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'Mother of Miss Anna Jarvis the founder of Mother's Day. She taught the Primary Department in Andrews Sunday School for 20 years. She is known as the Mother's Day World Mother. Shortly after the Civil War she expressed a desire that some one, some time, would establish a Mother's Day, and the action of the daughter made it a reality.'

1. Ann Reeves Jarvis, the Mother of Mothers' Day

IDNO:
029185
Title:
Ann Reeves Jarvis, the Mother of Mothers' Day
Description:
'Mother of Miss Anna Jarvis the founder of Mother's Day. She taught the Primary Department in Andrews Sunday School for 20 years. She is known as the Mother's Day World Mother. Shortly after the Civil War she expressed a desire that some one, some time, would establish a Mother's Day, and the action of the daughter made it a reality.'
'Memorial services held in West Laurel Hill Cemetery Philadelphia, Pa. May 8, 1949 for Miss Anna Jarvis founder Mother's Day. The floral design displayed on top of monument is a contribution from Andrews Methodist Church Grafton, W. Va.'

2. Memorial Ceremony at Tombstone of Anna Jarvis

IDNO:
029188
Title:
Memorial Ceremony at Tombstone of Anna Jarvis
Date:
1949/05/08
Description:
'Memorial services held in West Laurel Hill Cemetery Philadelphia, Pa. May 8, 1949 for Miss Anna Jarvis founder Mother's Day. The floral design displayed on top of monument is a contribution from Andrews Methodist Church Grafton, W. Va.'
'Founded Mother's Day in honor of her mother Mrs. Ann Reeves Jarvis. In May 1914 the United States Congress passed a resolution officially recognizing her as the founder, and at her request designated the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day. This was the anniversary of her mother's death.'

3. Anna Jarvis

IDNO:
029191
Title:
Anna Jarvis
Description:
'Founded Mother's Day in honor of her mother Mrs. Ann Reeves Jarvis. In May 1914 the United States Congress passed a resolution officially recognizing her as the founder, and at her request designated the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day. This was the anniversary of her mother's death.'
A photograph of a large group of girls in front of a building at what appears to be a finishing school.

4. Group Portrait of Women Students, Hilltop at A.F.S., Staunton, Virginia

IDNO:
029195
Title:
Group Portrait of Women Students, Hilltop at A.F.S., Staunton, Virginia
Date:
1884/08/21
Description:
A photograph of a large group of girls in front of a building at what appears to be a finishing school.
'The mother of Mother's Day - Sister in law of Mrs. Issac H. Shickler and mother of Anna Jarvis, founder of Mother's Day.'

5. Ann Jarvis

IDNO:
029198
Title:
Ann Jarvis
Date:
1906/05/09
Description:
'The mother of Mother's Day - Sister in law of Mrs. Issac H. Shickler and mother of Anna Jarvis, founder of Mother's Day.'

6. Anna Jarvis

IDNO:
029200
Title:
Anna Jarvis
Date:
1910/04
'William Robinson preempted Buffalo Flats, site of Grafton,in 1773. Here is only National cemetery in State. Former home of John T. McGraw, financier, and Melville Davisson Post, author. Anna Jarvis founder of Mother's Day, lived here.

7. Historic Marker on U.S. Route 50, Grafton, W.Va.

IDNO:
031366
Title:
Historic Marker on U.S. Route 50, Grafton, W.Va.
Date:
1951
Description:
'William Robinson preempted Buffalo Flats, site of Grafton,in 1773. Here is only National cemetery in State. Former home of John T. McGraw, financier, and Melville Davisson Post, author. Anna Jarvis founder of Mother's Day, lived here.
Memorial Services held in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. May 8, 1949 for Miss Anna Jarvis founder of Mother's Day.

8. Memorial Service at Jarvis Family Plot

IDNO:
037617
Title:
Memorial Service at Jarvis Family Plot
Date:
1949/05/08
Description:
Memorial Services held in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. May 8, 1949 for Miss Anna Jarvis founder of Mother's Day.

9. Miss Anna Jarvis

IDNO:
037618
Title:
Miss Anna Jarvis
Bronze plaque placed at the entrance of Andrews Methodist Church in honor of the founder of Mother's Day, Miss Anna Jarvis.

10. Bronze Plaque at Entrance of Andrews Methodist Church

IDNO:
037628
Title:
Bronze Plaque at Entrance of Andrews Methodist Church
Description:
Bronze plaque placed at the entrance of Andrews Methodist Church in honor of the founder of Mother's Day, Miss Anna Jarvis.
A view of the sitting room of Anna Jarvis's birthplace in Philadelphia, Pa. Jarvis was the founder of Mothers' Day.

11. Anna Jarvis's Sitting Room, Philadelphia, Pa.

IDNO:
053432
Title:
Anna Jarvis's Sitting Room, Philadelphia, Pa.
Date:
undated
Description:
A view of the sitting room of Anna Jarvis's birthplace in Philadelphia, Pa. Jarvis was the founder of Mothers' Day.
A view of Anna Jarvis's porch garden at her home in Philadelphia. Jarvis, a native of West Virginia, founded Mother's Day.

12. Anna Jarvis's Porch Garden, Philadelphia, Pa.

IDNO:
053433
Title:
Anna Jarvis's Porch Garden, Philadelphia, Pa.
Date:
undated
Description:
A view of Anna Jarvis's porch garden at her home in Philadelphia. Jarvis, a native of West Virginia, founded Mother's Day.