The Diffusion of Volksmarching in the United States

I am indebted to the following persons for their invaluable assistance in collecting data for this paper: 1) Mr. James P. Buchanan, president of the Duluth (MN) Volkssport Association, without whose aid this project never would have begun; 2) Dr. David Toth, past president of the American Volkssport Association; 3) Mr. Carol Coffee, current president of the AVA; 4) Lt. C. Leon Childers, Executive Director of the AVA; 5) Mr. James Busbee of the Double Eagle Wanderers of Albuquerque, NM; Mr. Allison John Stafford, president of the Virginia Volkssport Association; and Mr. John M. Gaustad of The Jim Bowie Wanderers of Opelousas, LA, for taking the time to supply information beyond what was covered in the written research questionnaire; and 6) the officers of the 106 volksmarching clubs which returned completed questionnaires. I also would like to thank the following persons for their assistance in the mailing of questionnaires and the preparation of this manuscript: Dr. James R. O'Malley, Dr. Robert Myers, Miss Charlotte Entrekin, and Mrs. Nancy Steinen of the West Georgia College Department of Geography and Mr. Jim Ingram of the University of Georgia Cartographic Services.