Around & About the Clarksburg History Museum

Anna Jarvis and the Founding of Mother's Day


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On location at the Anna Jarvis museum in Grafton, West Virginia, host Martha Jett talks with the keeper of the Anna Jarvis House and Museum and records the story of this history-making woman who worked with politicians, friends, and family to establish our beloved holiday - Mother's Day.

Guest: Olive Ricketts, founder of the Anna Jarvis Birthplace Museum in Grafton, West Virginia

[email protected] or visit https://www.visitmountaineercountry.com/business/anna-jarvis-museum/

Host: Martha Jett

Production: Beth Gain

Music: West Virginia Mountain Melody performed by Steve Peters

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