I would like to thank the following people and organizations for their invaluable assistance:

Michael Beckett, Facility Manager, Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site

Ann M. Sligar, Retired Historic Site Administrator, Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site

Jennifer Elam, Interpretive Resource Technician, Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site

Jay Young

Rita Plumb

William "Bil" Brown

Barbara Young

Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site

Missouri Department of Natural Resources

Division of State Parks (Missouri)

Stuart Hinds, Johnson County Public Library

Mary Beveridge, Kansas City (MO) Public Library