In 1971, after seeing Virginia's obituary in "The New York Times", four friends formed a company called Elizabeth Press and published a children's book titled "Yes, Virginia" that illustrated the editorial and included a brief history of the main characters. Its creators took it to Warner Brothers, who made an Emmy award-winning television show based on the editorial in 1974. The History Channel, in a special that aired on February 21, 2001, noted that Virginia gave the original letter to a granddaughter, who pasted it in a scrapbook. It was feared that the letter was destroyed in a house fire, but 30 years later, it was discovered intact.