Civilian Conservation Corps
This month marks the 75th anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps, established March 31, 1933. Curator Matt Anderson commemorates the occasion with a look at CCC pieces in the Minnesota Historical Society’s collection. (4 min. 32 sec. / 11.7 MB)
The CCC is a focus of the Minnesota’s Greatest Generation project. Visit MGG’s In Their Words site to read accounts from CCC participants. Explore John Buskowiak’s trunk through a virtual presentation. Add your CCC story (or that of a friend or relative) to MGG’s Share Your Story site. Visit the State Historic Preservation Office site to search for surviving Minnesota CCC structures, including Camp Rabideau in Beltrami County. Purchase a copy of Hard Work and a Good Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota in the Online Store.
April 9th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
Mr. Anderson does fine work again condensing the history of the CCC through the MNHS collection lens. The description of the logging objects painted a nice image of how these tools were used and I wish there was historic footage available to accompany this section.
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