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The church was originally established as the Fetterman Methodist Episcopal Church in 1873 and is the "Mother of Methodism" in the area.

1. West Main Street Methodist Church, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051218
Title:
West Main Street Methodist Church, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was originally established as the Fetterman Methodist Episcopal Church in 1873 and is the "Mother of Methodism" in the area.
This church known as the "Mother Church of Mother's Day" and is where the Mother's Day holiday began when Mrs. Ann Reeves Jarvis began an effort to reunite family ties that had been broken during the Civil War. The day of reunification, first called "Mother's Friendship Day", was an organized event in which mother's of the community were brought together. Union and Confederate soldiers and their family members also participated, shaking each other's hands and rekindling friendship.Today, the holiday has grown to be internationally celebrated and recognized. This church currently holds an International Mother's Day shrine.

2. Andrews Methodist Church, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051216
Title:
Andrews Methodist Church, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1964/01/28
Description:
This church known as the "Mother Church of Mother's Day" and is where the Mother's Day holiday began when Mrs. Ann Reeves Jarvis began an effort to reunite family ties that had been broken during the Civil War. The day of reunification, first called "Mother's Friendship Day", was an organized event in which mother's of the community were brought together. Union and Confederate soldiers and their family members also participated, shaking each other's hands and rekindling friendship.Today, the holiday has grown to be internationally celebrated and recognized. This church currently holds an International Mother's Day shrine.
Busy scene in downtown Grafton. YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) sign on the left side on the street. All persons in the photograph are unidentified.

3. Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
039832
Title:
Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.
Description:
Busy scene in downtown Grafton. YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) sign on the left side on the street. All persons in the photograph are unidentified.
YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) sign on the left side, behind a man wearing large hat. All persons in the photograph are unidentified.

4. Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
039830
Title:
Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1905
Description:
YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) sign on the left side, behind a man wearing large hat. All persons in the photograph are unidentified.

5. Postcard with Photo of Main Street Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
029112
Title:
Postcard with Photo of Main Street Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1906/05/01
A bustling image of Main Street, Grafton, W. Va..

6. Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
028782
Title:
Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1912/11/11
Description:
A bustling image of Main Street, Grafton, W. Va..
Central Lunch, The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. Grocer, and other buildings on Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

7. Street Scene Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
006494
Title:
Street Scene Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1928
Description:
Central Lunch, The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. Grocer, and other buildings on Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.
Brick street (West Main Street) Gas Freedom Oil on the right side and houses on the left.

8. Homes on West Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
006487
Title:
Homes on West Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.
Description:
Brick street (West Main Street) Gas Freedom Oil on the right side and houses on the left.
View of Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

9. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
006479
Title:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1928
Description:
View of Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.
Main Street in Grafton, W. Va.

10. Deluxe Lunch and Conoco Gas on Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
006478
Title:
Deluxe Lunch and Conoco Gas on Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.
Description:
Main Street in Grafton, W. Va.
Flags decorate Main Street in Grafton, W. Va.

11. Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
006477
Title:
Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930
Description:
Flags decorate Main Street in Grafton, W. Va.
View of the shops on Main Street in Grafton, W. Va.

12. Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
006476
Title:
Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
View of the shops on Main Street in Grafton, W. Va.
Man with a small child on a balcony overlooking Main Street in Grafton, W. Va.

13. Unidentified Father and Daughter on a Balcony, Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
006455
Title:
Unidentified Father and Daughter on a Balcony, Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.
Description:
Man with a small child on a balcony overlooking Main Street in Grafton, W. Va.
A view of Main Street in Grafton, West Virginia.

14. Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
006450
Title:
Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1928
Description:
A view of Main Street in Grafton, West Virginia.
A view of Main Street in Grafton, West Virginia. Two cars are parked near a restaurant.

15. Restaurant on Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
006446
Title:
Restaurant on Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1928
Description:
A view of Main Street in Grafton, West Virginia. Two cars are parked near a restaurant.

16. Band on a Platform at the First National Bank on Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
006436
Title:
Band on a Platform at the First National Bank on Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.
A view of Grafton, West Virginia from the corner of Lafayette Street and Main Street. Three gentlemen are talking while other people are window shopping.

17. Corner of Lafayette Street and Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
006427
Title:
Corner of Lafayette Street and Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.
Description:
A view of Grafton, West Virginia from the corner of Lafayette Street and Main Street. Three gentlemen are talking while other people are window shopping.
Man drives the first car in Grafton down Main Street

18. First Automobile in Grafton, W. Va. Driving on Main Street

IDNO:
006131
Title:
First Automobile in Grafton, W. Va. Driving on Main Street
Date:
1893
Description:
Man drives the first car in Grafton down Main Street
Parade going down Main Street Grafton for the Circus Day Parade.

19. Parade on Main Street for Circus Day, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
006075
Title:
Parade on Main Street for Circus Day, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1884/05/30
Description:
Parade going down Main Street Grafton for the Circus Day Parade.
A group on horses ride down Main Street Grafton on Circus Day.

20. Parade on Main Street for Circus Day, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
006074
Title:
Parade on Main Street for Circus Day, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1884/05/30
Description:
A group on horses ride down Main Street Grafton on Circus Day.
Wood frame houses line the Main Street in Grafton W. Va. during the 1860s.

21. Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
006064
Title:
Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1860-1870
Description:
Wood frame houses line the Main Street in Grafton W. Va. during the 1860s.
People fill the Main Street in Grafton, W. Va.

22. Crowded Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
006063
Title:
Crowded Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1895
Description:
People fill the Main Street in Grafton, W. Va.
Baptist Church building on Main Street in Grafton, West Virginia.

23. Baptist Church, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
006032
Title:
Baptist Church, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1911
Description:
Baptist Church building on Main Street in Grafton, West Virginia.
Snow on the ground in front of the St. Matthias Episcopal Church on Main Street in Grafton, West Virginia.

24. St. Matthias Episcopal Church, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
006019
Title:
St. Matthias Episcopal Church, Grafton, W. Va.
Description:
Snow on the ground in front of the St. Matthias Episcopal Church on Main Street in Grafton, West Virginia.