The first known celebration of Father's Day was on July 5, 1908 in Fairmont, West Virginia, where it was commemorated at William Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church South – now known as Central United Methodist Church. Grace Golden Clayton is believed to have suggested
it to her pastor after a deadly explosion in nearby Monongah in December, killing 361 men.
It was also during a sermon in 1909 that Sonora Smart Dodd became inspired by Mother's Day. After the death of her mother, Sonora and her siblings were raised by their father William Jackson Smart, a Civil War veteran. Sonora wanted to show how thankful she was to her father and, because William was born in June, she worked to have the first Father's Day celebrated on June 19, 1910.
In 1924, President Coolidge recommended that Father's Day become a national holiday. President Johnson designated the third Sunday of June to be Father's Day in 1966. It was not until 1972 that President Nixon instituted Father's Day as a national observance.
Pamela's Ecards - Each ecard that she has created for you here, is taken from her huge art portfolio that is brimming with floral and traditional images. And through the magic of ecard animation and adding music to each ecard, she is able to bring life to the ecard images for you to view and share with others. Pamela has launched this new website so that you can enjoy and share her love of art. You will find her ediary, her commercial portolio of artwork and her animated ecards all here for you to enjoy.
Friends of Pamela - Pamela has recently partnered with her artists friends to bring new ecards to her collection. New to her site is "Friends of Pamela". Here you will get to know some of the artists that have contributed to her collection of ecards.
Cindy Hendrick - Cindy has been influenced by the art of Tasha Tudor and Beatrix Potter among others. Her whimsical but classical style she brings to her personalities is very dear. You could see more of Cindy's art at http://www.woodfieldcards.com/ .
Diane Ulmer Pedersen - is a renowned folk artist and creates a art style that reflects her faith and fascination with our artistic and cultural history. You can view Diane's art at http://www.dianeulmerpedersen.com/
Catherine Jones - "I am a third generation artist. My grandfather was an illustrator and window display artist for Macy's dept. store in NYC in the 1930's. We are proud to have Catherine join us in providing her original works of art to our collection of ecards.
Doll Barnes - began creating her paper sculpture designs after being introduced to the medium as a student in 2000. Doll joined us to become one of our "Friends of Pamela" artists and has provided us with the pleasure of creating ecards from her exclusive line of paper sculptures. Her designs give new meaning to the word "whimsy". With animation and music added to her collection of paper scultures, you now can send both her paper sculptures and electronic greeting cards (ecards) to your friends and family. To learn more of Doll Barnes' paper sculpture, visit her website at http://www.dollbarnes.com/
Paul Petersen - I decided to be an artist in third grade, after the response I got from my drawing of the Mayflower ship landing at Plymouth Rock. I showed Pamela some of the animated e-cards I have done as a hobby, and she asked me if I would join her "Friends of Pamela Artists". I hope you enjoy them.
Pamela's traditional training was originally directed towards the decoration of harpsichords for manufacturers in the U.S. and in Europe.View a Kingston harpsichord lid painting by Pamela Gladding played in Carolina Baroque concerts.
While trends come and go, these designs remain classically eternal; simply elegant. Pamela has created the most elegant ecards on the web today! Pamela Gladding is represented for licensing through PM Design Group Inc.
