Celebrate Mother’s Day May 12

KNOX COUNTY - The origins of Mother’s Day in the UnitedStatesdatebacktothe 19th century. Before the Civil War, Ann Reeves Jarvis of West Virginia started “Mother’s DayWorkClubs”toteach localwomenhowtoproperly care for their children. After theCivilWar,Jarvisorganized “Mother’s Friendship Day” where mothers gathered with former Union and Confederate soldiers to promote reconciliati...