I hope that all of the Macomb County fathers and Fathers around the "Cyber World" had a Happy Father's Day yesterday and that you were all celebrated in grand style. June is the season of Dads and Grads since we celebrate fatherhood and commencement this month, but Father's Day was not always celebrated in June.

Just like Mother's Day, Father's Day has an interesting history. What is acknowledged as the first Father's Day commemoration in modern times took place in Fairmont, West Virginia in July of 1908. At that time, an explosion had killed miners in this town, many of whom were fathers, and residents wanted to honor their memory. Just two months before this, Grafton, West Virginia had held the first Mother's Day celebration.

In Spokane, Washington, another early 20th century celebration of Father's Day was inspired by Mother's Day. The Spokane YMCA held the first June father's day event on June 19, 1910, after a resident there wanted to honor her father for raising six children alone.

Again, I hope all of Macomb County's fathers had a great day yesterday. Whether you are raising kids or acting as a father figure to children you are not yours, you deserve a round of applause.

Ralph R. Roberts, CRS, GRI

67775 Van Dyke

Washington Township, MI 48095

Office: (586) 751-0000

Fax: (586) 752-8959

Email: RalphRoberts@RalphRoberts.com

Personal Assistant: Lois Maljak (LoisMaljak@RalphRoberts.com )

 Ralph Roberts is the author of many books:

- Flipping Houses For Dummies (Wiley Publishing)

- Foreclosure Self-Defense For Dummies (Wiley Publishing)

- Advanced Selling For Dummies (Wiley Publishing)

- Protect Yourself from Real Estate & Mortgage Fraud (Kaplan Publishing)

- Mortgage Myths: 77 Secrets to Save on Home Financing (Wiley Publishing)

- Foreclosure Investing For Dummies (Wiley Publishing) 

Ralph also maintains Websites and Blogs:

- www.RalphRoberts.com  (Ralph's real estate company)

- www.FlippingFrenzy.com  (Ralph's blog about Real Estate & Mortgage Fraud)

- www.AboutRalph.com  (Where anyone can learn more about Ralph)

- www.GetFlipping.com  (A resource for house flippers)

- www.KolleenRoberts.com  (a tribute site to Ralph's daughter)

Ralph R. Roberts is the founder of Metro Networking Professionals (MNP)