Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Sunday, June 21, 2026
Happy Father's Day!
Happy Father's Day!!
Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Washington, first proposed the idea of a father's day in 1909. Mrs. Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart, a Civil War veteran who was widowed when his wife died in childbirth with their sixth child. Mrs. Dodd wanted to celebrate the strength and selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent.
The first Father's Day was observed on June 19, 1910. June was chosen because it was the month of William Smart’s birth. In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national Father's Day. However, the first presidential proclamation honoring fathers was not issued until 1966, when President Lyndon Johnson designated the third Sunday in June as Father's Day. Father's Day has been celebrated annually since 1972 when President Richard Nixon signed the public law that made it permanent.
Father's Day has become a day to not only honor your father, but all men who act as a father figure. Stepfathers, uncles, grandfathers, and adult male friends are all honored on Father's Day.
The first Father's Day was observed on June 19, 1910. June was chosen because it was the month of William Smart’s birth. In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national Father's Day. However, the first presidential proclamation honoring fathers was not issued until 1966, when President Lyndon Johnson designated the third Sunday in June as Father's Day. Father's Day has been celebrated annually since 1972 when President Richard Nixon signed the public law that made it permanent.
Father's Day has become a day to not only honor your father, but all men who act as a father figure. Stepfathers, uncles, grandfathers, and adult male friends are all honored on Father's Day.
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Random Father's Day Pics below
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Friday, June 19, 2026
Happy Juneteenth!
Today we commemorate Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and enforced the Emancipation Proclamation, bringing freedom to the last remaining enslaved people in the Confederacy.
Juneteenth is a time to celebrate freedom, honor the resilience and contributions of Black Americans, and reflect on our continued work to build a more just and equitable nation.
Monday, June 15, 2026
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Saturday, June 6, 2026
June Random Pics!
Old Pics
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| Trey, Isaiah, Anika, Skittles, Jackie & Wynton |
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| Jackie & Octavian |
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| Dad, Jean, Mattie, Vata, Joe, Billie, Wallace, Glen & Tony (Rikki was in Germany) |
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| Daddy with Candice |
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| Glen, Charisse, Billie and Rikki |
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| Nonnie & Jesse Otis |
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| Rikki @ Windsor Castle |
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| Nonne & Vata |
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| Phillip, Lynette and Rodney |
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| Roni & Ursula |
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| Mrs H with grandchildren and great grandchildren |
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| Rikki & Naught |
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| Billie visited with Aunt Ora and family |
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| Aunt Ora's family in IL |
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| Our cousin, Shirley Brown Gilmore |
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| Charisse, Wallace, Dallis, James, Denesha, Cecily and Kenan |
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| A Mt Sinai reunion |
Recent Pics
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| Wallace: "Summer is here, Family" Let's Get Going" |
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| Octavian |
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| Ishmael visits with Uncle Wayne and family in Louisiana |
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Today we commemorate Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and enforced the Emancipat... -
Happy Father's Day!! Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Washington, first proposed the idea of a father's day in 1909. Mrs. Dodd wanted a s...