The Illinois Labor History Society is the partnering organization for this project. The ILHS supports labor history activities and hosts labor history events throughout the year.

The University of Illinois at Springfield Oral History Archives maintains a number of memoirs of participants in the mine war.

The Illinois Humanities Council provided funding for the research and development phase of this project.

The Committee For Labor Access provided fiscal sponsorship during the development stage of this project. Check out Labor Beat online or on CAN TV19 in Chicago.

Northern Illinois University, History Professor Rosemary Feurer, is producing a documentary on the Virden Massacre which occurred on October 12, 1898. The trailer for the video is available here.

Greg Boozell's video documentary "Invisible Hand: The Deindustrialization of Southern Illinois" traces the human impact of mine closings, and breaks down the complex interplay of labor and environmental factors at work in the dismantling of a region's economy. Available Amazon.com.

The Mother Jones Festival is an annual event celebrating "the most dangerous woman in America." Each June, the community of Mt. Olive, Illinois hosts the festivities.

The Belleville Labor & Industry Museum is the only public institution devoted to the history of the labor and industry of Belleville and southwestern Illinois.

Located in Taylorvillie, IL, the Christian County Coal Mine Museum was founded by retired miner, William Stone to help preserve the history of coal mining in the region.