The Genealogy of Father's Day
In May we posted a blog in honour of Mother's Day in the US.
I am not sure about the US and other parts of the world, but in the UK today it is Father's Day. So, in honour of all you Dads out there, a small piece on how Fathers Day originated.
According to an article from the Dallas Morning News on 13 June 1963, Sonora Dodd is the person responsible for Father's Day.
Spokane in Washington State became the first place to observe Father's Day when Senora Dodd wanted show appreciation to her father, William Smart, who was a Civil War veteran. That was almost 100 years ago in 1910. In 1924 the President of the United States at the time, Calvin Coolidge, recommended national observance of the day.
You can read the article about Father's Day at The Genealogy Bank
I am not sure about the US and other parts of the world, but in the UK today it is Father's Day. So, in honour of all you Dads out there, a small piece on how Fathers Day originated.
According to an article from the Dallas Morning News on 13 June 1963, Sonora Dodd is the person responsible for Father's Day.
Spokane in Washington State became the first place to observe Father's Day when Senora Dodd wanted show appreciation to her father, William Smart, who was a Civil War veteran. That was almost 100 years ago in 1910. In 1924 the President of the United States at the time, Calvin Coolidge, recommended national observance of the day.
You can read the article about Father's Day at The Genealogy Bank
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