The EDITORS and CONTRIBUTING WRITERS of the NSCDAWV website – Rebecca Steorts, Jane Boylin, Priscilla Lawson and Sandy Smith – were assisted by many other people who made the West Virginia NSCDA website a reality.

Special thanks go to Dames of the West Virginia Communications Committee: Joyce Ey, Virginia George, Sue McKinney, Mary Frances Hodges, Katherine Wellford, Bonnie Taylor, Dede Arbogast and Elizabeth Keightley. We also thank our TECHNICAL CONSULTANTS: Brian Peterson, Liz Forman, Carolyn Meyer Scott, Ellen Williams and Mary Ratliff; RESEARCH CONSULTANTS: Becky Calwell of The West Virginia Humanities Council; Charles Morris , Director of Museums, WV Division of Culture and History; the Midland Trail Scenic Highway Association; Brian Peterson of Motion Masters; and author James Casto. PHOTOGRAPHY, we thank: David McNeil-Grubb Photo, Steve Payne-Steve Payne Photography, Michelle Krompecher- White Oak Photo, Ramona Cuthbertson, Sam’s Photography. THANKS to Liz Forman for producing the video slide show TELLING THE WEST VIRGINIA STORY.

SPECIAL THANKS are extended to the many WEST VIRGINIA DAMES who submitted photos and research and the staff of the Craik-Patton House. THIS HISTORICAL PROJECT pays tribute to the many DAMES in West Virginia who have inspired pride in the guiding principles which led to American freedom.