Thanks go out to the following for allowing me the use of their facilities without restrictions:

Virginia Tech Newman Library

East Tennessee State Sherrod Library

James Madison University

Wytheville Community College

West Virginia University Wise Library

Longwood University

University of Virginia digital archives

Thanks go out to the following newspapers for allowing me to research their old bound newspapers at their offices.

Virginia Mountaineer - Grundy

Richlands News Press / Clinch Valley News - Richlands

The Lebanon News - Lebanon

Scott County Virginia Star - Gate City

Galax Gazette - Galax

Virginia Leader - Pearisburg

Brunswick Times Gazette - Lawrenceville

Thank you to Chris Rose for sharing information from the Northern Neck and Eastern Shore areas.

Thank you to Patrick Parker for sharing information on the Southeast part of Virginia.

Thank You to the following staffs at the following libraries:

Lonesome Pine Library - Clintwood, Pennington Gap and Wise

Bristol City Library

Smyth Bland County Library - Marion

Martinsville City Library

Roanoke City Library Main Branch - Virginia Room - Roanoke

Covington City Library

Lexington - Rockingham County Library - Lexington

Harrisonburg City Library

Staunton City Library

Waynesboro City Library

Library of Virginia - Richmond

Honaker, VA History Museum

Russell County Library

Buchanan County Library - Grundy

Emma Yates Library - Pocahontas

Galax - Carroll Regional Library - Galax and Hillsville

Wythe-Grayson Regional Library - Independence and Fries

Narrows Public Library

Radford City Library

Craig County Historical Society

Pulaski County Library online newspapers

Kingsport, Tennessee Library

Lynchburg Public Library and Jones Memorial Library

Handley Library Winchester

Shenandoah County Library Edinburg

Charlottesville Public Library

Madison County Library

Pike County Library, Kentucky

Danville City Public Library

Luray Public Library

Middlesboro Public Library, Kentucky

Pineville Public Library, Kentucky

Salem Historical Society

Google newspapers online for Fredericksburg VA Free Lance Star Online

Hopewell, VA Public Library for online scans of the Hopewell Newspaper

Norfolk Public Library main branch

Prince William County Library

York County Library

Franklin City Public Library

Suffolk City Library

Virginia Beach Library main Branch

Franklin County Public Library Rocky Mount

Occoquan Historical Society

Norfolk County Historical Society

Augusta County Historical Society

Garden High School Alumni

School librarians from:

Annandale, J. R. Tucker, Hidden Valley, James River Midlothian, Falls Church

And Very Special Thank You to the staff at Craft Memorial Library Bluefield and the Tazewell County Library in Tazewell