on the...
Memorial Park Association will open the recently unearthed Lead Box Monday, October 1 at 9 am at the Archaeological Maritime Lab, St. Augustine Lighthouse
September 30, 2018 Press Contact: Michele Luthin 1 (917) 509-0054 mluthin@memparkjax.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Memorial Park, Florida’s World War One Memorial, will open the recently unearthed Lead Box found inside a Bronze Box, which contains a 1924 Scroll...
Memorial Park, Jacksonville’s World War One Memorial, will unearth a 1924 Scroll Listing 1,220 Names of Florida’s Fallen Heroes and Heroines from World War One Today
September 27, 2018 Press Contact: Michele Luthin 1 (917) 509-0054 mluthin@memparkjax.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Memorial Park, Jacksonville’s World War One Memorial, will unearth a 1924 Scroll Listing 1,220 Names of Florida’s Fallen Heroes and Heroines from...