2010-2011 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

 

October 1-16, 2010

A Place Called Raymond

12th Annual Fall Pilgrimage

Presence with the Past
Friday, October 1 • 6:30 p.m.
An Evening Stroll through the Historic Raymond Cemetery
Meet characters from Raymonds past as local citizenry
depict Raymond residents, soldiers, and heroes.
Port Gibson Street Entrance
Adults: $10.00; Children 10 and under $5.00

 

Evenings at St. Mark's

 Complimentary Lecture Series

Fulfilling the mission of Friends of Raymond:

preservation, management, education, and interpretation

of Raymonds history and historical sites

St. Marks  Episcopal Church  

205 West Main Street  6:30 p.m. 

 

  Tuesday, October 5               Todd Sanders

Mississippi Plantation Houses: More than just big white columns

Thursday, October 7               Parker Hills

Receding Tide: Vicksburg and Gettysburg:

the Campaigns that Changed the Civil War

 
      
Tuesday, October 12                Al Lawson       

Raymond’s Architectural DNA

 

Vicksburg Blitzkrieg: Roads to Raymond

Saturday, October 9 • 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

Guided Bus Tour: Travel the back roads of Claiborne and Hinds County with

Brig. Gen. (ret.) Parker Hills in the footsteps of the Union and Confederate armies leading to the Battle of Raymond, May 12, 1863.

Tickets $45 – Reservations essential as seating is limited.

 
In Concert with Bill Ellison & Temperance Babcock

Saturday, October 16 • 7:00 p.m.

St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 205 West Main Street

Meet the Artistsreception to follow at the Probate Building, 234 Town Square

Tickets $20.00 – seating is limited

 

Tickets available at Merchants and Planters Bank in downtown Raymond and Raymond City Hall.  For more information, visit www.friendsofraymond.org  or call 601-857-8041 or 601-566-0555 


Sponsored by: 
City of Raymond, Merchants & Planters Bank, and Amacker, Inc
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A production of Friends of Raymond, Inc.

 

 

 

 



 

             

        

 


 

 

                       

Tuesday, Decemter 7, 2010

 

CHRISTMAS ON THE SQUARE

CHRISTMAS PARADE
Floats and Marching Bands
4:00pm, on the Square


For more information, please call
Brenda Bozeman or Glinda Hale
601-857-8044


Christmas Tree Lighting

On the Square 

Tree Lighting, Santa Claus & Carols

 

Sponsored by: Raymond Chamber of Commerce

6 o'clock pm


 




Saturday, May 7, 2011

 

RAYMOND COUNTRY FAIR

 

Old fashioned festival On the Square in historic Raymond.

 

arts and crafts, food, children's activities, pony rides, music, 5k and 10k runs

 

Sponsored by: Raymond Chamber of Commerce

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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