Dorothy Thompson

Barbra Dorothy Mayor (Thompson) is born in Grays Landing, PA.

Dorothy and the Mayor family move from Scotts Run to Arthurdale, WV, as part of the first federal resettlement program during the New Deal.

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt presents Dorothy Mayor and the other 1939 graduates of Arthurdale High School with their diplomas.

Dorothy Mayor and Ben Thompson are married in Reedsville, WV, and move to Canaan Valley in Tucker County.

Dorothy Thompson begins teaching weaving the the Cosner School in Tucker County through the board of education's Adult Education program.

Dorothy Thompson is selected as a National Heritage Fellow, the United States' highest honor in folk and traditional arts.

Dorothy Thompson dies in Canaan Valley, WV, at age 88.