REVISITING THE CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS

I was quite excited to find a handwritten testimonial from a relative about his experience in the CCC's recently.  I posted about the CCC's several years ago and wanted to revisit the web site.

CCC LEGACY ORG

Now that I have the names of two different camps he worked in, I will check the states for the camps by name.  There are photos of some of the camps... and an opportunity to share.

Of the many links there is this one: THE LIVING NEW DEAL which has interactive maps where you can find ART /PUBLIC WORKS made by New Deal craftsmen and artists.

Using the Dollar Times Inflation Calendar that I have on my side posts, I learned that $30 in 1940 is equal to $550.66.

Just a note October 2022 : Click on the label CCC's or Civilian Conservation Corps to bring up other informative posts on this subject.

CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORP RECORDS : NOT IMPOSSIBLE : NATIONAL ARCHIVES IS FIRST STEP FOR GENERAL INFORMATION

I was challenged to find Civilian Conservation Corps records.

The Corps was a New Deal project to put poor youth to work. Young men could sign up for 6 months to 2 years, were paid $30 a month (while sheltered, fed, and clothed) of which $25 went to their families. The National Archives does have records, but not a searchable database that would bring up the names of those enrolled. Here is the link to information that will help you order a search for a fee, but it looks like you have to know all the details to get the information which I always find to be a bugaboo: http://www.ccclegacy.org/ CCC LEGACY. ORG

(LINK UPDATED March 2020) 

I found this searchable site for PENNSYLVANIA linked above. There may be others for other states. (Unfortunately the person I was looking for was not in this database.) I would like to think that the information is organized by the state the person originated from or where they signed up, but it turns out that a person could serve in more than one camp and in various states before their service was up.

This is a truly excellent site, linked to Pennsylvania state parks, which benefited greatly from the physical labor of the CCC. You can search by name or camp. The site leans heavily on the James F. Justin CCC Museum on line, which is perhaps the best overall site for CCC research.

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