Red Sky Over Nelson was sponsored by The Nelson History Theatre Society and was created by Avia Moore (design and construction) and Richard Rowberry (research and content). Additional material was contributed by Greg Nesteroff from articles originally appearing in The Nelson Star,
Touchstones Nelson Museum of Art and History Archives (Archivist Laura Fortier),
and Nelson Fire and Rescue Services (Chief Simon Grypma). Financial support for this project came from The Columbia Basin Trust (Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance), The Province of British Columbia (BC Gaming and BC Creative Communities), and Touchstones Nelson.

Photographs are from Touchstones Nelson Archives and The Nelson Fire Hall Museum. Photographs of newspaper articles are from The Nelson Daily News (Touchstones Archives). Copies of The Miner are from The University of British Columbia (BC Historical Newspapers). The featured photo for Hollywood Comes Calling of Chief Harry Sommerville and City Councillor Sharon Heflin with Steve Martin is by Steve Thornton.