Celebrating Dads This Father’s Day

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Did you know a single father of 14 children was the inspiration for creating Father’s Day? As historians tell it, Willam Jackson Smart’s daughter Sonora was attending a Mother’s Day church service in 1909 when she decided father’s deserved a holiday, too.  In 1910, her petition to the Ministerial Alliance was accepted, and Father’s Day was celebrated across Spokane, Washington, on June 19 of that year. For much of the next 60 years Sonora, and politicians like William Jennings…

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Celebrating Father’s Day 2020

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  • Post last modified:March 18, 2024

The quarantine this year may make it hard to celebrate Father’s Day in person, but that doesn’t mean you can’t spend time with your Dad. The difference is, you’ll do it virtually. To do that, you’ll both need a steady internet connection. You also might need to get your Dad on the phone and walk him through setting up software or hardware. Once that’s in place, there are lots of ways to celebrate with your Dad. Here are a…

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