News & Events
Raymond’s Interpretive Markers Revitalized
Friends of Raymond is proud to announce that on December 12, 2024, five new fiberglass panel interpretive markers were installed on the Walking Trail and Raymond battlefield, while Raymond’s other thirty-five fiberglass interpretive markers received new panels to...
History Comes Full Circle on the Raymond Battlefield
Press Release February 3, 2024 Parker Hills One hundred and sixty-one years ago, in the center of a corn field bordering the muddy waters of Fourteenmile Creek two miles southwest of the sleepy village of Raymond, twenty-two Federal cannon belched fire and iron for...
History and Nature Co-Exist at Raymond
While most everyone around the nation was getting ready for Thanksgiving by cooking or travelling, the day before our expressly American holiday Friends of Raymond (FOR) completed its most recent improvement to the Raymond Battlefield and the Raymond Walking Trail...
Join Friends of Raymond for Park Day, April 9, 2022
Dear Friends, Please make plans to join us for our annual Spring Park Day at the Raymond Military Park on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. This is a nationwide annual event sponsored by the American Battlefield Trust for volunteers to clean up and preserve...
Friends of Raymond received an Award of Merit
Friends of Raymond received an Award of Merit The Mississippi Historical Society held its annual meeting March 10–11 in Hattiesburg to honor its 2022 award winners, including the best Mississippi History Book of 2021, the lifetime achievement award, teacher of the...
Significant Gift Bequeathed to Friends of Raymond
Raymond native Mary Will McKenzie, a world-renowned occupational therapist and educator, recently bequeathed a significant gift to the Friends of Raymond. “We were so honored that Miss McKenzie remembered Friends of Raymond in such a generous and meaningful way,” said...