90th Anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps Camps and its work in CT.
From 6.30 pm until 8.00 pm
At Knowlton Hall
25 Pompey Hollow Rd
Special Presentation
Co-Sponsored by The Ashford Historical Society and The Babcock Library
On November 15th at 7pm (doors open at 6:30), author and historian Marty Podskoch, will give a PowerPoint presentation at Knowlton Hall on the 90th Anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps Camps and its work in CT.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) began on March 31, 1933 under President Roosevelt’s “New Deal” to relieve the poverty and unemployment of the Depression. CCC camps were set up in a few Connecticut towns, state parks, & forests. Workers built trails, roads, campsites, & dams, stocked fish, built & maintained fire tower observer’s cabins & telephone lines, fought fires, & planted millions of trees. The CCC disbanded in 1942 due to the need for men in WW II.
Enrollees signed up for 6 months and worked a 40-hour week for $30/mo. The government sent $25 to the enrollee’s family and the enrollee received $5. The young men received good food, uniforms, and medical care. At first they lived in tents; later they lived in wooden buildings. In nine years, 2.5 million young men participated in restoring public appreciation of the outdoors.
Marty Podskoch is a retired teacher and the author of 11 books: Adirondack Civilian Conservation Corps Camps: Their History, Memories and Legacy of the CCC; Fire Towers of the Catskills: Their History and Lore, Adirondack Fire Towers: Their History and Lore, the Southern Districts; Adirondack Fire Towers: Their History and Lore, the Northern Districts, Adirondack Stories: Historical Sketches; 101 More Adirondack Stories: Historical Sketches; The Adirondack 102 Club: Your Passport & Guide to the North Country. He also writes a weekly column called “Adirondack Stories,” in five Adirondack newspapers. He has written three travel books: The Adirondack 102 Club, The Connecticut 169 Club and the Rhode Island 39 Club. Some books will be available to purchase at the event.