Photograph of children in Salem United Methodist Church, 1947-1948. first row: Tommy Sparger, Ray Smith, Ray Tate, Gaye Tate, unknown and Fred Lambert, Jr
second row: unknown, Ronnie Smith, unknown, unknown, Arlette Lambert, and Brenda Combs
third row: unknown, unknown, Larry Smith, Steve Sparger, Terry Smith, Larry Combs, unknown
jumbled rows: Gilmer Blackburn is sticking his head out behind James Wagner (the boy beside the column with his arms folded; others are Charles Matthews, Mary Lee Gravely
back rows:, unknown, unknown, Dexter Smith (very dark hair toward left), Leon Mathews (frowning , toward middle), Paul Gravely, Kenneth Busick (blond, top row toward right), Marilyn Blackburn, Mary Agnes Matthews, other unknowns mixed in
Salem United Methodist Church Historical Review #IV written for the Sesquicentennial Celebration pertaining to Lebanon Methodist and Early Salem Methodist
Salem United Methodist Church article and photographs in the August 9, 2007 Surry Scene of the Mount Airy News concerning the church's 150th anniversary.